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Possible spambots "hey, i am fresh here"
June 27, 2014, 06:35:23 AM
#151
Quote from: u9y42 on June 27, 2014, 04:16:33 AM
Quote from: zolace on June 27, 2014, 04:13:30 AM
I guess you guys need to put more security on registering, I got an idea captcha that asks a question that is easy to answer should suffice like  how many syllables are in bitcointalk? answer:

Something like this I seen before

I don't think that will solve anything; people will just register manually, then proceed to use the bots (probably like they do now). And forcing captchas every time a user posts is out of the question.

I do agree that a captcha system could be quite annoying, but what about setting it up for just newbies?
Indeed, such captcha system has been set up for PM for people with less than 10 posts (10 activity).

I mean, when people already need to wait for 6 minutes to make their post, they probably wouldn't mind filling an extra captcha...
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Re: Possible spambots "hey, i am fresh here"
June 27, 2014, 04:16:33 AM
#150
Quote from: zolace on June 27, 2014, 04:13:30 AM
I guess you guys need to put more security on registering, I got an idea captcha that asks a question that is easy to answer should suffice like  how many syllables are in bitcointalk? answer:

Something like this I seen before

I don't think that will solve anything; people will just register manually, then proceed to use the bots (probably like they do now). And forcing captchas every time a user posts is out of the question.
zolace
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Re: Possible spambots "hey, i am fresh here"
June 27, 2014, 04:13:30 AM
#149
I guess you guys need to put more security on registering, I got an idea captcha that asks a question that is easy to answer should suffice like  how many syllables are in bitcointalk? answer:

Something like this I seen before
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Re: Possible spambots "hey, i am fresh here"
June 27, 2014, 01:19:13 AM
#148
That's quite the freudian slip.
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Re: Possible spambots "hey, i am fresh here"
June 27, 2014, 01:18:25 AM
#147
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/--667538

These bots advertising the site http://www.p9tech.ca keep popping up and weirdly they seem to be always threads mentioning doors:

Quote from: ?? on ??
door
 is a impotent part of our home 

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Re: Possible spambots "hey, i am fresh here"
June 25, 2014, 03:18:44 AM
#146
Another coingoo spambot: https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/hrshbreshbrea-347948

Seems half of the links have been auto-removed by the filter but just not the actual coingoo.com ones.
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Re: Possible spambots "hey, i am fresh here"
June 23, 2014, 05:30:15 AM
#145
Quote from: BadBear on February 02, 2014, 04:23:51 PM
Quote from: hilariousandco on February 02, 2014, 10:19:06 AM
Superbowl ones now:

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/--445351
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/--445359
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/--445391

I think Phinny is behind it  Grin.

Can't be Phin, no goats.

goat doesn't give a fuk about this forum.

phin has better things to do than spam.
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Re: Possible spambots "hey, i am fresh here"
June 23, 2014, 05:08:32 AM
#144
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/ngdrhreshre-347035

Another Coingoo spambot. You should blacklist that url. These bots seem to pop up daily.

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Re: Possible spambots "hey, i am fresh here"
June 16, 2014, 01:48:26 PM
#143
Quote from: Lamigo on June 15, 2014, 12:41:58 AM
Quote from: ashish12 on June 10, 2014, 01:54:57 PM
pm u r asking price in inr
Quote from: ?? on ??
pm you are asking price in INR.
Quote from: silvestar on June 01, 2014, 07:09:03 PM
You can try localbitcoins to find a suitable trade.
You can also check Marketplace (India) and Currency exchange. Smiley
Quote from: ?? on ??
try localbitcoins, to find a suitable trade.
Quote from: Traffic4u on June 11, 2014, 05:46:28 AM
I used Blockchain so far, and it's good.
I also have wallet in coinbase, but i use it rarely.
Quote from: ?? on ??
I used Blockchain , and it's good. you can also .
Quote from: kooke on March 14, 2014, 12:56:50 AM
it's neither good nor bad. BTC is irrelevant to the events happening in Ukraine.
Quote from: ?? on ??
it's neither good nor bad.
Quote from: deadley on June 05, 2014, 09:16:56 AM
Pm me which price you want to buy.
Quote from: ?? on ??
Pm me which price you want to buy,


The bot account gets 22 activity without being noticed. I believe we need more bot-busters lol. Cheesy
Got him. Thanks for the report and examples - not all of us have the time to dig through and compare every post you know Wink.
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Re: Possible spambots "hey, i am fresh here"
June 16, 2014, 10:58:23 AM
#142
It's a spambot and that user doesn't even have a signature. If you spent a minute investigating it you would realise this.
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Re: Possible spambots "hey, i am fresh here"
June 16, 2014, 10:45:14 AM
#141
Quote from: Lamigo on June 15, 2014, 01:41:13 AM
Quote from: zolace on June 15, 2014, 12:56:09 AM
I think thats not good enough proof there bots, you know how many posts that you can find that match?  Especially with one liners,  "WTG"

"I want to buy that and ETC"........  come with more proof then that.


It is not surprised to find similar posts like "I want to buy that", but how likely you can come up with exactly the same long lines like
Code:
bitcoin in a separate offline wallet the time just in case price happens to skyrocket to 10 000's or millions
Code:
It's a nice enough amount that you could earn a bit of money if you hold it for long enough but not so much that it's a big loss if you lose it or whatever

Well yeah I guess if its the same person getting his lines from someone else, then I agree but is not a spambot, maybe hes boosting his posts for a sig campaign.
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Re: Possible spambots "hey, i am fresh here"
June 15, 2014, 01:41:13 AM
#140
Quote from: zolace on June 15, 2014, 12:56:09 AM
I think thats not good enough proof there bots, you know how many posts that you can find that match?  Especially with one liners,  "WTG"

"I want to buy that and ETC"........  come with more proof then that.


It is not surprised to find similar posts like "I want to buy that", but how likely you can come up with exactly the same long lines like
Code:
bitcoin in a separate offline wallet the time just in case price happens to skyrocket to 10 000's or millions
Code:
It's a nice enough amount that you could earn a bit of money if you hold it for long enough but not so much that it's a big loss if you lose it or whatever
Lamigo
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Re: Possible spambots "hey, i am fresh here"
June 15, 2014, 01:38:17 AM
#139
If you think the above 5 examples are not enough, what about the following 5 more examples?


Quote from: mediogreFIN on June 06, 2014, 01:45:46 PM
I keep atleast 1 bitcoin in a separate offline wallet all the time just in case price happens to skyrocket to 10 000's or millions.

So i'd say 1 bitcoin is a decent investment. I normally buy something like 0.3 bitcoins per month.. i haven't sold any yet (exchanged to altcoins maybe) but all the time i have had 1 whole bitcoin untouchable.
Quote from: ?? on ??
I kept  10 bitcoin in a separate offline wallet  the time just in case price happens to skyrocket to 10 000's or millions. its safe or not
 in a separate offline wallet  .
Quote from: guybrushthreepwood on June 06, 2014, 08:57:59 AM
In my opinion it is. It's a nice enough amount that you could earn a bit of money if you hold it for long enough but not so much that it's a big loss if you lose it or whatever. Just know the risks.
Quote from: ?? on ??
It's a nice enough amount . you can earn a bit of money if you hold it for long enough but not so much that it's a big loss if you lose it or whatever.
Quote from: Jeteroll on May 08, 2013, 10:30:12 PM
Hey guys, I was wondering how you buy bitcoins. What exchange/service do you use and why? I'm a newb and want to start buying some bitcoins and I'm leaning towards coinbase because of it's ease of payment, although I do not know how long it takes for bank transfers to complete. Gox is to centralized it seems, and getting money into Gox seems to be very hard, especially with Dwolla, which has many hoops on its own. I wish I could use a smaller exchange like Bitstamp, but I don't know how to easily deposit money there, and Bitinstant doesn't help much, I don't want to drive to do a cash deposit, and the fees are high. Thanks for your input Cheesy
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I was wondering how you buy bitcoins. What exchange/service do you use and why? I am a newb and want to start buying some bitcoins .
Quote from: byt411 on May 24, 2014, 11:38:01 AM
No, if I have a cold offline wallet then no.
Quote from: ?? on ??
No, if I you have a cold offline wallet then not possible.
Quote from: ?? on ??
Why does my Bitcoin address keep changing
This one is copied from a deleted thread. https://bitcointa.lk/threads/btc-address.319702/


The user has made 22 posts and at least 10 of them are copied from others...
zolace
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Re: Possible spambots "hey, i am fresh here"
June 15, 2014, 12:56:09 AM
#138
I think thats not good enough proof there bots, you know how many posts that you can find that match?  Especially with one liners,  "WTG"

"I want to buy that and ETC"........  come with more proof then that.
Lamigo
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Re: Possible spambots "hey, i am fresh here"
June 15, 2014, 12:41:58 AM
#137
Quote from: ashish12 on June 10, 2014, 01:54:57 PM
pm u r asking price in inr
Quote from: ?? on ??
pm you are asking price in INR.
Quote from: silvestar on June 01, 2014, 07:09:03 PM
You can try localbitcoins to find a suitable trade.
You can also check Marketplace (India) and Currency exchange. Smiley
Quote from: ?? on ??
try localbitcoins, to find a suitable trade.
Quote from: Traffic4u on June 11, 2014, 05:46:28 AM
I used Blockchain so far, and it's good.
I also have wallet in coinbase, but i use it rarely.
Quote from: ?? on ??
I used Blockchain , and it's good. you can also .
Quote from: kooke on March 14, 2014, 12:56:50 AM
it's neither good nor bad. BTC is irrelevant to the events happening in Ukraine.
Quote from: ?? on ??
it's neither good nor bad.
Quote from: deadley on June 05, 2014, 09:16:56 AM
Pm me which price you want to buy.
Quote from: ?? on ??
Pm me which price you want to buy,


The bot account gets 22 activity without being noticed. I believe we need more bot-busters lol. Cheesy
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Keep it dense, yeah?
Re: Possible spambots "hey, i am fresh here"
May 26, 2014, 03:09:14 PM
#136
Quote from: hilariousandco on May 26, 2014, 02:58:36 PM
With the newbie jail it was easier to spot bots as it confined them to the Beginners section.

Bring back newbie jail, back in my day we were confined to the Beginner's section with a six minute wait between posts.

I think that the CAPTCHA addition might be worthwhile for the Newbies only, but I still think that it is a massive pain in the arse that wouldn't help a great deal.
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Re: Possible spambots "hey, i am fresh here"
May 26, 2014, 02:58:36 PM
#135
A captcha wouldn't be too bad whilst you're in Newbie status or for the first week or two, but I still would prefer the Newbie jail (or captchas along with it). With the newbie jail it was easier to spot bots as it confined them to the Beginners section.
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Keep it dense, yeah?
Re: Possible spambots "hey, i am fresh here"
May 26, 2014, 02:24:33 PM
#134
Quote from: TheEvilSocks on May 26, 2014, 02:09:06 PM
There's should be random captcha checks when posting.
Not everytime you post though, just sometimes.

That's a big no-no. The frustration that it would cause for the legitimate users of the forum would far outweigh any potential benefit to reduce spambots.

Personally I believe that the measures that we have in place are fine, and that the community should continue to report suspect cases to the relevant members of staff. They will be dealt with appropriately.
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Re: Possible spambots "hey, i am fresh here"
May 26, 2014, 02:16:05 PM
#133
Quote from: TheEvilSocks on May 26, 2014, 02:09:06 PM
There's should be random captcha checks when posting.
Not everytime you post though, just sometimes.

That would be a considerable annoyance, and to be honest, I don't see how it would solve the problem; the bots would be unable to post as often as they do, but you'd still get hit with most of the spam.

EDIT: I guess you could ban users who repeatedly failed the test, but that seems extreme (and with the potential to affect real users). On the other hand, maybe simply flagging those users for closer check, could help find the bots a little quicker.
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Re: Possible spambots "hey, i am fresh here"
May 26, 2014, 02:09:06 PM
#132
There's should be random captcha checks when posting.
Not everytime you post though, just sometimes.
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