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Forum Information => Forum suggestions => Resolved Issues => Topic started by: Tiger on 2012 Jul 19, 23:38:09

Title: This bot checking thing is getting ridiculous.
Post by: Tiger on 2012 Jul 19, 23:38:09
It's getting ridiculous okay? I've had to do that test to ensure the website I wasn't a bot like 15 times now. And I'm not even posting that much! I'm just opening many tabs and topics to see what's been posted. Honestly, it's getting to be too much. It bothered me when I wanted to make the OOC board for my new roleplay and when I finished that checking thing I forgot what I wanted to do ._. Can it be a little bit less trigger happy?
Title: Re: This bot checking thing is getting ridiculous.
Post by: Liska on 2012 Jul 20, 01:22:29
What does it ask you to do?
Title: Re: This bot checking thing is getting ridiculous.
Post by: Tiger on 2012 Jul 20, 01:26:20
It's the anti-spam thing that checks for spam bots, asks me to do simple sums like 1+2 or 2+4. It gets annoying after a while and sometimes erases what I've typed for a reply and I have to type it all over again ._. I'll put up a screenshot...

(http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc451/Hamilah/ACCESSDENIEDforums.png)

Excuse the desktop ponies...
Title: Re: This bot checking thing is getting ridiculous.
Post by: PrincessButton on 2012 Jul 20, 05:11:55
That's really weird.. I've NEVER seen that before, I didn't know that the spam bot checker did that.  :I
Title: Re: This bot checking thing is getting ridiculous.
Post by: Tiger on 2012 Jul 20, 05:14:32
And this isn't the first time. It's done that once before, but that was a long time ago. And now IT BOMBARDS ME WITH SIMPLE MATH QUESTIONS ovO
Title: Re: This bot checking thing is getting ridiculous.
Post by: PrincessButton on 2012 Jul 20, 05:20:30
Quote from: Tiger on 2012 Jul 20, 05:14:32
And this isn't the first time. It's done that once before, but that was a long time ago. And now IT BOMBARDS ME WITH SIMPLE MATH QUESTIONS ovO
You're just...soo..suspicious!  ovO
Title: Re: This bot checking thing is getting ridiculous.
Post by: Giggle Tail on 2012 Jul 20, 09:20:51
I'm guessing the "multiple tabs" thing has something to do with it, because I've never had that happen at all....

...Or I suppose it could be the desktop ponies somehow, but I doubt it.


EDIT: Oh, just now payed close attention to the screenshot.  When you said multiple tabs, for some reason I thought you meant multiple tabs of the forum.  I always have multiple tabs for different sites open too, so it's definitely not that :P
Title: Re: This bot checking thing is getting ridiculous.
Post by: Lary on 2012 Jul 20, 10:04:55
It's official.

Tiger is a robot.
Title: Re: This bot checking thing is getting ridiculous.
Post by: Zaner-Boy on 2012 Jul 20, 10:26:58
Was that a Best of ChuggaConroy tab? :D
Title: Re: This bot checking thing is getting ridiculous.
Post by: SweBow on 2012 Jul 20, 10:29:29
Check your PM tiger.

Your IP is a famous spammer IP. You need to virus check your computer and call your ISP whats wrong.
Title: Re: This bot checking thing is getting ridiculous.
Post by: The Wandering Magus on 2012 Jul 20, 12:15:11
Quote from: SweBow on 2012 Jul 20, 10:29:29
Check your PM tiger.

Your IP is a famous spammer IP. You need to virus check your computer and call your ISP whats wrong.
that sure doesn't sound good :I  good luck with your computer, Tiger.
Title: Re: This bot checking thing is getting ridiculous.
Post by: Lary on 2012 Jul 20, 12:18:31
Quote from: SweBow on 2012 Jul 20, 10:29:29
Check your PM tiger.

Your IP is a famous spammer IP. You need to virus check your computer and call your ISP whats wrong.


Don't you mean infamous?
Title: Re: This bot checking thing is getting ridiculous.
Post by: SweBow on 2012 Jul 20, 15:03:28
Quote from: Lary on 2012 Jul 20, 12:18:31
Quote from: SweBow on 2012 Jul 20, 10:29:29
Check your PM tiger.

Your IP is a famous spammer IP. You need to virus check your computer and call your ISP whats wrong.


Don't you mean infamous?


No famous, all of her IPs are marked as being a spammer. My best guess is the ISP use a Proxy and thats why she is marked as a spammer even if her computer might be clean.
Title: Re: This bot checking thing is getting ridiculous.
Post by: Blues-Music on 2012 Jul 20, 16:57:15
Wierd I don't see Tiger spam posts.
Title: Re: This bot checking thing is getting ridiculous.
Post by: Lary on 2012 Jul 20, 17:00:09
Quote from: Blues-Music on 2012 Jul 20, 16:57:15
Wierd I don't see Tiger spam posts.


No, but spammers are using her IP; most likely through a proxy.
Title: Re: This bot checking thing is getting ridiculous.
Post by: Lord of Madness on 2012 Jul 20, 17:14:11
dident this also happen to her A LONG time ago?
Title: Re: This bot checking thing is getting ridiculous.
Post by: Tiger on 2012 Jul 20, 19:17:42
Well, this is bad >_> I don't know anyone with tech stuff like that so I suppose I'll have to check with my brother...
Quote from: Lord of Madness on 2012 Jul 20, 17:14:11
dident this also happen to her A LONG time ago?

Yes, yes it did. But it wasn't THIS much!
Title: Re: This bot checking thing is getting ridiculous.
Post by: Tekner on 2012 Jul 20, 19:33:26
Quote from: SweBow on 2012 Jul 20, 15:03:28
No famous
No, infamous. Famous means well known for a good reason, while infamous means well known for a bad reason. It's an english thing, SweBow ^-^.
Quote from: SweBow on 2012 Jul 20, 15:03:28
all of her IPs are marked as being a spammer. My best guess is the ISP use a Proxy and thats why she is marked as a spammer even if her computer might be clean.
You should listen to SweBow. He is an IT for a living.
Title: Re: This bot checking thing is getting ridiculous.
Post by: SweBow on 2012 Jul 20, 20:02:18
(http://i.imgur.com/tiCTc.png)

27 = Threat level (High!)
22 and 75 = Last activity

First yes = Suspect of being a spammer
Second Yes = Content spammer

This is a Honeypot, we do not control this list. You or someone else must been caught by a lot of honeypots before getting blacklisted.
Title: Re: This bot checking thing is getting ridiculous.
Post by: Tiger on 2012 Jul 20, 22:53:29
Well, I really don't know what's going on with my computer... I-I'll need to check it later... I-I'm going to cheeck my posts and see if my account spammed things by itself  >.<
Title: Re: This bot checking thing is getting ridiculous.
Post by: Book Smarts on 2012 Jul 21, 01:20:55
I recommend running Microsoft Window Defender which should already be installed onto your computer
Title: Re: This bot checking thing is getting ridiculous.
Post by: Tiger on 2012 Jul 21, 02:57:32
I just found it before I read your post XD
Running...
Scanning...
...
Still scanning...
...
STILL SCANNIIINGGG
...
Nil  :\
Title: Re: This bot checking thing is getting ridiculous.
Post by: Blues-Music on 2012 Jul 21, 08:06:57
Can't you just replace you're computer?If it can't be replaced I think you can sue them for selling false merchendise unless there was a contract when you bought it.
Title: Re: This bot checking thing is getting ridiculous.
Post by: Lary on 2012 Jul 21, 08:13:39
Quote from: Blues-Music on 2012 Jul 21, 08:06:57
Can't you just replace you're computer?If it can't be replaced I think you can sue them for selling false merchendise unless there was a contract when you bought it.


This goes much deeper than just computers. Replacing the computer won't do anything.

Tiger: Do what all the cool kids are doing and switch your router to have a dynamic IP. :]
Title: Re: This bot checking thing is getting ridiculous.
Post by: SweBow on 2012 Jul 21, 08:20:30
I still suggest asking your ISP. Because I think your ISP use a Proxy so it's not your computer persay that is infected but someone else that used the same IPs sometime.
Title: Re: This bot checking thing is getting ridiculous.
Post by: Blues-Music on 2012 Jul 21, 08:31:57
Maybe a friend , or someone who has access to you're computer spammed?Try checking you're browser history maybe you will see forums that were spammed in.
Title: Re: This bot checking thing is getting ridiculous.
Post by: Tekner on 2012 Jul 21, 10:20:21
Quote from: Blues-Music on 2012 Jul 21, 08:06:57
Can't you just replace you're computer?If it can't be replaced I think you can sue them for selling false merchendise unless there was a contract when you bought it.
That's not a very good idea. If it is a virus of some sort, in the absolute worst-case scenario, she can re-format and the virus will be 100% gone (unless it's a kernel rootkit.) If it's not a virus, and it's an ISP thing like SweBow is saying, then replacing the computer wouldn't fix it because she is still using the same network. Technically, if she's using a wireless network, any computer she uses in her home would mark her as a spammer. That's one way she can test: use another computer. If using another computer still marks you as a spammer, it's your ISP, if it's a virus (assuming her computer is the only one with it), then using another computer won't trigger the spammer alert.
Title: Re: This bot checking thing is getting ridiculous.
Post by: Tiger on 2012 Jul 21, 19:06:12
Well, I used the HTC flyer yesterday (Kind of like a phone but it's bigger and can't call anyone and doesn't really have a phone number ovO) and it didn't mark me as a spammer. Though the spammer marking thing is not really happening right now even when using this computer that kept detecting me as a spammer :0
Title: Re: This bot checking thing is getting ridiculous.
Post by: Lary on 2012 Jul 21, 19:20:58
Quote from: Tiger on 2012 Jul 21, 19:06:12
Well, I used the HTC flyer yesterday (Kind of like a phone but it's bigger and can't call anyone and doesn't really have a phone number ovO) and it didn't mark me as a spammer. Though the spammer marking thing is not really happening right now even when using this computer that kept detecting me as a spammer :0


Your "phone" is most likely on a different link than your router, which would explain why you can use it and not your computer.
It's like how I could have internet access on my cell phone while my router was busted, or when I'm away from home.
Title: Re: This bot checking thing is getting ridiculous.
Post by: SweBow on 2012 Jul 21, 19:45:30
The anti-spamfilter don't care about your computer. Only what IPs has been reported/captured.
Title: Re: This bot checking thing is getting ridiculous.
Post by: Tiger on 2012 Jul 21, 20:10:17
Quote from: Lary on 2012 Jul 21, 19:20:58
Your "phone" is most likely on a different link than your router, which would explain why you can use it and not your computer.
It's like how I could have internet access on my cell phone while my router was busted, or when I'm away from home.

It's not. I know it's not. It connects right to the router.