Site email address being used for SPAM

SpankyBear · 01-07-2008, 08:45 AM

It seems that my sites email address is being used to SPAM others i put a password on the email address and then changed it but that has no effect. How would I stop this? they even spam me with that email address!!!

Antz · 01-07-2008, 08:54 AM

to put spambots in there place shove W P O I S O N in this will overload the suckers from leeching anymore addresses or info from you.

Staaleno · 01-07-2008, 09:02 AM

I got the same issue. Im using GSS - can it be something in the script? I have deleted TAF section, but it had no effect..

ArcadeSiteBuilder · 01-07-2008, 04:23 PM

Most of the spam bots are designed to actuall run the functions used in common scripts.

Not sure of an elegant means of dealing with it but renaming the functions in your sript and adjusting or removing the links to them seems to have a good result.

It was my tell a freind on one site that was being used. So I took half a day and found everything and changed the function names, seemed to take care of it.

I am sure there was an easier way..!! there has to be. But like I said it seemed to work

SpankyBear · 01-07-2008, 04:53 PM

Thanks I will look into that!! ArcadeSiteBuilder

2GrandArcade · 01-07-2008, 08:35 PM

put:

Code:

User-agent: *
Disallow: /taf.html

in your robots.txt
thats how bots find your tell a friend in the first place,search engines.
i've found that most bots don't keep a database of the urls.

brendgard · 01-07-2008, 10:31 PM

It's also very possible that they are not really using your e-mail account at all, just spoofing it. Have you checked to see if your bandwidth is actually affected by this? If it has not, chances are that the SPAM might be being sent out from another computer, but your e-mail address being inserted to make it seem as if it was originating from you. If any of it is bouncing, check the IP addresses in the e-mail headers and see if the corespond to your server. You might find that they are from some other part of the globe instead, particularly China or the Old Soviet Union teritories.

I started getting e-mail "bounced" back at me a thousand at a time a while back, saying it was from my server, but from an e-mail address that does not even exist. The Spam had IP headers from some other computer, somewhere else. That's part of how spammers work I'm afraid.

RickyG · 01-08-2008, 12:19 PM

Correct Brendgard.... Look at the headers and that will show the origin server and path.
RickyG

john274 · 01-13-2008, 02:08 PM

They could also be spoofing your web address which I don't think you can do much about.

01-07-2008, 08:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
SpankyBear Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 221	Site email address being used for SPAM It seems that my sites email address is being used to SPAM others i put a password on the email address and then changed it but that has no effect. How would I stop this? they even spam me with that email address!!! __________________ http://www.oxidearcade.com http://www.ebreaktime.com

01-07-2008, 08:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
Antz Moderator Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,595	to put spambots in there place shove W P O I S O N in this will overload the suckers from leeching anymore addresses or info from you. __________________ ArcadeExchange.com - Independant Arcade Banner Exchange Service ArcadeRanks.com - Free Best Spam Free Arcade Topsite! PiczoGame Recommends TheHiveDesigns.com For Your Designing Needs!

01-07-2008, 09:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
Staaleno Preferred Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 139	I got the same issue. Im using GSS - can it be something in the script? I have deleted TAF section, but it had no effect.. __________________ Staale

01-07-2008, 04:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
ArcadeSiteBuilder Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 215	Most of the spam bots are designed to actuall run the functions used in common scripts. Not sure of an elegant means of dealing with it but renaming the functions in your sript and adjusting or removing the links to them seems to have a good result. It was my tell a freind on one site that was being used. So I took half a day and found everything and changed the function names, seemed to take care of it. I am sure there was an easier way..!! there has to be. But like I said it seemed to work __________________

01-07-2008, 04:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
SpankyBear Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 221	Thanks I will look into that!! ArcadeSiteBuilder __________________ http://www.oxidearcade.com http://www.ebreaktime.com

01-07-2008, 08:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
2GrandArcade Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 512	put: Code: User-agent: * Disallow: /taf.html in your robots.txt thats how bots find your tell a friend in the first place,search engines. i've found that most bots don't keep a database of the urls. __________________ Arcade banner exchange online games

01-07-2008, 10:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
brendgard Gamer FX Staff Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 681	It's also very possible that they are not really using your e-mail account at all, just spoofing it. Have you checked to see if your bandwidth is actually affected by this? If it has not, chances are that the SPAM might be being sent out from another computer, but your e-mail address being inserted to make it seem as if it was originating from you. If any of it is bouncing, check the IP addresses in the e-mail headers and see if the corespond to your server. You might find that they are from some other part of the globe instead, particularly China or the Old Soviet Union teritories. I started getting e-mail "bounced" back at me a thousand at a time a while back, saying it was from my server, but from an e-mail address that does not even exist. The Spam had IP headers from some other computer, somewhere else. That's part of how spammers work I'm afraid. __________________ http://gamersgo.com A list of arcade related sites, add yours. http://auntiefondy.com Lists, add your site. http://kbsplace.com

01-08-2008, 12:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
RickyG Moderator Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Under Your Mouse! Posts: 1,208	Correct Brendgard.... Look at the headers and that will show the origin server and path. RickyG __________________ Arcade Banner Exchange, game packs, top site, arcade script and forum for all of your arcade needs http://www.mibbi.com This site stinks!! www.farting.us Coming soon MibbiJr!

01-13-2008, 02:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
john274 Full Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 97	They could also be spoofing your web address which I don't think you can do much about. __________________ Free Online Games \| Funny Videos \| Funny Pictures Providing you with some of the best humor on the web which is updated daily!

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