[spam-stopper] Spike in wordpress "compliment" spam.

[John Manoogian III (jm3)]

> Content:
> Compliments, 100s of them..  I'm unsure what the goal is with these..
> Lots of repetition.

mike: perhaps the spammers are trying to get a single, innocuous-looking
comment approved in hopes that you have the "Comment author must have a
previously approved comment" setting enabled? so they then having a better
chance of spamming your comments in the future after having an initial
comment approved?

-- 
john manoogian III
www.jm3.net


On 4/26/07, mike waggoner <mike at herebox.org> wrote:
>
> I am experiencing the largest spike in uncaught spam since installing
> askimet long ago.  The rate has now reached 250+ / day and rising.  As
> this is unprecedented in my experience with the plugin, I thought it
> worth a note...
>
> Using:
> Askimet 2.0
> Wordpress 2.1
>
> Spam description:
>
> Name: Anonymous
>
> Emails: random(?) strings @ 10 or so differnet domain names.
> l3lw at rocketmail.com
> vphm at bigfoot.com
> uiry80ipbxfr0 at home.com
> c9c0d702 at mail.me
>
> IP: plenty of repetition, but plenty of unique.
>
> Content:
> Compliments, 100s of them..  I'm unsure what the goal is with these..
> Lots of repetition.
>
> "Hello, I just wanted to say you have a very informative site which
> really made me think, Thanks ! A site with a wealth of info.!…thanks
> very much! Have a nice Day!!"
>
> "It's a great website of yours. I surfed by and found it very
> informative. Bookmarked and check you back in a while"
>
> "I like the way you set up that your info is the homepage, nicely done.
> Thanks!"
>
> "This site is put together well!"
>
> "SarahBell ( ) wrote:"
>
> "I enjoyed this site very much and have taken away a better insight. I
> will recommend this site to everyone I know. More people should step
> into ."
>
> etc. etc.
>
> Best --
>
> -Mike Waggoner
> http://herebox.org
>
>
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