Spambots and PM's
Friday, May 22nd, 2009 4:00PM CDT
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Forum administrator Cyber Bishop has delivered a warning of a new kind of spambot and a guideline that is to be followed.
Read what he has to say:
Recently there has been a rash of spambots Pm'ing people on the board.
If you receive any PM's with strange links DO NOT CLICK ON THEM.
Please report them to the staff and I will deal with them.
ALSO it is important that when you report you spell the spambots name correctly.
We at seibertron.com count on your cooperation in this matter and are working on getting this problem out of the world.
Credit(s): Cyber Bishop
Re: Spambots and PM's (925243)
Posted by
Magnus Minor on May 22nd, 2009 @ 7:36pm CDT
What is a PM. More importantly, what does the link do? Is it ads or is it a snopes worthy virus?
Re: Spambots and PM's (925252)
Posted by
OptimusShr on May 22nd, 2009 @ 7:51pm CDT
A PM is a Private Message. It is like an e-mail system that only works for registered users. The links probably contain viruses and spyware.
I got two of them last week but deleted them, sorry CB.
Re: Spambots and PM's (925278)
Posted by
Magnus Minor on May 22nd, 2009 @ 11:06pm CDT
Thanks, and probably. If
you know for sure, tell sir, tell!
Please!
Re: Spambots and PM's (925300)
Posted by
Axalon_Prime on May 23rd, 2009 @ 12:14am CDT
I got one of those. The name on it is acklianer. If that helps any, I didn't know where else to report it.
Re: Spambots and PM's (925310)
Posted by
Mkall on May 23rd, 2009 @ 12:48am CDT
Axalon_Prime wrote:I got one of those. The name on it is acklianer. If that helps any, I didn't know where else to report it.
If you get a suspicious PM from someone (That user's been taken care of now) please click on one of the Staff Member profiles and send us a PM containing the information.
Thanks!
Re: Spambots and PM's (925321)
Posted by
Overloaded on May 23rd, 2009 @ 1:27am CDT
would it mske sence do do a screen print in the pm to pass on all relevant info
Re: Spambots and PM's (925397)
Posted by
Cyber Bishop on May 23rd, 2009 @ 7:04am CDT
Axalon_Prime wrote:I got one of those. The name on it is acklianer. If that helps any, I didn't know where else to report it.
That particular one has been taken care of.
Overloaded wrote:would it mske sence do do a screen print in the pm to pass on all relevant info
All I need is the name, no need to do all that.
