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Old 2010-01-14, 12:25 PM   #1
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Why can't I find a contact for the admin on this website to report this user spamming me?

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Dear, BCClicker;MTdirtracer;Flintknapper;petenick;apette ren!

A virus alert was noticed on your computer.
We highly recommend you to check your computer and perform online virus check at our site immediately:

Sincerely, Forum Administration www.s5users.com.
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Old 2010-01-14, 12:44 PM   #2
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I banned her about an hour ago...But I don't see a way in the Admin Control Panel, to disable her from sending out PM's...
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Old 2010-01-14, 04:34 PM   #3
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Yeah I had one in my message box. I deleted it. So hopefully she didn't give me anything. Did a virus thing today and I was clean. will run another one tonight. Thank god I didn't click anything in the message just deleted

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Old 2010-01-14, 05:36 PM   #4
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Myself included, I deleted as well. DO NOT CLICK THE LINK for those who contemplate it. Unfortunately I did give her a YES to her read receipt request, I should have known better!
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Old 2010-01-14, 10:32 PM   #5
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Whatever you do, DO NOTclick on that link. I too sent a receipt but that only confirms my email address through the forum, not my home email address. Clicking on that link though could be deadly to your hard drive. Since I had not posted here on the forum for awhile, and since I have Zone Alarm and a couple other Anti-Virus checks, I was almost positive that my machine was not infected, but I am willing to bet had I gone to the link, it would have been, if any data was left to infect.

Don't know why you banned her, but I guess we all need to be careful as she appears to be a bit radical. I just hope others check this before checking that link.

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Why can't I find a contact for the admin on this website to report this user spamming me?
You need to go to the bottom of the page and click on "Contact Us". As for this message, I reported it moments after it was posted.
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Old 2010-01-14, 10:42 PM   #6
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Yes, Thanks for the Quick Heads Up....Everyone on hear does a Great Job at reporting Spammers....
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Old 2010-01-15, 12:25 PM   #7
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A new user calling her(him?)self AdminLady registered today. Could be the same person.
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Old 2010-01-15, 01:10 PM   #8
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Banned Her....Thx
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Old 2010-02-20, 10:59 PM   #9
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Just got another one today.
2010-02-21 Warning! Next time we will have to complaint to your ISP.
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Wish they would #$%& off.
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Old 2010-02-22, 09:35 AM   #10
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Hi,

I am no longer much active on this forum, but I have been getting these spams from various "administrators" for a few weeks as well -- anyway, it seems ignoring them is best -- I'm just going to delete them all and then have a browse around the site, which I haven't done for a while, a few familiar names still here I see.

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Old 2010-03-15, 11:26 PM   #11
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Default bogus admin "MichaelTracey" continuing forum attack

Hi,

I recieved a PM today asking to run a scan with a link to that scan over my account or my account would be deleted from member MichaelTracey, posts:0 join date 14th March 2010. It strikes me as a little odd.

It seems the forum is under attack from someone.
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Old 2010-03-15, 11:50 PM   #12
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Ha....lolll...I just got my notice...loll
I was wondering when I was gonna get one....I was feeling left
out cus everybody else was getting one but not me...loll.

also, all these ads for porn is getting really annoying!
can this forum be put onto another server or a complaint sent to
the ISP for this forum?

I don't know how it could be done but something needs to be done.
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Old 2010-03-16, 12:03 AM   #13
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more than likely these are computer bots... the admin of this forum needs to update the security protocols and maybe even the software for this forum.

some suggestions to get you started:

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=144719

http://www.cpurigs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5060

http://www.jimwestergren.com/fightin...ite-spam-bots/

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Old 2010-03-16, 01:16 AM   #14
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Hi,

I recieved a PM today asking to run a scan with a link to that scan over my account or my account would be deleted from member MichaelTracey, posts:0 join date 14th March 2010. It strikes me as a little odd.

It seems the forum is under attack from someone.
I have also received the same message from this member. Of course I deleted thew message straight away.
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Old 2010-03-16, 07:48 AM   #15
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I got one today from MichealTracy. Though I haven't visited for a while, and hadn't seen this thread, I knew it had to be a hoax.
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Old 2010-03-16, 09:20 AM   #16
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As Antares (creator and owner of S3/5 Users site) is the only person with high enough authority to do anything really constructive here - and he hasn't posted for months! - we're all gonna just have to put up with it and do all we can to alert others to the risks... and when anyone see's any spamming going on, to report it to Gregg (Bodyslide) so he can ban the offending culprit.

Just to remind everyone, the ONLY Admin here are :-

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Old 2010-03-16, 09:45 AM   #17
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Its not possible to send a "Ignore virus scam messages" message to every user?
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Old 2010-03-16, 01:54 PM   #18
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Its not possible to send a "Ignore virus scam messages" message to every user?
Not easily...I banned one yesterday as they were spamming. They do a group of names, this can be done by just keying in letters in the to field as they populate.
Then, they do another group, etc.

As well, in addition to Gregg (Bodyslide), you're best to PM all
mods/admins, as then the first to get into e-mail/forum gets the msg.

Thanks! Keep reporting! It's all we can do.
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Old 2010-03-16, 03:27 PM   #19
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I just got the same 'virus alert' message, threatening to ban me from the group. Didn't click on any links. Glad I found this thread... guess I'm not the only one with a 'virus' on my Mac

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