Comments on: Are You Noticing An Increase In Blogspam Too? http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/01/are-you-noticing-an-increase-in-blogspam-too/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:18:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Claude Giampietro http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/01/are-you-noticing-an-increase-in-blogspam-too/comment-page-1/#comment-1129590 Claude Giampietro Sun, 18 Dec 2011 08:11:08 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/01/are-you-noticing-an-increase-in-blogspam-too/#comment-1129590 Great post, you have pointed out some superb points , I likewise think this s a very great website. Great post, you have pointed out some superb points , I likewise think this s a very great website.

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]]> By: Targeting Spam http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/01/are-you-noticing-an-increase-in-blogspam-too/comment-page-1/#comment-355103 Targeting Spam Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:03:07 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/01/are-you-noticing-an-increase-in-blogspam-too/#comment-355103 <strong>Are You Noticing An Increase In Blogspam Too?</strong> [Source: The Blog Herald] quoted: Bottom line is that no matter what the reason why blogspammers are doing what they’re doing, the current practice I’ve adopted is that if it looks like blogspam, smells like blogspam, and acts like blogspam... Are You Noticing An Increase In Blogspam Too?

[Source: The Blog Herald] quoted: Bottom line is that no matter what the reason why blogspammers are doing what they’re doing, the current practice I’ve adopted is that if it looks like blogspam, smells like blogspam, and acts like blogspam…

]]> By: Seth http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/01/are-you-noticing-an-increase-in-blogspam-too/comment-page-1/#comment-278011 Seth Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:38:18 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/01/are-you-noticing-an-increase-in-blogspam-too/#comment-278011 I just got a ton in the last few days from the same IP address, and a lot of them didn't have a website... but I think maybe the spammer just forgot, because there's some before that from same IP and same style (Hey, I googled for and found your page ) that have links. So, maybe just forgetful spammer? Akismet caught all of them (about 100 in 3 days) and I just added the IP to .htaccess . Actually found this page by googling the IP :D I just got a ton in the last few days from the same IP address, and a lot of them didn’t have a website… but I think maybe the spammer just forgot, because there’s some before that from same IP and same style (Hey, I googled for and found your page ) that have links. So, maybe just forgetful spammer? Akismet caught all of them (about 100 in 3 days) and I just added the IP to .htaccess . Actually found this page by googling the IP :D

]]> By: The Doctor What http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/01/are-you-noticing-an-increase-in-blogspam-too/comment-page-1/#comment-235168 The Doctor What Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:57:51 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/01/are-you-noticing-an-increase-in-blogspam-too/#comment-235168 I also get a bunch of bad requests to my Wordpress blog like so: Refering link: http://docwhat.gerf.org/newuser.php Bad link: /newuser.php Which is goofy. There is no referring page "/newuser.php" Something is trying to pretend to come from the page they are at to register a new user. I'm not sure what blog platform newuser.php is for, but it's not mine. :-/ I keep thinking I should get some sort of spam blocking software where I could add this ip address as a must moderate ip address... Askimet seems to be working well enough, but my blog is just personal... Ciao! I also get a bunch of bad requests to my WordPress blog like so:
Refering link: http://docwhat.gerf.org/newuser.php
Bad link: /newuser.php

Which is goofy. There is no referring page “/newuser.php” Something is trying to pretend to come from the page they are at to register a new user. I’m not sure what blog platform newuser.php is for, but it’s not mine. :-/

I keep thinking I should get some sort of spam blocking software where I could add this ip address as a must moderate ip address…

Askimet seems to be working well enough, but my blog is just personal…

Ciao!

]]> By: BlogSecurity » Blog Archive » New breed of comment spam http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/01/are-you-noticing-an-increase-in-blogspam-too/comment-page-1/#comment-234125 BlogSecurity » Blog Archive » New breed of comment spam Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:28:03 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/01/are-you-noticing-an-increase-in-blogspam-too/#comment-234125 [...] was bound to start happening: Spam is getting smarter according to BlogHerald who announced a short time ago that they were having trouble keeping comment spam out, even when [...] [...] was bound to start happening: Spam is getting smarter according to BlogHerald who announced a short time ago that they were having trouble keeping comment spam out, even when [...]

]]> By: Lorelle VanFossen http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/01/are-you-noticing-an-increase-in-blogspam-too/comment-page-1/#comment-231051 Lorelle VanFossen Sat, 03 Nov 2007 13:21:45 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/01/are-you-noticing-an-increase-in-blogspam-too/#comment-231051 Akismet's recipe is secret but it "learns" which is the best part. What gets through is usually "new" so by marking it, the information is added to the database through the Plugin. Remember, comment spammers, like email spammers, are working overtime to make sure their crap gets to see the light of day. It isn't just about the link juice. That's old think. What isn't is that people are still clicking these, even if it is to determine if it is indeed comment spam or because they are ignorant. We have to work overtime to fight back. That means supporting those who help us fight back, like Akismet (when was the last time you "paid" for it?), Bad Behavior, and Spam Karma. These "free" tools are invaluable for cutting back the spams to a few. We have to pay attention and monitor comments daily. We have to be vigilant and constantly search for "X wrote an interesting post about" which is typically a <a href="http://www.blogherald.com/2007/10/08/goodbye-to-splogs-and-feed-driven-blogs/" title="Goodbye to Splogs and Feed-Driven Blogs" rel="nofollow">splog trackback</a>, which contains words within the post itself and usually skips through because it "looks" good. These need to be killed off as they are also cluttering the web for link juice and ad revenue without adding content, even though their usage of your content is within copyright standards. These are our blogs and we have the right to choose who we allow to trackback and comment on our blogs, and I say splog trackbacks, justifiable or not, are not welcome. Good for the Blog Herald for jumping on this issue to protect their readers from comment spam, and helping others understand the importance of such actions. Akismet’s recipe is secret but it “learns” which is the best part. What gets through is usually “new” so by marking it, the information is added to the database through the Plugin.

Remember, comment spammers, like email spammers, are working overtime to make sure their crap gets to see the light of day. It isn’t just about the link juice. That’s old think. What isn’t is that people are still clicking these, even if it is to determine if it is indeed comment spam or because they are ignorant.

We have to work overtime to fight back. That means supporting those who help us fight back, like Akismet (when was the last time you “paid” for it?), Bad Behavior, and Spam Karma. These “free” tools are invaluable for cutting back the spams to a few.

We have to pay attention and monitor comments daily.

We have to be vigilant and constantly search for “X wrote an interesting post about” which is typically a splog trackback, which contains words within the post itself and usually skips through because it “looks” good. These need to be killed off as they are also cluttering the web for link juice and ad revenue without adding content, even though their usage of your content is within copyright standards.

These are our blogs and we have the right to choose who we allow to trackback and comment on our blogs, and I say splog trackbacks, justifiable or not, are not welcome.

Good for the Blog Herald for jumping on this issue to protect their readers from comment spam, and helping others understand the importance of such actions.

]]> By: Tony Hung http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/01/are-you-noticing-an-increase-in-blogspam-too/comment-page-1/#comment-231046 Tony Hung Sat, 03 Nov 2007 13:12:43 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/01/are-you-noticing-an-increase-in-blogspam-too/#comment-231046 @Anne: no question, although for those kinds of spam I find that they're usually trackbacks. @Anne: no question, although for those kinds of spam I find that they’re usually trackbacks.

]]> By: Anne Helmond http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/01/are-you-noticing-an-increase-in-blogspam-too/comment-page-1/#comment-231006 Anne Helmond Sat, 03 Nov 2007 11:59:47 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/01/are-you-noticing-an-increase-in-blogspam-too/#comment-231006 I noticed an increase in spam on my blog too. I also use a combination of Spam Karma 2 and Akismet but lately there is a lot of spam coming through. I receive spam of a different category, which I refer to as splog portal spam. This kind of spam is easy to recognize as the URL in the trackback is always a generic php page such as mywebsiteisgood4you.com/?p=538 Such URLs trigger my spam alert immediately. I noticed an increase in spam on my blog too. I also use a combination of Spam Karma 2 and Akismet but lately there is a lot of spam coming through.

I receive spam of a different category, which I refer to as splog portal spam. This kind of spam is easy to recognize as the URL in the trackback is always a generic php page such as mywebsiteisgood4you.com/?p=538
Such URLs trigger my spam alert immediately.

]]> By: Tony Hung http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/01/are-you-noticing-an-increase-in-blogspam-too/comment-page-1/#comment-230104 Tony Hung Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:25:43 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/01/are-you-noticing-an-increase-in-blogspam-too/#comment-230104 @Zach -- we've set our moderation filters on "high", so just be patient in the future, and apologies in advance if things get eaten up by mistake. @Zach — we’ve set our moderation filters on “high”, so just be patient in the future, and apologies in advance if things get eaten up by mistake.

]]> By: Tony Hung http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/01/are-you-noticing-an-increase-in-blogspam-too/comment-page-1/#comment-230103 Tony Hung Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:24:58 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/01/are-you-noticing-an-increase-in-blogspam-too/#comment-230103 @David -- no problem ... just a theory, though. End of the day, I don't really need an excuse to weed out blogspam, though. @David — no problem … just a theory, though. End of the day, I don’t really need an excuse to weed out blogspam, though.

]]> By: David Airey http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/01/are-you-noticing-an-increase-in-blogspam-too/comment-page-1/#comment-229835 David Airey Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:16:58 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/01/are-you-noticing-an-increase-in-blogspam-too/#comment-229835 Hi Tony, I was curious why spammers would leave comments with no URL, so thanks for offering a reason. Makes sense. Hi Tony,

I was curious why spammers would leave comments with no URL, so thanks for offering a reason. Makes sense.

]]> By: Zach http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/01/are-you-noticing-an-increase-in-blogspam-too/comment-page-1/#comment-229612 Zach Fri, 02 Nov 2007 04:25:21 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/01/are-you-noticing-an-increase-in-blogspam-too/#comment-229612 I left what I thought was a legit comment and saw that it got deleted. Maybe it was what I said, maybe it was because I used my site's name as my name. Only you know the answer to that one. Guess I still have some stuff to learn. I left what I thought was a legit comment and saw that it got deleted. Maybe it was what I said, maybe it was because I used my site’s name as my name. Only you know the answer to that one.

Guess I still have some stuff to learn.

]]> By: Valeria Maltoni http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/01/are-you-noticing-an-increase-in-blogspam-too/comment-page-1/#comment-229519 Valeria Maltoni Fri, 02 Nov 2007 01:18:32 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/01/are-you-noticing-an-increase-in-blogspam-too/#comment-229519 I learned on Twitter that two pretty high ranking bloggers in my circle have been inundated with spam -- they both run on TypePad. I have also received weird comments marketing or pitching products that had nothing to do with the post. My delete button is the fastest this side of the West ;-) I learned on Twitter that two pretty high ranking bloggers in my circle have been inundated with spam — they both run on TypePad. I have also received weird comments marketing or pitching products that had nothing to do with the post. My delete button is the fastest this side of the West ;-)

]]> By: Jo http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/01/are-you-noticing-an-increase-in-blogspam-too/comment-page-1/#comment-229433 Jo Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:36:15 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/01/are-you-noticing-an-increase-in-blogspam-too/#comment-229433 Even as small as I am, I am getting a lot of the ones you noted in #1. Fortunately, my Spam Karma puts them in the que. So big and small are getting them. Odd yes. Even as small as I am, I am getting a lot of the ones you noted in #1. Fortunately, my Spam Karma puts them in the que. So big and small are getting them. Odd yes.

]]> By: Chris http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/01/are-you-noticing-an-increase-in-blogspam-too/comment-page-1/#comment-229413 Chris Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:04:38 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/01/are-you-noticing-an-increase-in-blogspam-too/#comment-229413 Out of curiosity, have you tried the Bad Behavior plugin? It works very well for me (with SK2), but I do not have anywhere the volume you do! Out of curiosity, have you tried the Bad Behavior plugin? It works very well for me (with SK2), but I do not have anywhere the volume you do!

]]> By: Tony Hung http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/01/are-you-noticing-an-increase-in-blogspam-too/comment-page-1/#comment-229315 Tony Hung Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:33:31 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/01/are-you-noticing-an-increase-in-blogspam-too/#comment-229315 And frustrating! :P And frustrating! :P

]]> By: Mark http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/01/are-you-noticing-an-increase-in-blogspam-too/comment-page-1/#comment-229306 Mark Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:26:24 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/01/are-you-noticing-an-increase-in-blogspam-too/#comment-229306 I agree, Tony- completely bemusing. I agree, Tony- completely bemusing.

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