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We're getting spammed

Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2020 1:32 pm
by javalin390
All the top posts on the board are old ones that are being used peddle viagra. Is there any way to keep these scammers out of the forum???

Re: We're getting spammed

Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2020 8:24 pm
by jralbert
I finally figured out how to use me admin authority to dump the user who posted all the spam. I expect they'll be back...gone, too, are the posts. what a pita

Re: We're getting spammed

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 9:17 am
by MetalHead
Thanks!!

Re: We're getting spammed

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 2:06 pm
by Busia
Looks like you have to do it again and delete the problem makers.

Re: We're getting spammed

Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 8:40 am
by jralbert
workin on it

Re: We're getting spammed

Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 11:31 am
by Fastjeff
Thanks. Those b*st*rds are relentless.

Jeff

Re: We're getting spammed

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2020 3:55 pm
by bcassedy
Spammers are back! :evil:

Admins - are these snitheads those that have somehow gotten approval to post? Or have they hijacked real user's credentials?

Bill

Re: We're getting spammed

Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2020 6:52 am
by GB49
I think the forum has a virus. Might be good idea to quarantine. Prevent all posting and clean out the spambots.

Re: We're getting spammed

Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2020 9:08 am
by jralbert
I just cleaned that spammer out..made him use a new password...deleted his account entirely..wiped out all his posts. Somehow, he gets re-authorized, supposedly by metalhead but I am not sure about that. If so, Metalhead must change his own pwd because it appears to have been compromised. This is the third time the same hacker has forced in.

Re: We're getting spammed

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2020 2:32 pm
by MetalHead
It is a challenge to keep them out. My PWD is fine, I may be re-approving the account.