Marlowe Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 ...Well, I suppose there is worse things to be attacked by. Just to clarify, the forum is currently under bombardment by a porn bot spamming the site with new accounts. The moderating team are doing their upmost until a security patch is applied which should address the issue, but if you could please help us out by reporting any 'dodgy' posts as soon as you encounter them, we'd much appreciate it. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites
Spedz Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 (edited) Wow we've become noticed enough for a pronbot? I dunno if it's a compliment or what... Edited October 1, 2008 by Spedz Link to post Share on other sites
Pablo Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Sadly, it's not the first time. It's the most persistent time though. Link to post Share on other sites
Marlowe Posted October 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 Just as an update, until the security patch is applied tonight, I've activated the 'Admin approval' feature for new registering members. This unfortunately will mean that the 'validation' process for new new members will be slowed down during this interim period, so if you have friends in the process of registering, please make them aware of this. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites
Arnie Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 I'm currently updating the code to include the latest patches. This will hopefully cure this issue. Link to post Share on other sites
Arnie Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 Ok code all updated, should fend off the bots from now on. Security code is a lot more difficult to guess. Link to post Share on other sites
Pablo Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 Nice one, cheers! Link to post Share on other sites
Apache137 Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 so, no free accounts? errr i mean, good riddance! lol Link to post Share on other sites
UMGuy Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 Arnies wasn't the only site hit, ASC and I believe ASB were also under attack from this bot. Link to post Share on other sites
Badly Browned Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 A video gaming website that I am part of was also hit by a pronbot the last couple days... Link to post Share on other sites
Marlowe Posted October 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 It would have affected all sites using the same forum software sadly. Anyway, as this is now resolved, I'll lock this (until next time... ) Link to post Share on other sites
Danke Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 That's a pretty smart bot, maybe close to a community service. Hits up the video game site, the airsoft sites, has a look around at the members, realizes "these boys need naked pictures stat"! Link to post Share on other sites
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