Jibberish threads

[Mickeynutty]

Are you seeing all the threads started this eve that are indecipherable? Can they be deleted?

 

[Mickeynutty]

Several people have viewed my post. Is anyone else seeing about 20 threads that are all indecipherable? Or is it something on my end?

 

[Nancyg56]

I see them. They will be deleted when a Mod see them. They pop up during the night sometimes. Don't click on them.

 

[mrsheppo]

Spam doesn't come just in a can

 

[NHdisneylover]

Yes, we can all see them. I am sure once the mods wake up and see them they'll be deleted. Most of the mods are in North America and just starting to be awake and maybe think about the DIS.

 

[LCoulter]

I blocked the creator so I don't have to see them anymore.

 

[mom2rtk]

Did you report them?

 

[JaxDad]

Can you be more specific on which ones are the jibberish threads...

 

[Domo]

MODSMODSMODSMODSMODSMODSMODSMODSMODSMODSMODSMODSMODSMODSMODSMODSMODSMODSMODSMODSMODSMODSMODSMODSMODSMODSMODSMODSMODSMODSMODSMODSMODSMODSMODS

 

[Liberty Belle]

I blocked the creator so I don't have to see them anymore.

Thanks! Hadn't thought about that.

 

[MIGrandma]

Did you report them?

I did. Thankfully they're all gone now.

I wonder, what does a person like that hope to gain by posting a bunch of useless threads like that?

 

[Klayfish]

I read the title of the thread and thought OP was talking about me.

 

[sam_gordon]

I did. Thankfully they're all gone now.

I wonder, what does a person like that hope to gain by posting a bunch of useless threads like that?

It's not a person. It's a bot just programmed to go out and fill message boards. I never looked in the threads, was there a link anywhere?

 

[MIGrandma]

It's not a person. It's a bot just programmed to go out and fill message boards. I never looked in the threads, was there a link anywhere?

Then what's the point? What is hoped to be gained by it?

 

[sam_gordon]

Then what's the point? What is hoped to be gained by it?

Was there a link in the thread (or some other kind of nefarious code)?

They might be trying for a denial of service attack or hope someone either clicks a link or somehow activates code that infects your machine.

 

[usnuzuloose]

I just by pass those.

 

[Lynne M]

It's not gibberish, it's spam. I see phone numbers, names of cities, and a description of a business, repeated over and over. I suspect it's not aimed at readers of this board, it's probably trying to boost search engine visibility.

 

[amberpi]

Then what's the point? What is hoped to be gained by it?

Search engine optimization and generically working the numbers. They use a bot so any, small amount of traffic they drive is useful.

 

[DaisyJ]

Was there a link in the thread (or some other kind of nefarious code)?

They might be trying for a denial of service attack or hope someone either clicks a link or somehow activates code that infects your machine.

I don't know. I never click on them.

 

[Lynne M]

It's not a person. It's a bot just programmed to go out and fill message boards. I never looked in the threads, was there a link anywhere?

I didn't see a link in the couple of posts I looked at. That's what made me think it was SEO.