robot scripts

iceman · Post by **iceman** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 11:39 am

i really hate these robot advertisment scripts used to create members in forums with advert links to push up their ratings in search engines

would you deal with a company that uses these sneaky tricks ?
i wouldnt

heres the latest in a long line of fake advert members

http://guru3.sytes.net/profile.php?mode ... file&u=494

Post by **Tank Program** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 5:21 pm

I try to delete them... But I haven't figured out how to delete the ones that start with #s... For some reason it dies when I try...

Website · Post by **Z-Man** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 6:10 pm

Perhaps we can keep most of them from registering by hacking phpBB to use a different URL for registration? Or are these bots already so smart ( following links ) that CAPCHAs are required?

Matrox · Post by **Matrox** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 3:32 am

Tank Program wrote:I try to delete them... But I haven't figured out how to delete the ones that start with #s... For some reason it dies when I try...

Can't you go to >AdminCP >User Admin >Management . Then type in the user name and at the bottom of the profile its says "Click here to delete this user; this cannot be undone." if you clck this and then click submit doesn't it delete the user????. If not, ive found it to be straight forward to delete any user through phpMyAdmin.

Post by **Lucifer** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 3:47 am

run a php script that urlencodes the "#" for you (simple enough) and then just type *that* in for that part of the username?

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 5:50 am

I guess he meant numbers, not %23s.

Post by **Tank Program** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 7:15 am

Jonathan wrote:I guess he meant numbers, not %23s.

Yes I did. I may just have to access the db manually...

*shudders*

iceman · Post by **iceman** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:20 am

Tank Program wrote:
Jonathan wrote:I guess he meant numbers, not %23s.
Yes I did. I may just have to access the db manually...

*shudders*

** boom ** all users deleted

Post by **Tank Program** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 4:21 pm

iceman wrote:
Tank Program wrote:
Jonathan wrote:I guess he meant numbers, not %23s.
Yes I did. I may just have to access the db manually...

*shudders*
** boom ** all users deleted

Hey! I take backups...

iceman · Post by **iceman** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 12:00 pm