Dealing with Spammers and other trash.

[Bob Hubbard]

When a spammer scumbag pops in, please hit the red triangle thing to report it to us. All the admins and mods get a copy of the reports and one of us can usually swing in and nail the bastard.

Poke em with a stick all you want while you're waiting, but let us know theres trash to take out first. ;)

Oh, and never go to their sites. They tend to be loaded with spyware, browser hijacks, and other electronic nasties that'll cause all sorts of headaches.

Thanks
Bob

[arnisador]

Yes, the reports cause us to be e-mailed so even if we're not on the site we can get back and deal with the problem!

-Arnisador
-FMAT Admin

[PG Michael B]

so let me get this straight..we shouldn't track their IP..and then subsequently seek them out randomly and decapitate them?...Just need to be clear on the rules here..don't wanna get black flagged.....LOL

[Bob Hubbard]

For legal reasons, I can't say you should do that, or that you should invite us to join you either. ;)

[arnisador]

so let me get this straight..we shouldn't track their IP..and then subsequently seek them out randomly and decapitate them?

My son's Trinity University computer was infested with a virus tonight that tried to sell him a fake virus cleaner with messages that wouldn't go away while at the same time hacking his Facebook account and trying to send a link to itself to all of his contacts. His thoughts were along the lines of yours!

[pguinto]

your son needs to acquaint himself with free antivirus, antispyware, and firewall apps
- free antivirus/antispyware is available at free.avg.com (http://free.avg.com/)
- free firewall available at www.zonealarm.com (http://www.zonealarm.com)

and btw for the app to have been able to hack his facebook, he needed to click something, which is a major no-no. being informed on preventative measures is the best weapon in these cases. i havent had a virus or malware bork any of my systems for at least 6-7 years now

Recommended reading:
- protect_your_pc_from_guys_like_this (http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/protect_your_pc_from_guys_like_this)
- ultimate_malware_removal_guide_purge_your_pc_junk_ files (http://www.maximumpc.com/article/howtos/ultimate_malware_removal_guide_purge_your_pc_junk_ files)