Comments on: Fake referrer spambot http://spamhuntress.com/2006/07/09/fake-referrer-spambot/ Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:44:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: LiveWebShop.com http://spamhuntress.com/2006/07/09/fake-referrer-spambot/#comment-28446 Sun, 30 Jul 2006 06:13:35 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2006/07/09/fake-referrer-spambot/#comment-28446 You probably want to install Akismet, this will prevent comment spam to your blog. I just installed it on my blog, and it works like a charm. Also, like IncrediBILL says, blocking China, or all of Asia for that matter, will simply do you alot of good. I do system administration for a financial service company, and we pretty much block the non-english speaking world. If we can't communicate with them, chances are, they are up to no good with our services. You probably want to install Akismet, this will prevent comment spam to your blog. I just installed it on my blog, and it works like a charm. Also, like IncrediBILL says, blocking China, or all of Asia for that matter, will simply do you alot of good.

I do system administration for a financial service company, and we pretty much block the non-english speaking world. If we can’t communicate with them, chances are, they are up to no good with our services.

]]> by: spectorbrain.com http://spamhuntress.com/2006/07/09/fake-referrer-spambot/#comment-26855 Thu, 27 Jul 2006 18:05:06 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2006/07/09/fake-referrer-spambot/#comment-26855 <strong>Is Disney my biggest fan or just more spam?</strong> So there I was, innocently obsessively checking my blog stats, when who suddenly appeared? Disney. I looked again. Disney? There it was, in all its glory. Disney was looking at my blog. I’ve made it to the big time. I am the man. I went to the Disne... Is Disney my biggest fan or just more spam?

So there I was, innocently obsessively checking my blog stats, when who suddenly appeared? Disney. I looked again. Disney? There it was, in all its glory. Disney was looking at my blog. I’ve made it to the big time. I am the man.
I went to the Disne…

]]> by: Lee http://spamhuntress.com/2006/07/09/fake-referrer-spambot/#comment-25608 Sat, 22 Jul 2006 06:46:34 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2006/07/09/fake-referrer-spambot/#comment-25608 ... you will also need to know how to read Chinese! … you will also need to know how to read Chinese!

]]> by: dragonthoughts http://spamhuntress.com/2006/07/09/fake-referrer-spambot/#comment-24227 Wed, 12 Jul 2006 13:08:16 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2006/07/09/fake-referrer-spambot/#comment-24227 The gibberish may actually be Chinese characters, but using the wrong character encoding for your display. If you are interested in seeing the content, it might be worth changing the viewed character set in your browser. Big5 or ISO-2202-CN is the most likely for mainland Chinese. You will need a unicode or Chinese font available for your view too. The gibberish may actually be Chinese characters, but using the wrong character encoding for your display.

If you are interested in seeing the content, it might be worth changing the viewed character set in your browser. Big5 or ISO-2202-CN is the most likely for mainland Chinese.

You will need a unicode or Chinese font available for your view too.

]]> by: Joe http://spamhuntress.com/2006/07/09/fake-referrer-spambot/#comment-23991 Mon, 10 Jul 2006 18:19:16 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2006/07/09/fake-referrer-spambot/#comment-23991 Billy, it is very unlikely that Disney or anyone associated with them spammed you. Most likely, it was a spammer testing out his new software or attempting to damage blacklists. Spammers occasionally spam for big sites such as Google, CNN, Disney, or Wikipedia for no reason. Billy, it is very unlikely that Disney or anyone associated with them spammed you. Most likely, it was a spammer testing out his new software or attempting to damage blacklists. Spammers occasionally spam for big sites such as Google, CNN, Disney, or Wikipedia for no reason.

]]> by: Billy The Blogging Poet http://spamhuntress.com/2006/07/09/fake-referrer-spambot/#comment-23863 Mon, 10 Jul 2006 01:01:55 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2006/07/09/fake-referrer-spambot/#comment-23863 Same subject, different villian-- I've gotten referral spam from Disney.com. You can read about it <a href="http://bloggingpoet.squarespace.com/bloggingpoetcom/2006/7/8/disney-spam-everything-i-once-believed-forever-lost.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. And thanks for doing what you do. Same subject, different villian– I’ve gotten referral spam from Disney.com. You can read about it here.

And thanks for doing what you do.

]]> by: IncrediBILL http://spamhuntress.com/2006/07/09/fake-referrer-spambot/#comment-23854 Sun, 09 Jul 2006 23:49:37 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2006/07/09/fake-referrer-spambot/#comment-23854 Those are chinese IP addresses and you'll get rid of a ton of spam, both email and blog posts, just blocking china from your server, period. Had to do that a couple of years ago as they were knocking my server offline hitting it so hard. Those are chinese IP addresses and you’ll get rid of a ton of spam, both email and blog posts, just blocking china from your server, period. Had to do that a couple of years ago as they were knocking my server offline hitting it so hard.

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