Advertiser Attackers

[nilllzz]

Well, these bots use programs to bypass the Captha, so perhaps there is a program that detects this and applies an auto-ban.

The input of a captcha happens client side in the form, so we cannot check that.
And we can regex check new threads for anything, so I can add for example URLs to the regex check.
They will come up with new URLs anyways, so it doesn't really help that much.

 

[Fanta]

I mean we can know those trends but we cant just set up an auto ban for those unless we get more identifiers that can be detected easily and are 100% fool proof

This thread is in the "website feedback" section now.
I suggest (if it is possible) to auto-ban and auto-clean accounts that post links from these sites in threads, their status updates and in their account information:

http://www.healthcaresup.com
http://premiumcleansingdeluxeuk.com
http://www.x4facts.com
http://www.lxwpro-t.com
http://www.musclehealthfitness.com
http://xtremetestosteronesite.com
http://notfornoobs.com

What about that? ^

 

[nilllzz]

What about that? ^

As I said, I can add regex checks for those. But that won't help too much, as they will just use new URLs from what I would guess is an almost endless supply of them.

 

[Fanta]

As I said, I can add regex checks for those. But that won't help too much, as they will just use new URLs from what I would guess is an almost endless supply of them.

You and I posted at the same time, but I have to wait to reply
anyways, it would somewhat help, we can update the list of sites they use, some of these I have been seeing since the day I joined, they come with new ones but they still use the old ones.

 

[Darkfire]

Well, these bots use programs to bypass the Captha, so perhaps there is a program that detects this and applies an auto-ban.

I think they actually can analyze the image now to get past captchas so.....

 

[Lilligant]

As I said, I can add regex checks for those. But that won't help too much, as they will just use new URLs from what I would guess is an almost endless supply of them.

So it seems the best way to deal with these issues is for staff to remove until a possible solution is found.

 

[Darkfire]

So it seems the best way to deal with these issues is for staff to remove until a possible solution is found.

exactly

 

[Lilligant]

I think they actually can analyze the image now to get past captchas so.....

There are programs that can do that. They have been around for a while.

 

[Darkfire]

There are programs that can do that. They have been around for a while.

yeah so we cant exactly prevent them from doing that client side, nor detect it since it is simply looking at the image without sending any output other than the correct answer

 

[Lilligant]

yeah so we cant exactly prevent them from doing that client side, nor detect it since it is simply looking at the image without sending any output other than the correct answer

Perhaps we can add extra security to the sign-up page, like a security question or a number captcha.

 

[Darkfire]

Perhaps we can add extra security to the sign-up page, like a security question or a number captcha.

captcha are really not a good solution
I have seen a suggestion that suggests putting a check box or text box that says "are you a bot" and then has a text feild or something, but in the webcode the variable is called something else so the bot doesnt realize and answers it which a human wouldnt

 

[Tornado9797]

captcha are really not a good solution
I have seen a suggestion that suggests putting a check box or text box that says "are you a bot" and then has a text feild or something, but in the webcode the variable is called something else so the bot doesnt realize and answers it which a human wouldnt

Would something as simple as "Please re-type the following phrase backwards: <>" do better?

 

[Darkfire]

Would something as simple as "Please re-type the following phrase backwards: <>" do better?

We want a box that people dont fill in since most other things are easy to detect by a bot but a simple "is this filled in" check wont trigger a bot

 

[Lilligant]

Would something as simple as "Please re-type the following phrase backwards: <>" do better?

Perhaps, but if a bot can read an distorted image, then it would be able to type "<>" backwards.

 

[Darkfire]

Perhaps, but if a bot can read an distorted image, then it would be able to type "<>" backwards.

basically