Our latest member
Our latest member
It's 10:25AM Dec. 20th and just happened to read the user name of our latest registered user...
I somehow thing he will be cleared out of here soon!!
I somehow thing he will be cleared out of here soon!!
BKv2
Yes... I am BACK
"I tell ya if you can say you know Brian Doan, you’re pretty much set for anything in this world" - Alex Burnet (on TriRudy)
"You must become the change you want to be" -me (adapted from a Gandhi quote)
"I want to tear down the walls that hold me inside" - U2
Yes... I am BACK
"I tell ya if you can say you know Brian Doan, you’re pretty much set for anything in this world" - Alex Burnet (on TriRudy)
"You must become the change you want to be" -me (adapted from a Gandhi quote)
"I want to tear down the walls that hold me inside" - U2
Are you sure this isn't Mike_runs new name?
"A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers but borrowed from his children." - John James Audubon
"The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer
"I was watching the London Marathon and saw one runner dressed as a chicken and another runner dressed as an egg. I thought: 'This could be interesting'." - Paddy Lennox
"There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast!" - author unknown
"The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer
"I was watching the London Marathon and saw one runner dressed as a chicken and another runner dressed as an egg. I thought: 'This could be interesting'." - Paddy Lennox
"There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast!" - author unknown
- turd ferguson
- Ben Johnson
- Posts: 28512
- Joined: Tue Nov 29, 2005 12:11 am
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Lä wrote:No worries. I'm sure the mods will be all over it.
Yep. I'm waiting for his or her first post so I can finish my Christmas shopping.
"Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so." - Douglas Adams
- Madame Bourette
- Jerome Drayton
- Posts: 5253
- Joined: Fri Jul 29, 2005 4:42 pm
Jame Gumb wrote:Lä wrote:No worries. I'm sure the mods will be all over it.
Yep. I'm waiting for his or her first post so I can finish my Christmas shopping.
"Keep Going. Never Give Up" - Spencer
"Have a little faith in yourself and watch the magic begin" - Ironboy
Plans for 2014:
Run for Women 5K, May 11
Ottawa Race Weekend 10K, May 24
"Have a little faith in yourself and watch the magic begin" - Ironboy
Plans for 2014:
Run for Women 5K, May 11
Ottawa Race Weekend 10K, May 24
- runlolarun
- Tom Longboat
- Posts: 398
- Joined: Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:13 pm
- Location: Hudson, Quebec
Methinks that someone, somehow, is hacking into the forum and playing around.
I created a profile about a week ago (actually created a new one 'cause I lost all the info regarding my old profile) and made a couple of posts. A couple of days later I went back and saw to my dismay that my user name had been changed to something along the lines of the user this thread is about, and my profile had been hacked around and made really
explicit. Although this is not great for the forum, I am glad to know that it is not just me or that I am not using a plague ridden PC!
I created a profile about a week ago (actually created a new one 'cause I lost all the info regarding my old profile) and made a couple of posts. A couple of days later I went back and saw to my dismay that my user name had been changed to something along the lines of the user this thread is about, and my profile had been hacked around and made really
explicit. Although this is not great for the forum, I am glad to know that it is not just me or that I am not using a plague ridden PC!
- ultraslacker
- Site Admin
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runlolarun wrote:Methinks that someone, somehow, is hacking into the forum and playing around.
I created a profile about a week ago (actually created a new one 'cause I lost all the info regarding my old profile) and made a couple of posts. A couple of days later I went back and saw to my dismay that my user name had been changed to something along the lines of the user this thread is about, and my profile had been hacked around and made really
explicit. Although this is not great for the forum, I am glad to know that it is not just me or that I am not using a plague ridden PC!
that was an isolated incident, though, and not related to the regular spammers... someone got access to your profile specifically, which means that they either were on your computer (do you use a shared computer at work or home?) or otherwise is someone who knows what your password was...
"You're an ultrarunner, normal rules don't apply to you." (Doonst)
First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do. ~Epictetus
First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do. ~Epictetus
klewlis wrote:runlolarun wrote:Methinks that someone, somehow, is hacking into the forum and playing around.
I created a profile about a week ago (actually created a new one 'cause I lost all the info regarding my old profile) and made a couple of posts. A couple of days later I went back and saw to my dismay that my user name had been changed to something along the lines of the user this thread is about, and my profile had been hacked around and made really
explicit. Although this is not great for the forum, I am glad to know that it is not just me or that I am not using a plague ridden PC!
that was an isolated incident, though, and not related to the regular spammers... someone got access to your profile specifically, which means that they either were on your computer (do you use a shared computer at work or home?) or otherwise is someone who knows what your password was...
Holly...thanks for being so on top of this...otherwise shivers may have gone through the Nation
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"In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer" -Albert Camus
"Keep Going. Never Give Up." Spencer
"Princess" J0-JO...The Awesome Running Machine.
"a precious, unique and quirky individual"...definition given by a Toronto Cop
An Ever Loyal and Devoted Official Doonst Fan.
"In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer" -Albert Camus
"Keep Going. Never Give Up." Spencer
- runlolarun
- Tom Longboat
- Posts: 398
- Joined: Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:13 pm
- Location: Hudson, Quebec
klewlis wrote:runlolarun wrote:Methinks that someone, somehow, is hacking into the forum and playing around.
I created a profile about a week ago (actually created a new one 'cause I lost all the info regarding my old profile) and made a couple of posts. A couple of days later I went back and saw to my dismay that my user name had been changed to something along the lines of the user this thread is about, and my profile had been hacked around and made really
explicit. Although this is not great for the forum, I am glad to know that it is not just me or that I am not using a plague ridden PC!
that was an isolated incident, though, and not related to the regular spammers... someone got access to your profile specifically, which means that they either were on your computer (do you use a shared computer at work or home?) or otherwise is someone who knows what your password was...
So sorry. Call me an innocent, but I couldn't imagine anyone voluntarily creating a non-legit profile like that, so I figured that maybe my case was not isolated. I think this forum is fabulous - it truly reflects the hard-work and dedication of the admins and mods. I was not trying to cast stones.
- turd ferguson
- Ben Johnson
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--- wrote:There's "that kind" of new member 20 times a day.
Just ignore them, and like magic --- presto & gone.
Thanks mods!
Greetings, ---
"Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so." - Douglas Adams
runlolarun wrote:klewlis wrote:runlolarun wrote:Methinks that someone, somehow, is hacking into the forum and playing around.
I created a profile about a week ago (actually created a new one 'cause I lost all the info regarding my old profile) and made a couple of posts. A couple of days later I went back and saw to my dismay that my user name had been changed to something along the lines of the user this thread is about, and my profile had been hacked around and made really
explicit. Although this is not great for the forum, I am glad to know that it is not just me or that I am not using a plague ridden PC!
that was an isolated incident, though, and not related to the regular spammers... someone got access to your profile specifically, which means that they either were on your computer (do you use a shared computer at work or home?) or otherwise is someone who knows what your password was...
So sorry. Call me an innocent, but I couldn't imagine anyone voluntarily creating a non-legit profile like that, so I figured that maybe my case was not isolated. I think this forum is fabulous - it truly reflects the hard-work and dedication of the admins and mods. I was not trying to cast stones.
Not to worry...BTW...welcome
Technophobe Extraordinaire
"Princess" J0-JO...The Awesome Running Machine.
"a precious, unique and quirky individual"...definition given by a Toronto Cop
An Ever Loyal and Devoted Official Doonst Fan.
"In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer" -Albert Camus
"Keep Going. Never Give Up." Spencer
"Princess" J0-JO...The Awesome Running Machine.
"a precious, unique and quirky individual"...definition given by a Toronto Cop
An Ever Loyal and Devoted Official Doonst Fan.
"In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer" -Albert Camus
"Keep Going. Never Give Up." Spencer
- ultraslacker
- Site Admin
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runlolarun wrote:So sorry. Call me an innocent, but I couldn't imagine anyone voluntarily creating a non-legit profile like that, so I figured that maybe my case was not isolated. I think this forum is fabulous - it truly reflects the hard-work and dedication of the admins and mods. I was not trying to cast stones.
Unfortunately, the spammers are constantly creating new accounts (if you watch the "newest member" at the bottom of the page it changes frequently... and you'll see the spammers in there until I delete them). They go to a surprising amount of trouble--for example, we have several that will keep registering over and over again, every day, and I keep deleting them every day. They don't give up...
Yours was the first case I've heard of where they actually modified someone else's account instead of creating their own... which is why I wonder if it's someone who actually knows you and/or has access to your computer.
No worries in any case. I'll just keep getting rid of them as often as they keep coming. It's kinda like that old asteroids game... lol.
"You're an ultrarunner, normal rules don't apply to you." (Doonst)
First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do. ~Epictetus
First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do. ~Epictetus
klewlis wrote:runlolarun wrote:So sorry. Call me an innocent, but I couldn't imagine anyone voluntarily creating a non-legit profile like that, so I figured that maybe my case was not isolated. I think this forum is fabulous - it truly reflects the hard-work and dedication of the admins and mods. I was not trying to cast stones.
Unfortunately, the spammers are constantly creating new accounts (if you watch the "newest member" at the bottom of the page it changes frequently... and you'll see the spammers in there until I delete them). They go to a surprising amount of trouble--for example, we have several that will keep registering over and over again, every day, and I keep deleting them every day. They don't give up...
Yours was the first case I've heard of where they actually modified someone else's account instead of creating their own... which is why I wonder if it's someone who actually knows you and/or has access to your computer.
No worries in any case. I'll just keep getting rid of them as often as they keep coming. It's kinda like that old asteroids game... lol.
Queen Holly...you are the Best!!!!
Technophobe Extraordinaire
"Princess" J0-JO...The Awesome Running Machine.
"a precious, unique and quirky individual"...definition given by a Toronto Cop
An Ever Loyal and Devoted Official Doonst Fan.
"In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer" -Albert Camus
"Keep Going. Never Give Up." Spencer
"Princess" J0-JO...The Awesome Running Machine.
"a precious, unique and quirky individual"...definition given by a Toronto Cop
An Ever Loyal and Devoted Official Doonst Fan.
"In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer" -Albert Camus
"Keep Going. Never Give Up." Spencer
- bunsontherun
- Bill Crothers
- Posts: 1718
- Joined: Mon Aug 01, 2005 8:15 am
- Location: Calgary
bunsontherun wrote:Wow, sure was a flurry of them on the 21 and 22 Feb from the World and other countries.
Their only purpose is to put a website in their profile, hoping that they will not be deleted before a bot pulls that profile info and adds it to a search engine. The more times a URL appears on unique websites, the higher it's rank.
Holly, have you thought of changing up the register form a little?
99.5% of all spam accounts are created via software, which rely on the registration form being vanilla. So I know on my forums, I just added another form field that was mandatory. I think I had, what was your first bike or something. Anyway, it was a field that had to be entered. Then I made one called how many bikes do you have, which was not only mandatory, but the result also had to be an integer. Presto, I went from 2-300 spam accounts a week, to less than 3.
Might be worth your while!
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