1/26/2007

Two Degrees of Spam

By now I've gotten used to seeing the occasional generic blog comment that is designed to get through the spam filters just to get a link to some spam site:

Quite interesting site. I've bookmarked it and will return. (oh please don't!)
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Your site is also very interesting, very calming effect just reading it. Will spend more time with certain areas. Well done and good luck with your work. (this one cracks me up)
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Wonderful web site, was very useful. Lovely touch having this guestbook. Thanks (guestbook??)

But I can usually spot them because they're linking to some domain for Tramadol or Viagra or porn or something. Today, though, I got one that was linking to a social bookmarking site - more specifically, to one particular user's links on that social bookmarking site. Guess what all the links were to? Various breast enlargement sites. Non-obvious from the user name or the domain.

Two degrees from spam. Ugh. Watch out for it.

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  • sting, very calming effect just reading it. Will spend more time with certain areas. Well done and good luck with your work. (this one cracks me up)

    Wonderful web site, was very useful. Lovely touch having this guestbook. Thanks (guestbook??)

    But I can usually spot them because they”re linking to some domain for Tramadol or Viagra or porn or something. Today, though, I got one that was linking to a social bookmarking site - more specifically, to one particular user’’s links on that social bookmarking
  • If it is not blog spam, so what is it?
    From my experienced it could be using some kind of software/robot to spam to blog.

    To prevent this you can use image verification or other spam protection plug-in.

    If you use wordpress 2.0.2 upgrade it to newest version. do you install wordpress using fantastico? it easy to upgrade it.
  • Totally agree
  • This isn't blog spam I swear!

    Scott, I just wanted to make sure you got the invite to join us for the next meeting of the Austin Business Bloggers Club meeting.

    I've added a page to my site with all the details:
    Austin Business Bloggers

    Feel free to invite any others that you know of. I'm reaching out to as many as I can find.

    Happy Networking!
  • Yeah -- they get through. We're still on 2.0.2 and using Spam Karma 2 here, not Akismet. Honestly, I'm on 2.1 with Akismet over at Linked Intelligence, and just as much spam gets through there. In fact, I was getting pounded with it at first until I uploaded the good old filtered words list.
  • Yes- I've noticed a few spam comments on your blog, Scott.

    What version of WP are you on? And are you using the latest Askimet plugin, especially in light of the fact that WP has upgraded to 2.1.

    Dean
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