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#13 2014-08-01 14:14:32

Bloke
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Re: Check this out, peeps

If tracert is to be believed, the last Internet hop prior to the scent dropping off the map, is Blackburn, England. The plot thickens…


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#14 2014-08-01 14:36:43

Mr Apricot
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Re: Check this out, peeps

They get traffic and content, thus boosting PR, Alexa etc so when they launch whatever the real site will be, it has a high chance of ranking. Plus there’s the bonus of infecting/phishing your users while there.
Ads are just extra I guess, just making the most of it.

Seems complex setup, but banning the IP ranges SHOULD do it.

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#15 2014-08-01 14:38:24

Bloke
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Re: Check this out, peeps

Mr Apricot wrote #282595:

They get traffic and content, thus boosting PR, Alexa etc so when they launch whatever the real site will be, it has a high chance of ranking.

Cunning. Thanks for the insight.


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#16 2014-08-01 16:27:44

gaekwad
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Re: Check this out, peeps

I raised a Google DMCA request with the 4 URLs mentioned in OP and initial replies: reference #1-5629000004357.

Edit: oh, and my pitchfork and placards are ready when the mob moves into action.

Last edited by gaekwad (2014-08-01 16:28:26)

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#17 2014-08-01 16:31:49

Mr Apricot
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Re: Check this out, peeps

gaekwad wrote #282597:

I raised a Google DMCA request with the 4 URLs mentioned in OP and initial replies: reference #1-5629000004357.

Edit: oh, and my pitchfork and placards are ready when the mob moves into action.

Don’t forget to light your torch!

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#18 2014-08-01 16:33:31

gaekwad
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Re: Check this out, peeps

Mr Apricot wrote #282598:

Don’t forget to light your torch!

Heh. Without going into too much detail, was the [redacted] forum one of the clone targets, Mr Apricot?

Edit: removed the website reference.

Last edited by gaekwad (2014-08-01 16:47:03)

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#19 2014-08-02 07:32:49

wet
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From: Schoerfling, Austria
Registered: 2005-06-06
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Re: Check this out, peeps

Mr Apricot wrote #282590:

So if you can, find the IP’s and block them off.

Done:

Deny from 172.246.128.229

Thanks for the report. This issue should be fixed for now.

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#20 2014-08-02 07:34:21

wet
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Re: Check this out, peeps

uli wrote #282587:

I stopped counting.

Looks like these are mostly wannabe “search engines”. They won’t do much harm, I suppose.

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#21 2014-08-02 07:36:00

wet
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Re: Check this out, peeps

Bloke wrote #282592:

Thought maybe they were hijacking the same DNS info and the two domains would resolve to identical IPs, but they don’t.

I believe this is a simple proxy.

Last edited by wet (2014-08-02 07:36:12)

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#22 2014-08-02 08:01:48

colak
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Re: Check this out, peeps

I was wondering if we could add a javascript which checks the domain and if it is not ours, it provides for a redirection here. Something like this idea. I know it will not solve the problem 100% but it might work for some such sites.


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