This for all the VJ admins

[almost_umrican 53]

i don't know where to post this but there is a lot of spam coming up on the Vj. I am an ethical hacker and can prevent this from showing up.hit me up if you need my services.

[TBoneTX 43,254]

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[Elf 146]

I've noticed that the sort of spam that shows up on VJ is usually the same - a batch of near-identical new topics posted in rapid succession by a new member. I'm sure Captain Ewok already has various anti-spam measures in place (because if he didn't, we'd see far more spam on VJ than we currently do), which makes think that the spammers that get through are more likely to be human than bot.

I think the ideal solution would be some kind of group-based restriction on topic creation, i.e. the ability to limit users in the "new members" group to creating no more than (say) four new topics per hour. AIUI, that can't be achieved with Invision's built-in flood control because flood control affects both topics and posts.

Perhaps there's a way to stealth-ban any user who creates more than a specified number of topics in a given time? That would have the advantage of slowing down the rate at which spammers try to re-register under a new username/email, because it wouldn't be obvious to them that they had been banned or that their posts weren't being seen by other users. I've no idea whether it's possible to achieve that with IPB, though.

[almost_umrican 53]

I've noticed that the sort of spam that shows up on VJ is usually the same - a batch of near-identical new topics posted in rapid succession by a new member. I'm sure Captain Ewok already has various anti-spam measures in place (because if he didn't, we'd see far more spam on VJ than we currently do), which makes think that the spammers that get through are more likely to be human than bot.

I think the ideal solution would be some kind of group-based restriction on topic creation, i.e. the ability to limit users in the "new members" group to creating no more than (say) four new topics per hour. AIUI, that can't be achieved with Invision's built-in flood control because flood control affects both topics and posts.

Perhaps there's a way to stealth-ban any user who creates more than a specified number of topics in a given time? That would have the advantage of slowing down the rate at which spammers try to re-register under a new username/email, because it wouldn't be obvious to them that they had been banned or that their posts weren't being seen by other users. I've no idea whether it's possible to achieve that with IPB, though.

thanks for your input , anti spam are not fool proof. they need to be running some algorithms to prevent intrusion.

[Elf 146]

thanks for your input , anti spam are not fool proof. they need to be running some algorithms to prevent intrusion.

They're undoubtedly using multiple anti-intrusion strategies already, and blocking the majority of spam attempts. The identifying characteristic of the spam that's still getting through is that it's posted by user accounts with no previous activity and takes the form of multiple topics created in rapid succession. Preventing that particular activity pattern would therefore seem to be the obvious way to prevent the majority of the remaining spam.

[almost_umrican 53]

They're undoubtedly using multiple anti-intrusion strategies already, and blocking the majority of spam attempts. The identifying characteristic of the spam that's still getting through is that it's posted by user accounts with no previous activity and takes the form of multiple topics created in rapid succession. Preventing that particular activity pattern would therefore seem to be the obvious way to prevent the majority of the remaining spam.

Are you a Robot ? Mr. Elf , i am just kidding

[Captain Ewok 1,857]

We are working to reduce the spam attacks that have been happening recently. We may indeed ask for community support should we not be able to stem the flow. Give us a few days. We are implementing additional measures now.

[almost_umrican 53]

We are working to reduce the spam attacks that have been happening recently. We may indeed ask for community support should we not be able to stem the flow. Give us a few days. We are implementing additional measures now.

you guys need technical support not community support. i can prevent these spammers from intrusion.

[Captain Ewok 1,857]

you guys need technical support not community support. i can prevent these spammers from intrusion.

I'll shoot you a PM.