Ellyn Elan Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 The "watch this tv show" is a new kind of spam for me to see in these forums, any forums, for that matter. a) Why can't they filter these out?andb) What is the possible incentive for the spammer? Is there some kind of monetary reimbursement for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Ahren Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Ellyn Elan wrote: The "watch this tv show" is a new kind of spam for me to see in these forums, any forums, for that matter. a) Why can't they filter these out? and b) What is the possible incentive for the spammer? Is there some kind of monetary reimbursement for this? (a) Yes, they could easily filter this spam out, so clearly they don't care much about it. (b) Don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Jaxxon Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 I've heard when you follow the link, most likely you risk infection...not sure if that is true or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ariel Vuissent Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 I'm sure they could, but that's too much effort to expect from LL. It's been happening for the last couple months or so, maybe longer. I haven't followed any of the links, but I have heard that supposedly you do, indeed, risk a virus or worm infecting your computer. I'm not sure what this virus or worm can do. I assume to make it worthwhile to the spammer, it's probably something capable of stealing information. Then again, some people create and release viruses just for the heck of it, so who knows? There was another thread about this not long ago. Someone else said that the spammer is likely a bot, creating accounts using tinyurl. The same person made the point that tinyurl is all but useless in the forums, since we can post entire, long URLs without issue. So it would seem that LL could simply ban tinyurl from the forums entirely. Not sure why they won't, or why they don't seem to consider a link that sends viruses to users worth taking care of quickly, but again, that's LL for you. Note: I am not technologically oriented at all. I'm loosely referring to something mentioned by another user, presumably more technologically oriented than myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Malibu Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 From what I have understand from the security guru's I work with, these are the same people who do the same to World of Warcraft players, etc. Known as Gold Farmers who are trying to get you to go to their site and from there, they drop in Keystroke Spyware script to capture your password and username. I know this first hand from WoW where my account was hacked and they took everything. Since the value of gold has gone way down after the last WoW XPac, they are looking for new revenue streams. WoW now has their Authenticator to prevent this. They should be filtered out and can be easily but for some reason, it's beyond the scope of the current technology LL has access to. Keep in mind that most of SL is made from 10 year old freeware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dresden Ceriano Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 I believe LL have made some attempt to filter some of the more commonly used words in these posts... that's why "versus" was blocked for a while. Last time I tried typing P.r.o.j.e.c.t R.u.n.w.a.y it was also blocked... actually it still is (hence, the periods). But these things are easy for them to get around... there has to be a better way for LL to combat this. There have been discussions about this at CTUGs, but I don't believe a consensus was ever reached as to what should be done. For just about every proposition that was thought of, it was quickly realized that there would be definite negative consequences for normal users. Perhaps we should start a discussion about what we think can be done to tackle this in the Forum Feedback subforum, weigh the pros and cons and bring it up again at a future CTUG. Meanwhile, I've noticed that these posts usually don't last too long, thankfully. ...Dres *will keep diligently RICing the bitches* ETA: I meant to reply to the OP... oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Jaxxon Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 I don't think so, Dres....FFS, how hard is it to filter out episode, season and whatever that third word is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellyn Elan Posted October 24, 2011 Author Share Posted October 24, 2011 Thanks for the replies folks. This should be common knowledge and practice but: NEVER click on a link from spam! Any more than you download attachments from spam in your email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dresden Ceriano Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Kylie Jaxxon wrote: I don't think so, Dres....FFS, how hard is it to filter out episode, season and whatever that third word is Because, what if one of us should want to use those words? Plus, they'll just start spelling them ep isode and se ason and such. ...Dres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Jaxxon Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Dresden Ceriano wrote: Kylie Jaxxon wrote: I don't think so, Dres....FFS, how hard is it to filter out episode, season and whatever that third word is Because, what if one of us should want to use those words? Plus, they'll just start spelling them ep isode and se ason and such. ...Dres That consideration has never stopped LL before But you are right about them improvising with spelling and so forth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ariel Vuissent Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 This would be why I still get ads for enhancements for a body part I don't have...they just put spaces and punctuation in weird places. I can't tell you how many ads for phar.macy viA gra I have sitting in my email right now... Edited because I can't type today... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sy Beck Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Ariel Vuissent wrote: .......Edited because I can't type today... Well they do say it'll turn you blind :smileywink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ariel Vuissent Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Repeat: A body part I DON'T HAVE. Of course, I've also gotten spam for Russian mailorder brides, happy ending massages, etc., so someone is apparently under the impression that I do have that bit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Malibu Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Actually, they have been pretty good and I agree but it is clearly a manual process. However, it could be just me but have you noticed that it takes a lot longer, and perhaps overnight when they post after SL business hours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melita Magic Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 A. It's all over the place. I mod another forum and we get a lot of it. Just be happy it isn't worse. (Think, adult, with pix.) B. Yes it's monetary (spammers are paid to spam), and also some of those sites they link to will give your computer a virus, and then they can do anything with that. Those tv watching sites are nearly always illegal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Clarence Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 I clicked on one the other night. The "Incredible Hulk". I made a cocktail, lit up a cigar, tuned in - and oh my was I surprised to see John Holmes as the star. After a moment of watching I turned it off and finished my cocktail. I thought to myself: he was kind of a hulk wasn't he? Hmmm. The cigar was good, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melita Magic Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 What would Freud say?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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