chicamysterious Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 I don't understand the idea or marketing tactic. They think bombarding us with spam will make us visit the site? Or is it the casino paid a company based on clicks or if the page is accessed and the company couldn't care less if we go to the site they just want clicks. I really do not understand the idea of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barcelonaman Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 Must be automatic bot or something. At least put it in english and they have a chance we might buy the crap they are trying to sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moderator-2 Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 I was able to intercept an attack around 10PM but they came back this morning with 4 new IDs. Interestingly they are using email addresses from places like Gabon and New Zealand. The IP addresses are known sites hosting spammers. We'll stay on it as best as possible and keeping telling Admin to deal with it at the board host level. CG I can copy and list the spammer IP addresses. Can these be of any use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 No, I don't have the kind of reverse-hacking software to uncover what are undoubtedly what are called "spoofed" email addresses. And even if I did, they wouldn't help, because they are paying anonymizer sites to hide their tracks, most likely. I translated one message; it was just the name of some casino repeated over and over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moderator-2 Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 This is very interesting. The user names they create are a dead giveaway. When I spaminate each one, they disappear and then come back about 15 minutes later apparently checking to see if they've been deleted. Then shortly after, new ones show up. CG, do bots really do stuff like this or is this some incredibly stupid spammers who can't seem to figure out they are spamming a board where it is not very likely anyone speaks or reads Korean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 Thanks are owed to Mod 5 for getting up very early and cleaning up the spammer mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bournemouth Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 Thanks are owed to Mod 5 for getting up very early and cleaning up the spammer mess. They certainly are - thanks again Mod 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLIN Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 Certainly the company supplying the forum software will have a fix for this, if not, bring someone in to twiddle the server. For example, switch to Linux Apache as the server system. Put in some geographical bans, from known spammer countries, who have no interest at all in Lake Chapala. I personally think they are targeting Chapala.com because it looks big enough to have credit card numbers. When they find the cupboard is bare, they will move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 Now it appears individual members have had their email address hacked. Looks like they are looking at personal profiles and if you have an email address enabled there, they spam it. I suggest updating profile to remove or hide email address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solajijic Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 This is not a problem for me anywhere else on the internet. Why can't you guys get this kind of thing under control? Even if it costs you money you have a reputation and this type of problem will take it away very quickly. Protect yourself and you protect us a bit more than you have been doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicamysterious Posted September 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 I'm thinking about spamming the sites they are advertising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLIN Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 How about getting someone in who actually understands this post about securing your invision community server. I know someone who does, he already manages three or four servers here and speaks excellent Linux. https://invisioncommunity.com/forums/topic/416413-how-to-secure-your-forum-server/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 Give them a break. They are not in the "business" of server-side anything. They haven't had to deal with this before, either. Not to mention, it's provided to us with no membership charge. Give them a chance to regroup a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLIN Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 Are you kidding? This forum has been down at least 6 times this year alone. Look at the prices for Invision Community - they are paying top dollar, and not getting their moneys worth (in my opinion). They have to pay a local network tweaker to maintain and update the system/server. I know they have someone, but that person, after ten years, does still not know how to remove a member from the member's list upon a member's request. The member's list alone must take up a huge amount of server/storage, yet many of the names are obviously obscene, offensive or have never been used. It needs to be purged, which is done on other forums all the time. No matter how nice or expensive your car is, you still need a good mechanic to keep an eye on things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 Are you kidding? This forum has been down at least 6 times this year alone. Look at the prices for Invision Community - they are paying top dollar, and not getting their moneys worth (in my opinion). They have to pay a local network tweaker to maintain and update the system/server. I know they have someone, but that person, after ten years, does still not know how to remove a member from the member's list upon a member's request. The member's list alone must take up a huge amount of server/storage, yet many of the names are obviously obscene, offensive or have never been used. No matter how nice or expensive your car is, you still need a good mechanic to keep an eye on things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 How about getting someone in who actually understands this post about securing your invision community server. I know someone who does, he already manages three or four servers here and speaks excellent Linux. https://invisioncommunity.com/forums/topic/416413-how-to-secure-your-forum-server/ That is an excellent suggestion. Please send it to Chapala(at)chapala(dot)com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 Are you kidding? This forum has been down at least 6 times this year alone. Look at the prices for Invision Community - they are paying top dollar, and not getting their moneys worth (in my opinion). They have to pay a local network tweaker to maintain and update the system/server. I know they have someone, but that person, after ten years, does still not know how to remove a member from the member's list upon a member's request. The member's list alone must take up a huge amount of server/storage, yet many of the names are obviously obscene, offensive or have never been used. It needs to be purged, which is done on other forums all the time. No matter how nice or expensive your car is, you still need a good mechanic to keep an eye on things. No, they haven't had to deal with this kind of spam attack. "Being down" is a different problem altogether". I don't know who, or if, they pay anyone. (Member lists take up no space at all.) As for the rest, I can't comment, but as for the spam, it's new to them. Cripes, I won't ever run a board again myself; it's a painful, difficult, thankless job. That is no excuse, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 Interesting, no spam since the weekend started in Korea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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