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#1 2013-01-17 17:24:39

uli
Moderator
From: Cologne
Registered: 2006-08-15
Posts: 4,304

WATCH OUT FOR CAMOUFLAGED LINKS!

Today we had a spammer who quoted posts with links to TXP topics therein and, after adding some words to the end of the post, changed only the quoted link’s URL to contain the one s/he wanted to spread. That way s/he had the correct Textile syntax and a nicely camouflaged link in a perfect TXP theme environment.

Please watch out for these camouflaged links! We can’t know what piracy techniques the target pages might contain.

I know there are also some of you forum members having an eye on spammers and reporting continually, whose work I very much appreciate. Please try to spot this kind of links, too, and report them. Thank you!

Last edited by uli (2013-12-17 17:18:12)


In bad weather I never leave home without wet_plugout, smd_where_used and adi_form_links

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#2 2013-01-17 18:23:56

Gocom
Developer Emeritus
From: Helsinki, Finland
Registered: 2006-07-14
Posts: 4,533
Website

Re: WATCH OUT FOR CAMOUFLAGED LINKS!

I enjoy your site very much. This come very helpful. Thanks.

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#3 2013-01-17 20:38:32

uli
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From: Cologne
Registered: 2006-08-15
Posts: 4,304

Re: WATCH OUT FOR CAMOUFLAGED LINKS!

LOL

Looks so spammy my email provider filtered this one out ;)


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#4 2013-01-17 20:41:05

els
Moderator
From: The Netherlands
Registered: 2004-06-06
Posts: 7,458

Re: WATCH OUT FOR CAMOUFLAGED LINKS!

Gocom wrote:

I enjoy your site very much. This come very helpful. Thanks.

- Donald Swain | Buy Donald Swain Swag | Download free tutorials

Ugh. Latest trick: spammers presenting themselves as developer…

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#5 2013-07-11 23:15:35

earfirst
New Member
Registered: 2013-07-11
Posts: 1

Re: WATCH OUT FOR CAMOUFLAGED LINKS!

Encouraging to see such watchfulness and activity. Looks like Txp is my choice, since anti-spam is a high priority with me.

Besten Dank, Uli und Els et al.

Raw newcomer, have not yet installed Txp. (Multi small domains on iPage)

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