campylobacter | Entries tagged with spam

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campylobacter at
WARNING Rootkit virus embedded in video via comment spam

Lately, I've had to delete about half a dozen spam comments from various entries on my LJ & at other communities. They've all shared a commonality: a single embed & link to a YouTube video in Portuguese titled "Camarate: A confissao fe Farinha Simoes" or in English titled "Dying call from prison. Details about Portugal Premier Minister air-crash!"

DO NOT PLAY THE VIDEO.

The video contains a Windows rootkit virus that'll steal your personal info.

Known accounts that generate these spammy malware comments:

1310ardfey 108 comments posted
aldovid 98 comments posted
analiseacalo 93 comments posted
bolvul 86 comments posted
golubcavav 98 comments posted
hofmannfuvuw 119 comments posted
jonmeino 95 comments posted
justiczjatu 95 comments posted
mafirusii0 86 comments posted
marowov570 86 comments posted
meratee05250 97 comments posted
milburrujyvy 116 comments posted
millfordiqy 100 comments posted
ngpase 106 comments posted
omne807 98 comments posted
owenddhd 99 comments posted
proplasmoc 92 comments posted
rjwoily 99 comments posted
symanuvawe 80 comments posted
veatorecu 122 comments posted

Let's get LJ admins alerted to this exploit (the more reports, the better!) by following these instructions:

( Instructions with screencaps behind cut... )

Alternate link to report a bot:
http://www.livejournal.com/abuse/bots.bml

Alternate link to ban a user:
http://www.livejournal.com/manage/banusers.bml

SOURCE: [Warning] Serious rootkit virus spreading in LJ comments by

luma_chan

Current Mood: pissed off
Current Music: Cage the Elephant "No Rest for the Wicked"

STARGATE

THU, 12:20: The one where Daniel has something besides coffee in his mug.
THU, 12:22: The one where Sam has a Liberal Arts moment.
THU, 12:22: The one where Vala & Jack share a private joke.
THU, 12:45: Vala's birthday gifts to Daniel will become some rather ~interesting "fishing lures" from now on. ;D
THU, 12:50: #Stargate FANVID "Echo" by scifi_tv_addict Daniel/Vala
THU, 16:22: #Stargate Daniel, find me an anthropologist that dresses like this and I will eat this headdress.
THU, 18:16: @shakespherical This Christina Perry song goes really well with your D/V fic.
THU, 21:01: Shadow Dance by shakespherical Daniel/Vala rated R with nude manip by eilidh17 all for magnavox_23
THU, 21:03: @shakespherical holy awesome I put "Woodhenge" in the location & IT WORKS WHEN U CLICK THRU
THU, 21:08: @eilidh17 Now I can FINALLY open my D/V gift!!!
THU, 21:16: RT @MargaretAtwood: Neanderthal dwelling constructed of bones
THU, 22:09: mmmm It's a PERVING PARTY Y'ALL TooDamnPretty on Dreamwidth
THU, 22:27: @magnavox_23 Image #6 is missing. :(
THU, 23:05: Oral Traditions by eilidh17 NC-17 Daniel/Vala fanfic & manips #awesome #fruitcake #porn
THU, 23:40: @jgem87 I'm in the middle of leaving feedback for eilidh17 then I'm going to hit the sack & look at all the other dv_exchange gifts 2mrw.
FRI, 00:32: Don't be sad, Daniel. We'll put you in some fluffy crack fic to balance all that angst. #Stargate #DanielJackson
FRI, 11:39: *sporfle* "Gud Jul! Pardon, mein Herr, I vas meanink to goose back of pants, not front."

LJ FAIL

THU, 13:22: RT @casness: Note to #livejournal users. Livejournal changed the setting for customized comment page to be off. Change it back to rid o ...
THU, 13:24: igrick, you arrogant fuckhead, what in the butt fucked hell are you thinking? @LiveJournal
THU, 13:30: Anyone who thinks @LiveJournal's latest changes are no big deal is ignoring all the warning signs of a company that's destroying itself.
THU, 14:27: Editing @LiveJournal comments is now available for all account levels
THU, 14:30: "S2 commenting style that mimics display of prev S1 commenting pages... aiming to have available within a few weeks"
THU, 14:43: 18 major usability issues in Release 88. Only 2 bug fixes in Release 88.2
THU, 14:50: Hope this is false: "reports from friends that @LiveJournal auto-enabled account payments on some of their accounts"
THU, 14:53: RT @justanotherjen: @campyspornshack @LiveJournal happened to people on my flist-- #verified
THU, 15:32: REBLOG: IMPORTANT RELEASE 88 INFORMATION
THU, 16:25: RT @LiveJournal: An update on Release 88-- The LJ Team
THU, 17:27: RT @AO3_Status: The recent changes to LJ have caused some problems with the importer on the #AO3 - we have a fix, but it will take a lit ...
THU, 22:52: I'm vain enough to have cyber-squatted "campylobactor" & "campyspornshack" on LJ for when ppl can't remember how to spell my regular pseud.
THU, 16:26: RT @dreamwidth: Hey all, Twitter is *very* hard for us to answer your questions. Please open a support request or comment in dw_news ins ...
THU, 22:12: I still have an import pending; I started it yesterday. DW did say that they had 1200 jobs in their import queue, so I'll cut 'em some slack...
FRI, 10:31: I LOVE THAT LAYOUT YOU'RE USING ON YOUR DREAMWIDTH

( LOLz, No Daddy, Spam... )

Current Mood: discontent
Current Music: Silversun Pickups "Panic Switch"

The good thing about having an Open Journal is the Google signal boost my posts get -- especially fanfic.

The good thing about allowing anonymous comments is that I get to ~~mess with trolls~~ talk to folk who don't have an LJ.

The bad thing about an Open Journal is that spambots parasitize my SERP placement.

The bad thing about allowing anonymous comments is comment spam. Spammers' latest tactic is using the LJ email notification system to get around the "suspicious comment" screening; they post any random text (regardless of what language it's in) and sneak in a link to their spammy website that does NOT show up on your LJ because there's no anchor text, but DOES show up in your email.

They assume I'm gonna click it? SERIOUSLY? WTF? Do they get pay-per-click impressions? Or does merely visiting their spam site install malware on your computer?

Michael Shanks, plaid shirt, stank-eye sideways glance, caption ARR YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?

( Read more about sinister comment spam hijinks... )

Current Mood: irate
Current Music: Nine Inch Nails: "Suck"

Please do me a favor and click here:

celimood . Tell me that's not a spam account. Look at celimood's Profile: 3 Journal Entries, 0 comments received, 251 comments posted.

Yeah, thought so.

celimood has been plaguing me with comment spam.

Now go here to Report a Bot and ~~paste~~ type in

celimood's username.

THANK YOU. :)

Current Mood: frustrated
Current Music: Drowning Pool "Let the Bodies Hit the Floor"

1. Leave sarcastic comment on

news

2. Receive bizarre message signed "Frand [sic] and Meme" in LJ Inbox:

Dear campylobacter,

You have received a LiveJournal virtual gift from frank

The note attached to your gift reads:

"Well, it certainly was quite a trip. Thank you for joining us. Hey, why am I blowing green-striped neon yellow bubbles whenever I burp now? ... Love and kisses, Frand and Meme."

3. Find automatic Virtual Gift "mimosa" in user profile
mimosa

PLEASE LJ I JUST WANT TO BE NOTIFIED WHEN

hummingfly67 &

lc59 & some of my other peeps update their LJs because those notifs have never worked for me! FIX IT FIX IT FIX IT.

Current Mood: confused
Current Music: Butthole Surfers: "Whatever (I Had A Dream)"

Looking for a company to host your website? You probably don't want to spend your hard-earned money on fraudulent organizations which set up shop to look like legitimate businesses. In my investigation of the links in comment spam I've been deleting, I've discovered that they're all scammers. (Yeah, big surprise, huh?) Thought I'd share my findings with everyone.

Stay away from these bastards:

NOT LEGIT

200 Gigs (bounced my abuse report to abuse@interventures.us)
001 Webs (known comment spammer & spam harvester according to Project Honey Pot)
Hyper PHP deleted the spam accounts I reported to abuse@ifastnet.com, but replaced them with link farms
My-Place.us deleted the spam accounts I reported to abuse@ifastnet.com, but replaced them with link farms
Mezoka deleted the spam accounts I reported to abuse@ifastnet.com, but replaced them with link farms

Suspect IP addresses

LEGIT, but ~~sloppy~~ slow

Solid Web Host (Black Apple Host) Deleted 21 of the 42 spam accounts 48 hours after I reported; deleted the rest of them after 7 days

Current Mood: cranky
Current Music: Primus: "Here Come the Bastards"

"It's been a pretty eventful week. We're still experiencing issues with notification delivery. Please know that we're working very hard to resolve this matter involving a third party. We'll keep you posted right here." LJ News 9 March 2011

Ya know what, LiveJournal? I have a Paid Account, so LISTEN UP. You need to stop allocating resources toward developing Facebook-type games and BE MORE PROACTIVE regarding comment spam and spambot accounts. Because THIS SHIT DON'T FLY:

Found 1 SBL listings for IPs under the responsibility of livejournal.com
SBL104433
208.93.0.128/32 livejournal.com
02-Mar-2011 08:29 GMT
livejournal.com: Again used by botnet spammers to host

It's a complete disgrace for a blogging platform as established as LJ to be put on the Spamhaus Block List stemming from negligence in suspending spam accounts. A list of spammy LJs compiled by Spamhaus includes accounts that are still active. STILL ACTIVE. Even an idiot can tell that

nnbpjwsfmad1 is a fake account.

Because my LJ allows anonymous comments, I've had to delete on average 1 comment spam every other day for the past 3 months. Before the spambots discovered that I allow anons, spammers were using LJ accounts to leave comments begging me to buy Viagra, counterfeit designer handbags, and bootleg eBooks.

(Click for better image)

The only reason I've stayed with LJ since 2003 is because of the lovely fandom communities; otherwise, I'd be chillaxin' on Wordpress, which is much more robust, user-friendly and pro-active in preventing comment spam.

Source: informed discussion by

pw201 on LJ's spam issues

Current Mood: pissed off
Current Music: Ludacris: "Move Bitch"

( You're about to view content that the journal owner has advised should be viewed with discretion. )

Current Mood: disappointed
Current Music: Go West: "King of Wishful Thinking"

I'm not sure what possessed me to click on this one message out of dozens in my SPAM box before emptying it. This poor assassin must have been hired by someone who read my fan fiction.

( View my extortion spam... )

Current Mood: amused

campy's porn shack

Nude Skeletons: flesh optional

WARNING Rootkit virus embedded in video via comment spam

LJ enabled some auto-account payments; check yours

Hey LiveJournal, SUSPEND the bot accounts!

Please help me kill a spam bot

I thought LJ meant orange juice and champagne...

List of Web Hosts which are Fences for Spam

Dear LiveJournal: Suspending Spam Accounts > Facebook Games

Cryptic Spam

Bring it on, bitch.

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