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Spam attack on PCA forums

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simonjary

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Posted September 18, 2012 at 7:14AM

As you can see some nasty spamming army has targeted the PC Advisor forums.

We'll raise our anti-spam filters again, and, as soon as we can, clear this rubbish off the forums.

Until then, please post as normal and we ask for your patience as we combat this menace.

Thanks,

Simon Publisher, PC Advisor

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KRONOS the First

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Posted September 18, 2012 at 8:23AM

Someone really does not like PCA. I was quite stunned when I saw the amount of spam,particularly on the Helproom Forum earlier today.

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simonjary

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Posted September 18, 2012 at 8:54AM

The trouble is that they like us too much!

Spammers generally attack the most popular sites to grab search benefits, even though we no-follow external links on the forums.

It seems to have died down now that the army of spammers are resting and we'll get the filters up again.

S

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Strawballs

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Posted September 18, 2012 at 2:09PM

At 22:30 last night I contacted FE during my break at work because there was about 8 on page 1 by the time I got home at around 01:50 it was the 1st 6 pages and some on page 7

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Strawballs

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Posted September 18, 2012 at 2:12PM

I don't even like NFL!

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BT

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Posted September 18, 2012 at 5:09PM

THEY'RE AT IT AGAIN!!

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chub_tor

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Posted September 18, 2012 at 5:54PM

Some of those posts are showing 20plus views, I can only hope that it is the result of PCA tech staff looking at them in order to block them. If not then they have succeeded in their aim.

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KRONOS the First

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Posted September 18, 2012 at 6:01PM

Surely their aim is for you to click on any link within the thread?

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woodchip

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Posted September 18, 2012 at 6:28PM

Spam Filters up, but not stopping them

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chub_tor

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Posted September 18, 2012 at 6:48PM

Chronus Surely their aim is for you to click on any link within the thread? and we have no way of telling if the viewers did so or not. My point is why would anyone even view a post that is obviously spam? Unless of course it is PCA Tech Staff seeing if is a threat or a post that needs to be removed.

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March Hare

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Posted September 18, 2012 at 7:47PM

I see it is mostly the same spammers today.

Cannot their membership of PCA Forum be instantly terminated, making it impossible for these morons to post here?

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