Incoming!
This is getting more and more fun...
Today, I actually had four comment spams -- identical and from the same IP address but I adjusted the processing to block these. I now have several other attemps for the same spam being blocked in my log file.
Heeee Heee Heeeeeeeee...
Today's totals:
Attempts: 62
Sucesses: 1 (with four identical entries)
Failures: 61
Unique addresses:
51 LUSERS
Heh. Maybe I should start an Area 51 -- a LUSER Area 51 where all you LUSERS can hang out...
Here it is:
/dev/null
Lots of company. A bit hot and smelling of sulfur but you get the general idea.
Next up will be a tarpit. Wonderful idea used for email spammers and definitly useable for comment spammers.
A little description:
#1) - Someone initiates a connection and tries to post a comment.
#2) - The comment gets flagged as spam.
#3) - My server forces the connection to be maintained for 20 minutes (or whatever until the other guy times out...)
Downside, no one else will be able to post a comment on that same post for the 20 minutes.
Two upsides:
#1) - The Zombie systems used by the spammers will suffer a major loss of internet connectivity during that time. If their owner is online at the time, they may be prompted to check out why their system is running so slow and get rid of the zombie software.
#2) - The Zombie system will be unable to post any other comment spam for 20 minutes or so. Major downtime for them.
Heh...
Posted by DaveH at October 3, 2006 8:09 PM