Directory of Comment Spam Resources

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The phenomenon of guestbooks and blogs and other online feedback tools being filled with "comments" that are really just link droppings placed with the purpose of being noticed by Google.

Subcategories

• Phishing

Resources in This Category

• Akismet

  http://akismet.com/
  A plugin which identifies and blocks comment and trackback spam on blogs with integration to various blogging systems.

• Bad Behavior

  http://bad-behavior.ioerror.us/
  An open source PHP-based solution for blocking link spam and the robots which deliver it by analyzing the delivery method as well as the software the spammer is using instead of looking at the content of potential spam.

• BBC News - How spammers are targeting blogs

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3210623.stm
  Spammers are turning their attention to weblogs, angering technology analyst Bill Thompson. He calls it "flyblogging."

• CleanTalk

  http://cleantalk.org/
  A spam protection service for websites.

• Comment Spam Wiper

  http://www.spamwipe.com/
  Comment protection for your site.

• Google - Keeping comment spam off your site and away from users

  https://webmasters.googleblog.com/2008/09/keeping-comment-spam-off-your-site-and.html
  Recommendations from Google Webmaster Central on captchas, automatic filtering, and other anti-spam tactics.

• Internetnews.com - Six Apart Trains Guns on 'Comment Spam'

  http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3331341
  The blog tools vendor Six Apart plans to roll out an open online authentication system to fight the growing phenomenon of comment spam.

• Jeremy Zawodny's Blog - Guerilla Tactics Against Blog Comment Spammers

  http://jeremy.zawodny.com/blog/archives/001000.html
  Suggestion that bloggers create posts that target the same spammy phrases that blog spammers want Google to find.

• Jeremy Zawodny's Blog: Using mod rewrite against comment spam bots

  http://jeremy.zawodny.com/blog/archives/003862.html
  Very short tutorial.

• Kalsey Consulting Group - Comment Spam Manifesto

  http://kalsey.com/2003/11/comment_spam_manifesto/
  Weblogger crystallizes the thoughts of many in declaring a cyberwar on those who inappropriately post in guestbooks and weblogs.

• Keypic

  http://keypic.com/
  Instead of CAPTCHA we insert an advertising image.

• Learning Movable Type: Concerning Spam

  http://www.learningmovabletype.com/archives/000246concerning_spam.php
  Types of spam seen on blogs.

• NBC News - Spammers now clogging blogs, IM

  http://www.nbcnews.com/id/3475953/ns/technology_and_science-security/t/spammers-now-clogging-blogs-im/
  Spam has never been limited to e-mail. But now, commercial pitches are increasingly popping up in online chats, instant messages, cell phones with text messaging and weblog comments.

• No Guestbook Spam Anymore

  http://www.nogbspam.com/
  Offers instructions for webmasters for avoiding and eliminating spam in guestbook.

• OJR : Bloggers Declare War on Comment Spam, but Can They Win?

  http://ojr.org/ojr/glaser/1095201311.php
  "Here's a look at the battle so far."

• Stop Forum Spam

  http://www.stopforumspam.com/
  Provides statistics and various information about persistent spammers on message boards and blogs.

• Wired - Googlemania: The (Evil) Genius of Comment Spammers

  http://archive.wired.com/wired/archive/12.03/google.html?pg=7
  Background of the phenomenon of comment spam and how bloggers responded.

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• Home > Computers > Internet > Abuse > Referrer Spam
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