Advanced Guestbook spam

rinji · December 4th, 2005, 1:55 PM

I'm using the Advanced Guestbook that came with my Surpass account, and for the past two months or so it's being hit 4-5 times daily with spam entries.

They seem to be mostly coming from the same server, beta.servers-serving.net, but I can only ban IP numbers within the guestbook admin.

Is anyone else having this problem, and do you have any suggestions on how to get rid of it without having to move to a new guestbook?

Thanks,

Lindsay

**demontech** · December 4th, 2005, 2:05 PM

The server ip of servers-serving.net is 205.234.98.21 you can ban that IP.
Or you can contact them you find info on the following url:
http://whois.sc/servers-serving.net Maybe they don't know what's going on.

rinji · December 4th, 2005, 6:55 PM

Thanks for the IP number - I banned it. I also contacted their host server's abuse department, so hopefully they'll be shut down soon...

**demontech** · December 7th, 2005, 7:21 PM

Good

I hope they get what they deserve.

freetic · January 21st, 2006, 3:05 PM

Thanks, that might work for me as well.

**removed** · January 21st, 2006, 9:14 PM

You're not gonna be able to block it all.. eventually Google will index your guestbook, and spammers will find it just by searching.

The only good way to fix this is to use guestbook software that allows you to approve or block entries as they come in.

SnakeMan · January 21st, 2006, 9:39 PM

Why can't you use htaccess to disallow the guestbook directory? Or is doing that a lost cause?

SnakeMan

**removed** · January 22nd, 2006, 3:59 PM

That will solve the issue of one spammer.. but as soon as the others catch on to it, he'll be in for attacks from dozens of IPs.

**David** · January 22nd, 2006, 5:12 PM

I would suggest using a better guestbook script, perhaps one with image verificiation for posting and better admin controls.

http://php.resourceindex.com

December 4th, 2005, 1:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
rinji Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Dec 2005 Lives in Orange County, CA 2 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	Advanced Guestbook spam I'm using the Advanced Guestbook that came with my Surpass account, and for the past two months or so it's being hit 4-5 times daily with spam entries. They seem to be mostly coming from the same server, beta.servers-serving.net, but I can only ban IP numbers within the guestbook admin. Is anyone else having this problem, and do you have any suggestions on how to get rid of it without having to move to a new guestbook? Thanks, Lindsay

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demontech Demontech Hosting CEO Excelling Contributor Joined in Oct 2004 Lives in Stockholm, Sweden Hosted on PASS39 744 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 3 times	The server ip of servers-serving.net is 205.234.98.21 you can ban that IP. Or you can contact them you find info on the following url: http://whois.sc/servers-serving.net Maybe they don't know what's going on. __________________ Sincerely, Demon High Quality Hosting Service Provided By --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

December 7th, 2005, 7:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
demontech Demontech Hosting CEO Excelling Contributor Joined in Oct 2004 Lives in Stockholm, Sweden Hosted on PASS39 744 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 3 times	Good I hope they get what they deserve. __________________ Sincerely, Demon High Quality Hosting Service Provided By --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

January 21st, 2006, 3:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
freetic Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Aug 2005 16 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	Thanks, that might work for me as well. Last edited by freetic; January 21st, 2006 at 3:06 PM..

January 21st, 2006, 9:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
removed Surpass Abuse Admin Super #1 Joined in Mar 2005 Lives in Houston, TX Hosted on NONE 7,797 posts Gave thanks: 11 Thanked 278 times	You're not gonna be able to block it all.. eventually Google will index your guestbook, and spammers will find it just by searching. The only good way to fix this is to use guestbook software that allows you to approve or block entries as they come in. __________________ Unofficial IRC Channel: #surpass EFNet Unofficial = No official support. Support requests can be submitted to our helpdesk.

December 4th, 2005, 6:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
rinji Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Dec 2005 Lives in Orange County, CA 2 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	Thanks for the IP number - I banned it. I also contacted their host server's abuse department, so hopefully they'll be shut down soon...

January 21st, 2006, 9:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
SnakeMan Registered User On a golden path... Joined in Sep 2005 Lives in The Mountains Hosted on Pass43 331 posts Gave thanks: 16 Thanked 14 times	Hmmm.... Why can't you use htaccess to disallow the guestbook directory? Or is doing that a lost cause? SnakeMan

January 22nd, 2006, 3:59 PM	#8 (permalink)
removed Surpass Abuse Admin Super #1 Joined in Mar 2005 Lives in Houston, TX Hosted on NONE 7,797 posts Gave thanks: 11 Thanked 278 times	That will solve the issue of one spammer.. but as soon as the others catch on to it, he'll be in for attacks from dozens of IPs. __________________ Unofficial IRC Channel: #surpass EFNet Unofficial = No official support. Support requests can be submitted to our helpdesk.

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