Comments on: Social Hijinx - Digg Impregnated With Rickrolling Malware and Facebook Group Hijacked by Spammers http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/social-hijinx-digg-impregnated-with-rickrolling-malware-and-facebook-group-hijacked-by-spammers/ A discussion of earning with Affiliate Programs, SEO Wordpress Blogging and General Motivational Ideas for Internet Publishers Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:58:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Rajeesh http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/social-hijinx-digg-impregnated-with-rickrolling-malware-and-facebook-group-hijacked-by-spammers/#comment-22511 Rajeesh Sat, 14 Feb 2009 11:35:00 +0000 http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/social-hijinx-digg-impregnated-with-rickrolling-malware-and-facebook-group-hijacked-by-spammers/#comment-22511 As you know Social networks like Facebook rely on users to enrich the experience by posting content such as pictures and video as well as links and then sharing the content with their contacts. Spam-based social networkers will go to other people's comment threads, for instance, and chime in with links that, if clicked on, will install malware. As you know Social networks like Facebook rely on users to enrich the experience by posting content such as pictures and video as well as links and then sharing the content with their contacts. Spam-based social networkers will go to other people’s comment threads, for instance, and chime in with links that, if clicked on, will install malware.

]]> By: Viraj Sawant http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/social-hijinx-digg-impregnated-with-rickrolling-malware-and-facebook-group-hijacked-by-spammers/#comment-22512 Viraj Sawant Sat, 14 Feb 2009 13:06:29 +0000 http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/social-hijinx-digg-impregnated-with-rickrolling-malware-and-facebook-group-hijacked-by-spammers/#comment-22512 Digg is so much dominated by top users...its hard to get on the front page if you are not friends with the big fishes. Digg is so much dominated by top users…its hard to get on the front page if you are not friends with the big fishes.

]]> By: Michael Burton http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/social-hijinx-digg-impregnated-with-rickrolling-malware-and-facebook-group-hijacked-by-spammers/#comment-22522 Michael Burton Sat, 14 Feb 2009 19:11:53 +0000 http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/social-hijinx-digg-impregnated-with-rickrolling-malware-and-facebook-group-hijacked-by-spammers/#comment-22522 Dave We are going to see more, and more of this kind of stuff.It is to bad that the average person looking to join a online community has to add this to their list of concerns. The internet is great a great resource for info,but like you said it brings with it alot of shady people with nothing better in life to do then to hack into different systems. I do have the latest spyware,it was money well spent. Thanks for sharing. Dave

We are going to see more, and more of this kind of stuff.It is to bad that the average person looking to join a online community has
to add this to their list of concerns.
The internet is great a great resource for info,but like you said
it brings with it alot of shady people with nothing better in life
to do then to hack into different systems.
I do have the latest spyware,it was money well spent.
Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Sana Malik http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/social-hijinx-digg-impregnated-with-rickrolling-malware-and-facebook-group-hijacked-by-spammers/#comment-22532 Sana Malik Sun, 15 Feb 2009 12:49:14 +0000 http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/social-hijinx-digg-impregnated-with-rickrolling-malware-and-facebook-group-hijacked-by-spammers/#comment-22532 Many of my friends get infected by Rickrolling Malware through digg. But they resolve this issue and Digg doing clean job once again. Many of my friends get infected by Rickrolling Malware through digg. But they resolve this issue and Digg doing clean job once again.

]]> By: Michael http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/social-hijinx-digg-impregnated-with-rickrolling-malware-and-facebook-group-hijacked-by-spammers/#comment-22544 Michael Mon, 16 Feb 2009 01:22:09 +0000 http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/social-hijinx-digg-impregnated-with-rickrolling-malware-and-facebook-group-hijacked-by-spammers/#comment-22544 Awesome post! Added you to my reader a while back have not been dissapointed, keep up the great posting. Awesome post! Added you to my reader a while back have not been dissapointed, keep up the great posting.

]]> By: Mark http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/social-hijinx-digg-impregnated-with-rickrolling-malware-and-facebook-group-hijacked-by-spammers/#comment-22565 Mark Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:58:31 +0000 http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/social-hijinx-digg-impregnated-with-rickrolling-malware-and-facebook-group-hijacked-by-spammers/#comment-22565 Popular websites are always in the eye of spammers. Website owners spend millions of dollers to protect their website, but still spammers find a way. That is really strange. Popular websites are always in the eye of spammers. Website owners spend millions of dollers to protect their website, but still spammers find a way. That is really strange.

]]> By: Shane http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/social-hijinx-digg-impregnated-with-rickrolling-malware-and-facebook-group-hijacked-by-spammers/#comment-22587 Shane Thu, 19 Feb 2009 05:25:23 +0000 http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/social-hijinx-digg-impregnated-with-rickrolling-malware-and-facebook-group-hijacked-by-spammers/#comment-22587 I wonder how many people realize this even goes on on these types of sites? These sites have become huge targets for this type of attacks because of all the power they carry with backlinks, built-in traffic, etc. I wonder how many people realize this even goes on on these types of sites? These sites have become huge targets for this type of attacks because of all the power they carry with backlinks, built-in traffic, etc.

]]> By: fbads http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/social-hijinx-digg-impregnated-with-rickrolling-malware-and-facebook-group-hijacked-by-spammers/#comment-22633 fbads Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:30:09 +0000 http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/social-hijinx-digg-impregnated-with-rickrolling-malware-and-facebook-group-hijacked-by-spammers/#comment-22633 as these social networking sites (ie facebook , digg) become more popular they become more of a target for abuse and spammers. Same goes with the ad programs. take a look at the facebook ads program ,they had tons of crap in there (ie. stimulus check scam). the good part is that they are huge and have the resources to deal with it. You can follow my blog about the facebook ads program at adsonfacebook.wordpress.com as these social networking sites (ie facebook , digg) become more popular they become more of a target for abuse and spammers. Same goes with the ad programs. take a look at the facebook ads program ,they had tons of crap in there (ie. stimulus check scam). the good part is that they are huge and have the resources to deal with it. You can follow my blog about the facebook ads program at adsonfacebook.wordpress.com

]]> By: Matt http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/social-hijinx-digg-impregnated-with-rickrolling-malware-and-facebook-group-hijacked-by-spammers/#comment-22695 Matt Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:23:54 +0000 http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/social-hijinx-digg-impregnated-with-rickrolling-malware-and-facebook-group-hijacked-by-spammers/#comment-22695 It's a shame that such things are going on. I have had a few friends who have caught viruses from social networking websites. I'm always careful about where I go and what I click on the internet because I know such risks exist, but with blackhat practices on the rise it's just a matter of time. It’s a shame that such things are going on. I have had a few friends who have caught viruses from social networking websites. I’m always careful about where I go and what I click on the internet because I know such risks exist, but with blackhat practices on the rise it’s just a matter of time.

]]> By: Jillian http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/social-hijinx-digg-impregnated-with-rickrolling-malware-and-facebook-group-hijacked-by-spammers/#comment-22708 Jillian Mon, 02 Mar 2009 07:31:43 +0000 http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/social-hijinx-digg-impregnated-with-rickrolling-malware-and-facebook-group-hijacked-by-spammers/#comment-22708 It just goes back to the old principle of don't click on anything you're not sure of. It just goes back to the old principle of don’t click on anything you’re not sure of.

]]> By: Karl Foxley http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/social-hijinx-digg-impregnated-with-rickrolling-malware-and-facebook-group-hijacked-by-spammers/#comment-22716 Karl Foxley Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:36:27 +0000 http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/social-hijinx-digg-impregnated-with-rickrolling-malware-and-facebook-group-hijacked-by-spammers/#comment-22716 Just found this post and wanted to add my two-pence worth. Just recently a few of my Facebook friends had their accounts attacked and the affect was this; when I logged on their Facebook IM would pop-up with a message to download a free ringtone or visit to watch the latest webcam (you know the types). Unfortunately, a few of their Facebook friends didn't question the change in their behaviour and personally attacked them by posting threatening messages on their Facebook wall. It is a real shame that this sort of thing takes place as these guys were honest guys just looking to connect and network with people and in one day, had their Facebook reputation in tatters due to the spammers / hackers. My advice would be to keep your details safe and change your password regularly. Thanks for posting. Karl P.s. You've got yourself a new RSS subsriber. ;) Just found this post and wanted to add my two-pence worth. Just recently a few of my Facebook friends had their accounts attacked and the affect was this; when I logged on their Facebook IM would pop-up with a message to download a free ringtone or visit to watch the latest webcam (you know the types). Unfortunately, a few of their Facebook friends didn’t question the change in their behaviour and personally attacked them by posting threatening messages on their Facebook wall.

It is a real shame that this sort of thing takes place as these guys were honest guys just looking to connect and network with people and in one day, had their Facebook reputation in tatters due to the spammers / hackers.

My advice would be to keep your details safe and change your password regularly.

Thanks for posting.

Karl

P.s. You’ve got yourself a new RSS subsriber. ;)

]]> By: Dave http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/social-hijinx-digg-impregnated-with-rickrolling-malware-and-facebook-group-hijacked-by-spammers/#comment-22732 Dave Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:46:14 +0000 http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/social-hijinx-digg-impregnated-with-rickrolling-malware-and-facebook-group-hijacked-by-spammers/#comment-22732 Karl, I knew somebody who had his MySpace account hacked a few years ago by some spammer who damaged his reputation. I think it's really vile to spam but it's even worse when the spammer is damaging somebody elses reputation. I created a url shortening service for Twitter (http://wmw.me) because I had the short .me domain and it was an easy script to write. All it does is redirect a url, so the redirected visitor ends up on the intended page anyway. It doesn't hide anything, so I never thought a spammer would be so stupid as to use a redirected url... Well, some stupid spammer discreetly created 1000+ redirects over a few months and then one day launched a spam session with the redirected urls. Within a few hours, I had a flood of emails and my sales rep where I have my dedicated servers called me about the spam. I shut off all the spammers urls but the server got hammered for a few hours and I had to spend the rest of the day coding some checks and balances into the script to prevent future attacks. When I think of how many hours per week I spend dealing with spammers on my forums, blogs, sites and email, it makes me want to scream. Karl, I knew somebody who had his MySpace account hacked a few years ago by some spammer who damaged his reputation. I think it’s really vile to spam but it’s even worse when the spammer is damaging somebody elses reputation.

I created a url shortening service for Twitter (http://wmw.me) because I had the short .me domain and it was an easy script to write. All it does is redirect a url, so the redirected visitor ends up on the intended page anyway. It doesn’t hide anything, so I never thought a spammer would be so stupid as to use a redirected url…

Well, some stupid spammer discreetly created 1000+ redirects over a few months and then one day launched a spam session with the redirected urls. Within a few hours, I had a flood of emails and my sales rep where I have my dedicated servers called me about the spam. I shut off all the spammers urls but the server got hammered for a few hours and I had to spend the rest of the day coding some checks and balances into the script to prevent future attacks.

When I think of how many hours per week I spend dealing with spammers on my forums, blogs, sites and email, it makes me want to scream.

]]> By: Karl Foxley http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/social-hijinx-digg-impregnated-with-rickrolling-malware-and-facebook-group-hijacked-by-spammers/#comment-22733 Karl Foxley Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:14:49 +0000 http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/social-hijinx-digg-impregnated-with-rickrolling-malware-and-facebook-group-hijacked-by-spammers/#comment-22733 Thanks for responding Dave! Your experience must have been truly frustrating. It's bad enough trawling through Askimet on my blog/s to see if any genuine posts have slipped through... Any suggestions on the best way to prevent a server based attack? Karl Thanks for responding Dave!

Your experience must have been truly frustrating. It’s bad enough trawling through Askimet on my blog/s to see if any genuine posts have slipped through…

Any suggestions on the best way to prevent a server based attack?

Karl

]]> By: Dave http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/social-hijinx-digg-impregnated-with-rickrolling-malware-and-facebook-group-hijacked-by-spammers/#comment-22771 Dave Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:43:34 +0000 http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/social-hijinx-digg-impregnated-with-rickrolling-malware-and-facebook-group-hijacked-by-spammers/#comment-22771 I use the apache httpd.conf file and iptables firewall to block problem IP ranges. The httpd.conf (can also be done with .htaccess) is great because you can limit http POST. That way you're not blocking the IP's from viewing content, you're only blocking them from posting (and spamming). There are several good lists availabe but I operate several forums and a few dozen blogs, so I just run a script to pull all the spammer IP's from the mysql tables and create fresh ban lists on the fly. I only use the firewall as a last resort to drop any packets from offending IPs. I use the apache httpd.conf file and iptables firewall to block problem IP ranges. The httpd.conf (can also be done with .htaccess) is great because you can limit http POST. That way you’re not blocking the IP’s from viewing content, you’re only blocking them from posting (and spamming). There are several good lists availabe but I operate several forums and a few dozen blogs, so I just run a script to pull all the spammer IP’s from the mysql tables and create fresh ban lists on the fly. I only use the firewall as a last resort to drop any packets from offending IPs.

]]> By: Karl Foxley http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/social-hijinx-digg-impregnated-with-rickrolling-malware-and-facebook-group-hijacked-by-spammers/#comment-22773 Karl Foxley Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:50:13 +0000 http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/social-hijinx-digg-impregnated-with-rickrolling-malware-and-facebook-group-hijacked-by-spammers/#comment-22773 Thanks Dave... I will be looking into this to make sure I'm as protected as I need to be. Karl Thanks Dave…

I will be looking into this to make sure I’m as protected as I need to be.

Karl

]]> By: King http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/social-hijinx-digg-impregnated-with-rickrolling-malware-and-facebook-group-hijacked-by-spammers/#comment-22977 King Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:41:20 +0000 http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/social-hijinx-digg-impregnated-with-rickrolling-malware-and-facebook-group-hijacked-by-spammers/#comment-22977 Clickbank hoplinks are the easiest to spam with because Clickbank doesn't care and their vendors don't care how you get traffic to them. Clickbank hoplinks are the easiest to spam with because Clickbank doesn’t care and their vendors don’t care how you get traffic to them.

]]> By: jasmine http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/social-hijinx-digg-impregnated-with-rickrolling-malware-and-facebook-group-hijacked-by-spammers/#comment-23928 jasmine Wed, 06 May 2009 05:26:19 +0000 http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/social-hijinx-digg-impregnated-with-rickrolling-malware-and-facebook-group-hijacked-by-spammers/#comment-23928 I have read this news somewhere before.I couldn't believe that facebook can allow such stuffs to happen.Hope they will get a better interface to detect such activities. I have read this news somewhere before.I couldn’t believe that facebook can allow such stuffs to happen.Hope they will get a better interface to detect such activities.

]]> By: Jack Smith http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/social-hijinx-digg-impregnated-with-rickrolling-malware-and-facebook-group-hijacked-by-spammers/#comment-24162 Jack Smith Tue, 19 May 2009 19:36:27 +0000 http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/social-hijinx-digg-impregnated-with-rickrolling-malware-and-facebook-group-hijacked-by-spammers/#comment-24162 Yes. Social networking sites is vunerable to hijacking by spammers and malware vendors. But we can find some ways to prevent such hijacks. Yes. Social networking sites is vunerable to hijacking by spammers and malware vendors. But we can find some ways to prevent such hijacks.

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