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Chad 05-23-11 09:17 PM

3gmobiles87
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=278409

3g Phones, pretty obvious

Onkel Neal 05-23-11 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torplexed (Post 1669274)
Does this count Neal? Don't want to prosecute the innocent. He's got no posts so far.

Great find. Most of these spammers will have 0 posts. They simply want the links on the server somewhere, and the search spiders will give them credit for a link placed, and that's how they make their money.

Onkel Neal 05-23-11 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raptor1 (Post 1669295)
Okay, from what I can see, there's a massive wave of them starting around page 1146 (02-08-2011) and ending at about page 1180 (03-05-2011). There is literally too many to list, so exterminate at will.


Nice!

Torplexed 05-23-11 09:20 PM

geeone90

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=279079

Wants to meet all the plumbing demands of Fort Worth, Texas.

Chad 05-23-11 09:21 PM

esparda123
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=278355

Reason: Selling online training

isabelsingh16
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=278350

Links to some other sites totally unrelated to anything

seanjakson07
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=278342

Hotel links

CCIP 05-23-11 09:24 PM

SEO services are pretty much the top spam topic on forums these days. You can pretty much go ahead and nuke anyone with SEO mentioned in their sig out of the orbit. :up:

Torplexed 05-23-11 09:25 PM

jenspe15

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=279098

Not sure about this one. Zero posts and a generic looking biography.

But a link to a web design service as well.

Chad 05-23-11 09:26 PM

evandiaz1
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=278338

Links to spanish "hoteles"

martin125
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=278304

iPhone stuff


ryandiaz230
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=278282

More iPhone stuff


Eric99wilson
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=278278

Neck pain treatment

Torplexed 05-23-11 09:29 PM

mcitp

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=279077

Links to Sharepoint, Exchange and other services.

Chad 05-23-11 09:30 PM

cris24
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=278200

foreign currency transactions


jessethompson
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=278199

Nursing advertising


robertcox32
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=278195

Selling cell phones

ryanjones32140
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=278196

Selling real-estate

johnbond_19005
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=278191

Exercise links

Raptor1 05-23-11 09:33 PM

Okay, it seems that the readily identifiable spambots are a rather recent invention, as these are the earliest I could find in my (admittedly cursory) search.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=260753

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=260762 (Note that this one has a post, but it seems highly likely that he is, in fact, a spambot)

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=260772

There are many old accounts that seem to be spambots, but they have nothing to identify them as such.

Torplexed 05-23-11 09:34 PM

taylor0033

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=279117

Looking for used cars in Central Florida? Find a list of all used cars and buy here pay here lots featuring cars and trucks.

jimcarry2

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=279061

Neck cream

Chad 05-23-11 09:34 PM

juandiaz41
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=278163

Selling car junk :down:


KristinaMiller
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=278159

Hotel junk :88)

selbusinemn56
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=278155

Exactly like the name implies, selling stuff to sell a business

Chad 05-23-11 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torplexed (Post 1669311)


Got it already :O:

Torplexed 05-23-11 09:41 PM

Mcldjo92

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=278970

Calgary Jobs

Raptor1 05-23-11 09:47 PM

Going even further back, I found this guy.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=257185

Seems rather isolated, so he might be one of the earliest ones of this sort.

EDIT: There seems to be about a hundred pages worth of people joining in March, 2010. Anything special happened then?

Torplexed 05-23-11 09:49 PM

Pwd

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=278975

Castle Hill Emergency Plumbing

JNliving

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=278948

Organic household products

Torplexed 05-23-11 09:56 PM

dawngriy

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=278955

Asthma-mist...and other sundries

fritz32

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=278928

Teeth-whitening

Torplexed 05-23-11 10:01 PM

fcathelian

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=278926

Discover the little-known makeup tips that can transform....mineral hygenics

Geneping

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=278920

Plymouth office cleaning

Torplexed 05-23-11 10:09 PM

bIlezeIl1

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=278921

Advertising vacations in Belize

ipctc

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=278904

IT training in the Netherlands

medifast1

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=278887

Medifast coupons


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