Is there any way to prevent these bots? - Printable Version +- 2DWorlds Forums (http://2dworlds.buildism.net/forum) +-- Forum: 2DWorlds (http://2dworlds.buildism.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?fid=4) +--- Forum: Moderator Discussion (http://2dworlds.buildism.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?fid=22) +--- Thread: Is there any way to prevent these bots? (/showthread.php?tid=9153) |
Is there any way to prevent these bots? - Qwertygiy - 04-12-2012 They don't post on the forums, they merely comment on just about EVERYONE's user profile with random junk about profiles, pictures, and an email address -- usually it's obviously an attempt at ODing. Is there a way to "complexify" the commenting system a tiny bit so that whatever program[s] finds the text box / submit page can't find it anymore? Hopefully something "invisible" to players, because I don't think it would be worth it to throw in a CAPTCHA. RE: Is there any way to prevent these bots? - Jacob__mybb_import1 - 04-12-2012 The registration form already has a CAPTCHA, a security question and anti-bot JavaScript, so either the bots are really advanced, using a CAPTCHA outsourcing service, or they're not bots at all, but people being paid minimum wage to write spam posts. Can you link to some of the comments? I might be able to code some sort of spam blocker based on the keywords. RE: Is there any way to prevent these bots? - Qwertygiy - 04-12-2012 I already deleted all of them via the admin page. It's definitely not a person simply copy/pasting, it's about 1000 profiles at exactly the same moment. I do know that they all include an email address when they do it, and I can't think of any other time someone would use the @ symbol in a comment. Maybe you could do something about that. RE: Is there any way to prevent these bots? - Jacob__mybb_import1 - 04-12-2012 Comments with email addresses are now blocked. |