Influx of new bots?

[Extrude Ragu]

Uniformly new accounts 3 days to 2 weeks old tops keep showing up with names that all follow the same format, single name display name with a capitalized letter. No profile filled out, they seem to show up in batches of the same account age on a day.. For example today these three show up with the same age:-

 

Just my sim? Seen quite a lot of these following this pattern now

[Rowan Amore]

7 minutes ago, Extrude Ragu said:

Uniformly new accounts 3 days to 2 weeks old tops keep showing up with names that all follow the same format, single name display name with a capitalized letter. No profile filled out, they seem to show up in batches of the same account age on a day.. For example today these three show up with the same age:-

 

Just my sim? Seen quite a lot of these following this pattern now

I see that now and then on Horizons.  All standing in a row.

[Orwar]

   I noticed that a little while back, in one of the older Linden Home regions. 5 people TP'd in at once at the same spot, all blank profiles, all created the same day, all using starter avis, and vanished. A few moments later, another batch 'o bots popped up, same composition of made-on-the-same-day and blank profiles, same spot even (squeezed in between two properties when I cammed over to have a peek). 

   No idea why. Traffic? Seems weird to do in a Linden Home region. Shrugs.

[Kimmi Zehetbauer]

Probably some spam company using a script to make boatloads of the bots.  They do this for MMORPGs too to go into the game's chat and spew their gold selling website.

[Alwin Alcott]

13 hours ago, Extrude Ragu said:

Uniformly new accounts 3 days to 2 weeks old tops keep showing up with names that all follow the same format, single name display name with a capitalized letter. No profile filled out, they seem to show up in batches of the same account age on a day.. For example today these three show up with the same age:-

strange is.. i see a C*** name in search that is 10 yrs old,  Th*** nearly 10 yrs old

[Chaser Zaks]

These type of bots have been around forever. If you keep track of who enters your region, you'll see they pop in quite often.

I doubt they do any harm though. My presumption is that they are a form of grid surveying bot that collect information regarding regions. Not a specific person or region, but every region. This typically includes region type, estate, owner, terrain height, and possibly parcel data, just to name a few. The reason for why new accounts are created is because people ban them from parcels and regions, meaning they can't collect this information anymore.

While I would much prefer for bot owners to disclose who owns the bot, and what the bots purpose is, it isn't a requirement. However, LL does have a clause where they can start charging money if someone creates a army of accounts like this, but I don't think they have ever enforced that (Note: lack of enforcement doesn't mean it won't ever be enforced).

 

 

[RunawayBunny]

26 minutes ago, Chaser Zaks said:

I doubt they do any harm though. My presumption is that they are a form of grid surveying bot that collect information regarding regions.

Makes sense, I wonder what kind of data they seeking in LL housing area

Another possibility, bots might be collecting avatar UUIDs for subscription systems (unauthorized subscription) randomly getting advertisement from random creator makes sense if bots collecting avatar UUIDs...

[Yuumo Ichibara]

Seen today while sailing:

When I went underwater they disappeared after a few minutes.

[Orwar]

1 hour ago, Yuumo Ichibara said:

Seen today while sailing:

   But did they circle around you wearing shark costumes, going 'dun dun dun dun dun dun'?

[Wulfie Reanimator]

10 minutes ago, Orwar said:

   But did they circle around you wearing shark costumes, going 'dun dun dun dun dun dun'?

Worse, they sing Baby Shark.

[Orwar]

Just now, Wulfie Reanimator said:

Worse, they sing Baby Shark.