Spam

[vanshnookenraggen]

So we've been hit with a wave of spam bots. DO NOT open a PM if you don't recognize the name of the sender and if you get a popup don't click on anything, just close it.

To delete the message, in your inbox, on the right hand side is a check box. Click it, then scroll to the bottom of the page, on the right, where there is a drop down menu. Select "Delete Message" and click "Go".

We are working on a solution.

-Van

 

[ablarc]

Thanks, Van; I just followed your instructions, and it worked like a charm.

 

[Suffolk 83]

just opening the PM wont do anything as long as you dont click on the pop up right cuz I already did that and I dont have virus protection

 

[vanshnookenraggen]

No, some PMs might contain scripts that run on opening. DO NOT OPEN.

 

[statler]

This is minor, but for some reason I am showing 1 unread PM on the front page but when I go into my inbox everything is read. Any ideas?

 

[kennedy]

Same thing happened to me, look at the very bottom of your inbox and see if there is a little unread message bubble next to a blank line. I had one like that with no subject or sender, and then the date was from 1969, but there was a little box to delete it so I did, and it went away.

 

[briv]

It probably has something to do with the spammer being deleted along with all of the PMs sent. Your inbox probably still sees a message that isn't there anymore. I'll look into it and see if I can fix it.

BTW, sorry about this annoying spammer problem. But I'm pretty sure we'll be able to figure something out soon.

 

[statler]

Same thing happened to me, look at the very bottom of your inbox and see if there is a little unread message bubble next to a blank line. I had one like that with no subject or sender, and then the date was from 1969, but there was a little box to delete it so I did, and it went away.

Bingo! Thanks.

Nefarious bastards!

 

[jass]

So what solution did you come up with? I'm guessing just making registration a little bit more tedious?

 

[palindrome]

They're trying to steal our internetz!!!

 

[kennedy]

This skin care fucker defiled our awards thread. Get rid of it please?

 

[Bos77]

Is anyone else getting issues with their anti-virus, when they bring up AB? I get a pop up that looks like an update for Java. Then my antivirus goes bezerk and detects malware. I even had my IT folks look at it, and the notices are legit. Fortunately i've been able to block the malware from being downloaded.

 

[Boston02124]

I'm getting it at work but not on my laptop

 

[Waldorf]

Happens to me too except that Norton says it block a network intrusion from roundgain . ru. Very weird.

 

[Lrfox]

"Would all advertisers please direct their posts to this thread!"

I'm getting it on my netbook, but not my desktop.

 

[Ron Newman]

Argh, now we have ESPN, a major media corporation (Disney) spamming us.

 

[Shepard]

I won't try it, of course, but my guess is that these links don't go to the actual ESPN site. If it looks like a trick, you must not click.

 

[statler]

Argh, now we have ESPN, a major media corporation (Disney) spamming us.

note the URL "espnn.com" This is not ESPN.

 

[tobyjug]

I won't try it, of course, but my guess is that these links don't go to the actual ESPN site. If it looks like a trick, you must not click.

When I read this quickly I thought you wrote "If it looks like a trick, you must not dick."
Pretty good advice, actually.