Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2010 Archive Apr 1B

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 * Spam pages
 * created solely to house links to faux official site dillmillgaye.in
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Collection of fansites masquerading as the official site.

(The spam page has a history of deletions as a copyvio during the first spamming spree in Q2 2008. The deleted contributions of the spammers are important, but I am going by COIBot.) MER-C 08:29, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Updated. MER-C 02:25, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

eliteweightlosspackage.com

 * links


 * accounts

Spamming of commercial link by multiple SPA accounts (using likely referral spam variations). --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 22:55, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

adrianmoran.com

 * links


 * accounts

Repeated promotional spamming by an edit with an apparent COI. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 01:15, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Russian art spam

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 * reported malware site
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 * reported malware site




 * Spammers
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MER-C 08:28, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

allpakistan.org

 * Spam pages


 * Sites spammed


 * Spammers

MER-C 08:59, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

tripfilms.com

 * links


 * accounts

Ongoing linkspamming of "virtual tours" that are uploaded by members of the site. Video travel-guide type content. The site has no editorial control, no indication of being experts on the subject, and rewards users for each time their submitted video is viewed (referral COI issue). Combined with cross-wiki spamming, I believe that all links to this site are suspect. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 15:29, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
 * If uploaders get a fee for every time their video is viewed (like associatedcontent and lulu), and it is cross-wiki, then I would say ..  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 15:43, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I'll post there once I review the COIbot report. The uploaders don't get a cash fee, but they do get points that can earn rewards.  The site's "about us" page states "Why upload  your videos to Tripfilms? Besides sharing your travel stories and tips with friends, family, and other travelers, we’ll give you one point you can apply to rewards every time your videos are watched. Also, our top contributors get to travel on us as TripVloggers." --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 15:51, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Added additional involved SPA accounts to the list from the COIBot report. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 17:44, 14 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Now blacklisted on Meta. Thanks for rooting this one out. -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 19:40, 14 April 2010 (UTC)


 * There are still a ton of those links out there on 20+ projects-- can someone clean them up? I've got to quit editing for now. -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 19:44, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
 * I was working on cleaning up the links on this wiki earlier, but had to step away for a bit. I should be able to get back to working them down in a few hours. At that time, I'll also start cleaning up the links on the other projects. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 23:33, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
 * I finished cleaning up the links from the article space, as well as from the other projects. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 03:54, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Spam warning templates for user talk pages on other Wikipedias and wikis
I've slowly been accumulating a list of warning templates to use on spammer pages on other Wikipedias and Wikimedia projects (Commons, Wiktionary, etc.). I've posted them on a user subpage on Meta-Wiki ("meta"):
 * meta:User:A. B./List of spam templates by project

It's so important to tag x-wiki spammers' talk pages on other projects. To be fair, they need to see the warnings before they get blacklisted out of the blue; some other projects are not good about warning spammers. As well, the editors on other projects need to see that a user or IP has spammed in the past.

Feel free to use the templates. Also, please update the page, as you find mistakes or come across more templates. -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 18:38, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Cross-wiki spam cleanup tool
Maybe everyone else knows about this; I just came across it myself:
 * meta:User:Mike.lifeguard/removeSpam.js

Copy the code from Mike's subpage to your monobook page on each project (such as User:A. B./monobook.js or w:ru:Участник:A. B./monobook.js). The script helps speed up link removal on other projects. -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 19:49, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

cleantechnology-business-review.com




Spamming the above site, which (for one) is all about trying to sell high-end business reports. tedder (talk) 10:51, 12 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Followup: a previous discussion of this and related spam sites: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2009 Archive Oct 1. Perhaps time to ban "*-business-review.com". Thoughts? tedder (talk) 10:56, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Relisting:





This is massive, maybe this should first be sought out in full, but I would suggest then a swift (or maybe even a ). I will poke COIBot for the reports on these, lets see what else comes up. --Dirk Beetstra T C 13:45, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

NOTE: I see this is used as a reference as well, and I see many 'regulars' using these links (though I can't see if it is due to vandalism revert, or actual use; will have a look later in the reports). --Dirk Beetstra T C 13:54, 12 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Added "-business-review.com" to the blacklist, as well as cbronline.com. tedder (talk) 21:28, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

professays.com

 * Spam pages
 * ru:Custom Essay Writing Services
 * ru:Custom Essay Writing Services


 * Sites spammed


 * Spammers
 * Citation spammer, see
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 * Spammed on English Wikiquote, see q:Special:Contributions/James120
 * Spammed on English Wikiquote, see q:Special:Contributions/James120


 * Cross-wiki spammer, see ru:Special:DeletedContributions/Do2009
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see ru:Special:DeletedContributions/Do2009

MER-C 08:20, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

indian-seo.com

 * Spam pages


 * Sites spammed


 * Spammers

MER-C 09:54, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Signplanet and Chris Bilby


See also User_talk:MrOllie.

My handling of this one has been called into question, so I'd appreciate some additional eyes on this. Thanks. - MrOllie (talk) 13:47, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Wftpserver saga goes on.
Keeps on adding the software "Wftpserver" to the List of FTP server software/List of SFTP server software. Must be a sock too. Andewz111 (no 'r') (nudge me) 03:40, 17 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Previous incidents
 * Sockpuppet investigations/Wftpserver/Archive
 * Articles for deletion/Wing FTP Server


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 * ja:Wing FTP Server 3
 * zh:Wing FTP Server 3
 * ja:Wing FTP Server 3
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 * zh:Wing FTP Server 3


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 * Cross-wiki spammer, see
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 * Cross-wiki spammer, see ja:Special:Contributions/60.186.221.98
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 * Cross-wiki spammer, see ja:Special:Contributions/60.186.221.98
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see ja:Special:Contributions/60.186.221.98
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see ja:Special:Contributions/60.186.221.98
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see ja:Special:Contributions/60.186.221.98
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see ja:Special:Contributions/60.186.221.98


 * . Keep us posted on this issue, I have a suspicion that blacklisting won't stop this spammer. MER-C 04:52, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Sentry gun spam
I noticed this due to the bot picking up another link. After removal that editor stopped and started discussing, and complained about another link in the article. The article is about an automated gun, a Sentry gun, which technology is used in paintball as well, and the site spammed is plainly about the gun in paintball, and here totally inappropriate:


 * links
 * redirect site, redirects to paintballsentry.com.
 * redirect site, redirects to paintballsentry.com.
 * redirect site, redirects to paintballsentry.com.

When XLinkBot started reverting the above 2, the url changed to:
 * Also results in the same site as paintballsentry.com
 * Also results in the same site as paintballsentry.com


 * users

Since the editors a) blatantly undo XLinkBot and other editors, and b) change urls when they notice the bot recognises their additions, I have already blacklisted these three. Reporting here since they seem insisting, and I think this will not be the last link they add. More will surely follow. --Dirk Beetstra T C 07:44, 9 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Now forums.overclockers.com.au/showpost.php?s=a3529a9debe024f049e81829dc8c9d21&p=11272810&postcount=31 (No linksummary, it sucks for these types of URLs.) MER-C 03:30, 10 April 2010 (UTC)




 * Continued. MER-C 04:09, 11 April 2010 (UTC)


 * redirects to paintballsentry.com
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 * Citation spammer, see
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Updated. MER-C 03:01, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

Adsense pub-1506132232460272
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 * Site list:
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Powder Blue Ltd spam on Wikipedia 2



 * Previous incidents
 * Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2009 Archive Dec 1


 * Sites spammed


 * Related domains
 * redirects to chamonet.com
 * redirects to chamonet.com
 * redirects to chamonet.com
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 * Spammers

Powder Blue Bridgetts Farm Offices Bridgetts Lane Martyr Worthy Winchester, Hants SO211AR Great Britain
 * Registrant

The assertion in the previous report of 92 domains being owned by these guys isn't quite correct - they manage domains on behalf of their clients. The spamming is restricted to the skiing domains actually owned by Powder Blue. MER-C 09:46, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

potatoricer.org.uk

 * Spammed link


 * Users

Some of the IPs were used several months ago, but the 82.178. range has been used over the last few days to add the spam link to Potato ricer. --bonadea contributions talk 07:05, 19 April 2010 (UTC)


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Also
 * --bonadea contributions talk 12:37, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
 * --bonadea contributions talk 12:37, 19 April 2010 (UTC)



The spammer seems to think this is some kind of game - not that reverting their silliness takes more than a couple of seconds each time, but it's getting a bit old. More eyes on the article would be appreciated (it seems excessive to ask for page protection when it's just about a link that will be blacklisted soon anyway). --bonadea contributions talk 20:17, 19 April 2010 (UTC)


 * The external site is overly promotional, but even the content is dubious original research, using informal language, WP:PEACOCK language, a misspelling, and inconsistent formatting. Far over the line of inappropriate external link. Piano non troppo (talk) 20:34, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

Generic splog and referral spam

 * splog that spams
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 * splog that spams via referral
 * splog that spams via referral




 * Spammers
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see no:Special:Contributions/79.160.149.21
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see no:Special:Contributions/79.160.149.21

MER-C 08:30, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

thecurrentaffairs.com
Adsense ca-pub-8091361290845043


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Made for AdSense. MER-C 08:49, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

halfpages.com
Adsense pub-4524759298778701 Google Analytics UA-6945336-X


 * Spam pages


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 * note unusual spelling
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 * Spammers

MER-C 04:58, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

qdultfiendfinder.com

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 * accounts

Link hijacking, inserting a site that redirects back to the official one using a referral code. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 15:29, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Added IP 125.236.130.25 due to continued link hijacking with misleading edit summary. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 21:33, 11 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Added IP 125.236.171.228 - continued link-hijacking. Will submit a request at WP:SBL. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 14:53, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

This is a typosquatting domain. MER-C 07:45, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Added IP 125.236.130.86 ... will also update the SBL request. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 14:53, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

Google Analytics question
In the source code of pages using Google Analytics there is a line that goes something like this:

var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1234567-8");

How unique is the UA-XXXXXXX-Y number? I was wondering if two sites have very similar numbers (as in the following report) would imply that they are related, as with Adsense IDs. MER-C 04:52, 20 April 2010 (UTC)


 * I looked in my Analytics account, the -Y is common, the -XXXXXX is specific. So if you saw UA-123-4 and UA-123-6, they are the same. If you see UA-125-4, it is different. tedder (talk) 06:01, 20 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Excellent. Thanks for confirming my suspicions. MER-C 09:19, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

parkingminisite.net, medicalunderstanding.com
Just one warning to date but it bears watching. This spammer hit the Mesothelioma article -- a sure sign of bad-faith spam. (Mesothelioma and other asbestos cancer-related sites pay the highest paying Google AdSense ad revenues per click due to asbestos lawsuits in the USA).


 * Spam domains:
 * Google AdSense ID: 2710920121768772
 * Google AdSense ID: 2710920121768772



Same AdSense ID or domain registration:
 * Related domains:

Same server
 * Possibly related domain:


 * Spam accounts:
 * w:es:Especial:Contribuciones/88.27.26.52
 * w:es:Especial:Contribuciones/88.27.26.52

-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 14:48, 20 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Google Analytics UA-11227589-XX
 * Yep, articlescentral.org is related. MER-C 02:58, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

Spam Articles

 * Aftek
 * Aftek Infosys
 * Aftek Ltd
 * Aftek Limited
 * Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Aftek's offical blog
 * File:Afteklogo.gif

Spam Users




History
For nearly a year, users have been spamming WP with EL's and have created numerous pages for company Aftek, using various different aliases including Aftek, Aftek Ltd, Aftek Limited and Aftek Infosys, all of which have been removed at least once by speedy deletes. User:Aftekology has been permanently blocked and several new users have recently sprung up continuing this EL spamming. At least two of these users are Aftek company representatives. Aftek has again been re-created and an AFD is currently underway for the second removal of this article at Articles for deletion/Aftek. Calltech (talk) 00:15, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Jayant Wagh - "Manager at Aftek". Added stuff I found. MER-C 02:44, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

topstudylinks.com
Adsense pub-4375565520723653 Google Analytics UA-5672495-XX


 * Spam pages


 * Sites spammed


 * Spammers
 * Citation spammer, see
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MER-C 02:53, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

bestdogfooddiets.com

 * links


 * accounts

Spamming of non-notable blog onto multiple dog-related articles, continuing after multiple warnings. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 19:09, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

heelsmart.com heelsstock.com
new user doing spamlink edits only. Has had multiple warnings. Richard Harvey (talk) 07:44, 22 April 2010 (UTC)



MER-C 09:50, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

ukpb.co.uk

 * links


 * accounts

SPA account adding a commercial real estate link into multiple articles. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 15:52, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

delongwine.com

 * link


 * accounts

Repeated re-addition of a link which fails WP:EL (a link to a wine tasting notes form witch contains a fairly obtrusive advertisement at the bottom of the form). Using a link to this particular form unfairly causes WP to place one retailer over others by choosing this form over any others. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 21:45, 22 April 2010 (UTC)


 * User:Vinoscenti undid all the removals by Barek, and removed this thread. Not a sign of good faith.  In combination with the failure to discuss, I will block this account as a spam-only account.  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 08:20, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

Discdish.com

 * accounts


 * links

User appears to be engaging in typical ref spamming to an unreliable source. Every edit that I can see has involved referencing this one website. Rehevkor ✉  16:34, 22 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Google Analytics UA-13035120-X
 * Also:
 * Reverted. Thanks for the report. MER-C 02:21, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Reverted. Thanks for the report. MER-C 02:21, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Reverted. Thanks for the report. MER-C 02:21, 23 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Cheers, MER-C. Rehevkor ✉  03:33, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

hebeigo.com



 * Spammers
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see


 * Spammed on Chinese Wikipedia, see zh:Special:Contributions/125.34.58.157
 * Spammed on Chinese Wikipedia, see zh:Special:Contributions/125.34.58.157


 * Cross-wiki spammer, see
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see

MER-C 09:06, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

76343.com

 * Spam pages


 * Sites spammed


 * Spammers

Noted for x-wiki potential. MER-C 06:28, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

Zeeshsoft SEO spam on Wikipedia



 * Spam pages


 * Sites spammed


 * Spammers

MER-C 09:33, 24 April 2010 (UTC)