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User:Pahunkat/Spambot log

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Russian Casino

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English CV

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Traditional English format

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Possible that the -number suffixed and non-number suffixed are different variants? Unlikely given consistency of ones below

Modification of normal

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Unsure

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Above had userpage deleted before I could have a look

Possibly a NTSAMR 'new' configured wrongly?

Linkfarm ones

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Assorted, some on filter but caught by blacklist

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Observations

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  • Predominant variants are the emerging "new" spambot category which tends to be in English, followed by the more established casino userpage spambots which tend to be in russian.
  • Blacklisting links can help (some are caught by the blacklist), but the spammers will find different links once they are blacklisted
  • There are noticeable editing patterns and traits that may be helpful for solutions such as edit filters/bots to recognize such spam
  • There are noticeable attempts to avoid detection in some of the "new" categories using characters similar to the english alphabet (but which are different)
  • All spambots are being caught by some existing filter or another, however these filters produce too many false positives to be set to disallow.