vB.org hit by spammers!

[miner]

Today i notice too many spam posts @vB.org.

[Amaury]

Lynne said she thinks there was an update to xRumer recently, and that's why there's been more spam lately.

[miner]

Originally Posted by Amaury25

Lynne said she thinks there was an update to xRumer recently, and that's why there's been more spam lately.

Thanks for the info.

[Mr_Running]

Yes, I notice this lately and have been reporting each post but I will just stop. I'm sure the staff will figure it out.

[Brandon Sheley]

There was an update to xrumer a few weeks ago, forums all over are getting hit with spam, not just vBulletin.
With that said, I haven't seen much on vb.org but I wouldn't doubt there is some.
Maybe the site has enough staff to kill the post before most see them.

[Max Taxable]

Originally Posted by Brandon Sheley

There was an update to xrumer a few weeks ago, forums all over are getting hit with spam, not just vBulletin.
With that said, I haven't seen much on vb.org but I wouldn't doubt there is some.
Maybe the site has enough staff to kill the post before most see them.

Not mine - the mod in my signature stops them cold.

[Simon Lloyd]

Originally Posted by Max Taxable

Not mine - the mod in my signature stops them cold.

Lol, i dont use that mod and i've only banned 40 usernames in 3 years

[Sean James]

Few of my sites have been getting hit hard, even with spam plugins installed.

[Max Taxable]

Originally Posted by Simon Lloyd

Lol, i dont use that mod and i've only banned 40 usernames in 3 years

I never had any actually make it far enough to get a ban, even before that Mod. But hey, you and I seem to be a little more zealous about stopping spam than vB dot org appears to be.

[kh99]

Originally Posted by Max Taxable

But hey, you and I seem to be a little more zealous about stopping spam than vB dot org appears to be.

You might be right about that. But I think one should distinguish between spam and a spam "problem". On this site it's limited to a few forums that non-licensed members are allowed to post in, so I don't think it interferes with operation of the site, and it gets removed in a matter of hours. Also, there *are* measures being taken to limit it, but it takes time and it's not announced to the public (or even to me since it's an admin issue).