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We're getting spammed

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 9:18 pm
by netmaestro
As in this thread: http://purebasic.fr/english/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=54339

Someone is hacking our forum and adding spam links to legitimate users' posts. How to defend against it?

Re: We're getting spammed

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 9:22 pm
by luis
Uh ? Can you be more specific ? I don't see anything strange ...

Re: We're getting spammed

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 9:32 pm
by netmaestro
Here's a screenshot from the posted link. Someone has hacked in and changed the word 'work' in sveinung's post to a spam link. There's another one in the word 'win' in rsts's post.

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Re: We're getting spammed

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 9:34 pm
by luis
Interesting. I don't see it, maybe depends on the board style ?
I'm using subsilver2.

Re: We're getting spammed

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 9:35 pm
by davido
I cannot see any such links when I click on the url presented on your original post.

Odd.

Re: We're getting spammed

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 9:38 pm
by luis
I hope is not something on your pc netmaestro, filtering the contents for hot words and changing the html in real time.
Would be cool though :mrgreen:

Re: We're getting spammed

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 9:40 pm
by netmaestro
Doing a system restore to last week, I'll let you know if it solves it. Could be just me.

Re: We're getting spammed

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 9:42 pm
by luis
Try with another browser first !

Re: We're getting spammed

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 9:51 pm
by skywalk
Sounds like local malware. I had the same thing several years ago.
Example removal procedures...

Re: We're getting spammed

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 9:53 pm
by luis
I guessed it :)
That's why I told him to try with another browser first, but he's probably run to do a restore :mrgreen:

Re: We're getting spammed

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 9:55 pm
by netmaestro
I must've had a malware infection, after the system restore the links no longer appear.

Re: We're getting spammed

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 9:57 pm
by luis
You just thrown away a 8000$/month additional income though :(

Re: We're getting spammed

Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 7:31 am
by Bisonte
Thats a browser plugin (malware), check your Addons and Plugins for FireFix/Chrome...
In most cases the plugin have something todo with video...

Re: We're getting spammed

Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 8:19 am
by Blankname
They call this adware (advertising malware), its safe to run its just annoying and hinders your browsing experience and performance. I would suggest looking through your add/remove applications for anything fishy such as toolbars etc that you never use. Also download Malwarebytes and scan your machine once a week to ensure you're clean.