Anyone get this? Over 6,000 VBulletin spam

JoshuaWriter · 02-16-2009, 01:16 PM

I have a vbulletin message boards on one of my old sites that only had about 50 active members. Then about 3-4 months later I checked on it and I have over 6,000 members all which are from spammers that have over 8,000 posts.

Now I really dont care about this site becuase I'm about to trash it anyways but has anyone else had this problem?

garyv · 02-16-2009, 01:23 PM

That happens all of the time if you don't keep those bulletin boards updated. There are a lot of spammers out there that use automated software to find and spam vulnerable blogs and bulletin boards.

JoshuaWriter · 02-16-2009, 01:26 PM

Yeah I never updated the script on it or really did any managing of it. Even if you update the script I am assuming that would still have to ban or delete spammers from time to time though right?

garyv · 02-16-2009, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by JoshuaWriter

Yeah I never updated the script on it or really did any managing of it. Even if you update the script I am assuming that would still have to ban or delete spammers from time to time though right?

Yes most definitely. That's why most bulletin boards have moderators.

02-16-2009, 01:16 PM	#1
JoshuaWriter HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: , , . Posts: 140 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Anyone get this? Over 6,000 VBulletin spam I have a vbulletin message boards on one of my old sites that only had about 50 active members. Then about 3-4 months later I checked on it and I have over 6,000 members all which are from spammers that have over 8,000 posts. Now I really dont care about this site becuase I'm about to trash it anyways but has anyone else had this problem?
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02-16-2009, 01:23 PM	#2
garyv Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: , , . Posts: 820 Thanks: 34 Thanked 132 Times in 87 Posts	Re: Anyone get this? Over 6,000 VBulletin spam That happens all of the time if you don't keep those bulletin boards updated. There are a lot of spammers out there that use automated software to find and spam vulnerable blogs and bulletin boards.
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JoshuaWriter HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: , , . Posts: 140 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Anyone get this? Over 6,000 VBulletin spam Yeah I never updated the script on it or really did any managing of it. Even if you update the script I am assuming that would still have to ban or delete spammers from time to time though right?
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