Attack of the spammers!!

[Satbum.]

We have been bombarded with spammers lately. It is like that have come out of the woodwork and attacking all FTA sites. Until we get some built-in security that will prevent this please do not open any of those messages , threads and or posts.

Sorry about this folks!

[mr shady]

We are here in full force to try and get rid of this garbage !!

[Watcher64]

LOL, from the posts above looks like loocradendece thanks Satbum needs some big breasts to go with that BUM ..

well, the posts that were there anyway ...

[ufcwatcher]

Looks like it.

[Satbum.]

LOL, from the posts above looks like loocradendece thanks Satbum needs some big breasts to go with that BUM ..

well, the posts that were there anyway ...

I missed them..
LOL

[HenDawg]

Me too, butt I could look at Satbum from behind. LOL.

[Satellite hunter]

I've noticed a big increase in spam bot postings and registrations today, those Spam bots are hitting all over the net (forums). I have installed some hacks to stop them or slow those bots down a bit.

SH

[TD52]

good for you it was getting tiering getting rid of them and having to see them

[XRange]

Thanks SH for helping get rid of these unwanted posts...

[dman999]

Yes, thanks to all of you... -- DMan999

[Tirconnell]

October 6, 2008

Compromised computers that send spam as part of their regular botnet activity increased dramatically in September, according to a Symantec study (PDF) released Monday.

The Symantec report follows a study from MessageLabs also illustrating the increased use of automated spam relays.

After seeing a 37 percent drop in botnet-related spam for August, Symantec reported a 101 percent increase in September. The growth appears to be focused in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, with South Korea experiencing the largest increase at 4,236 percent. It was followed by Kazakhstan (761 percent), Romania (607 percent), Saudi Arabia (555 percent), and Vietnam (540 percent).



Compromised PCs sending spam had been part of the background noise until recently, when their usage surged in September.

(Credit: Symantec)

In looking for a reason behind the one-month increase, Symantec speculated it had something to do with the increase in e-mail with sensationalistic news headlines that included links to downloadable malware. These include malicious spam campaigns emulating e-mail from CNN and MSNBC.

Turkey topped the list of countries hosting spam-sending compromised PCs, responsible for 12 percent of such traffic, according to Symantec. It was followed by Brazil (9 percent), Russia (8 percent), the U.S. (6 percent), India (6 percent), China (6 percent), Germany (5 percent), Argentina (4 percent), Poland (4 percent), and Thailand (3 percent).