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We seem to be getting loads over the past 48 hours.
I’ve been banning and deleting constantly.
Please ignore. Hopefully settings can be tweaked to return things to normal!

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  • DocfosterDocfoster
    Dave’s gone behind a curtain and pulled some levers and turned some dials, and things seem a little better.
    Good work!
  • uglymusicuglymusic
    I've blocked the repeat offenders - in theory - but there's always a (very slight) worry I may have blocked members from posting, too
  • AntiCrapAntiCrap
    I am blocked now Dave can;t get into you bank account anymore poo
  • DocfosterDocfoster
    You’re the worst of them! :-D
  • uglymusicuglymusic
    AntiCrap said:
    I am blocked now Dave can;t get into you bank account anymore poo

    There's nothing in my bank account!
  • AntiCrapAntiCrap
    Phew Ben got there first then?

  • uglymusicuglymusic
    'Fraid so
  • cj66cj66
    Have you tried the add-on  "add a registration question"?
    Seems that does the trick as the spammers can't be bothered to hack past that and pick on some other victim.
  • cj66cj66
    Btw Dave's bank account was emptied by The Hormel Food Company ;)
  • cj66cj66






  • uglymusicuglymusic
    edited March 2020
    cj66 said:
    Have you tried the add-on  "add a registration question"?
    Seems that does the trick as the spammers can't be bothered to hack past that and pick on some other victim.

    Thanks Chris. It's already installed.

    It seems they're getting past the Google ReCaptcha.
  • uglymusicuglymusic
    edited March 2020
    I won't be around tomorrow (Sunday), so I've blocked all new members from posting. That should stop the avalanche for the moment.
    I've also updated Chews to the highest version of PHP offered by the host and upgraded Vanilla. I'll see if it was a Vanilla vulnerability when I allow new members to post.
  • DocfosterDocfoster
    Great work Dave.
    I’m also seeing some funky new adverts.
    Good to know your coffers are getting refilled. :-)
  • DocfosterDocfoster
    uglymusic said:
    cj66 said:
    Have you tried the add-on  "add a registration question"?
    Seems that does the trick as the spammers can't be bothered to hack past that and pick on some other victim.

    Thanks Chris. It's already installed.

    It seems they're getting past the Google ReCaptcha.
    Is that the one that always leaves me thinking I mIght be a robot, as I get the answers wrong a few times?
  • uglymusicuglymusic
    Docfoster said:
    Great work Dave.
    I’m also seeing some funky new adverts.
    Good to know your coffers are getting refilled. :-)
    You're seeing ads? I'm not. But there is a plugin that I switched off ages ago that would do that.
  • uglymusicuglymusic
    Docfoster said:
    uglymusic said:
    cj66 said:
    Have you tried the add-on  "add a registration question"?
    Seems that does the trick as the spammers can't be bothered to hack past that and pick on some other victim.

    Thanks Chris. It's already installed.

    It seems they're getting past the Google ReCaptcha.
    Is that the one that always leaves me thinking I mIght be a robot, as I get the answers wrong a few times?
    That's the one!
  • AlanAlan
    Yup, I just started seeing banner ads too. Using Android.
  • uglymusicuglymusic
    I can't check that.
    No Android in the house.
  • uglymusicuglymusic
    OK. I've just tried something.

    Can someone with an Android device check if they're still seeing ads?
  • AlanAlan
    Yes. I do...
  • DocfosterDocfoster
    I’m on iPhone.
    Asda banner wants to recruit me as a “Mystery Shopper”.
  • uglymusicuglymusic
    Oh, balls. Thanks for looking.

    My adblocker is obviously hard at work!

    I'm starting to worry that the site may have been hacked, but I've run some tests and they are finding nothing.

    I guess the next thing will be to remove the plugin entirely.
  • uglymusicuglymusic
    Anyone seeing ads now?
  • DocfosterDocfoster
    No. Not on my iPhone.
  • uglymusicuglymusic
    Sounds encouraging. Thanks Ben.

    Anyone else using mobile?
  • AlanAlan
    No ads now Dave! Well done!
  • uglymusicuglymusic
    Thanks, Alan

    Now to see if the anti-spam measures are really working. Tin hats on, please.
  • AntiCrapAntiCrap
    Hi All I am sorry but I am back'
  • DocfosterDocfoster
    AntiCrap said:
    Hi All I am sorry but I am back'
    Dave, the new restrictions have failed.
  • AntiCrapAntiCrap
    Cheers Ben  :'(
  • AlanAlan

  • uglymusicuglymusic
    Docfoster said:
    AntiCrap said:
    Hi All I am sorry but I am back'
    Dave, the new restrictions have failed.

    Dammit!
  • uglymusicuglymusic
    Alan said:


    Is that your spam, Alan, or are you seeing real spam that I'm not seeing?
  • uglymusicuglymusic
    edited March 2020
    Here we go, I've taken the manual filtering out as I'm not getting anything to filter ;)
    Fingers crossed.
  • AlanAlan
    It's my spam, I haven't seen anything. Looking good!
  • AlanAlan
    BTW, if it helps to run the site, why not leave the banner ads up? I'm quite adept at ignoring them these days.
  • uglymusicuglymusic
    Thanks, Alan

    I stopped running them for a reason, but it was so long ago I can't remember why. I suspect it was because they weren't making any money.

    I may look into them again sometime in the future, but the main priority is to get Chews running properly again.
  • AntiCrapAntiCrap
    Call me Dave
  • uglymusicuglymusic
    I'll call you this afternoon, Col.
  • AlanAlan
    You can call me Al.
  • uglymusicuglymusic
    Al.
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