Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2020 Archive Jun 10
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bigorre.org
- bigorre.org: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
- Bigorre (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
— Newslinger talk 01:08, 2 June 2020 (UTC)
watchcartoononline.site
- watchcartoononline.site: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
- Jpcuximihhunuraozy (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
— Newslinger talk 17:59, 6 June 2020 (UTC)
ABC Diario Argentina
- abcdiario.com.ar: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
- Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/ABC Diario Argentina
Hello, all, there's a lot of cross-wiki reference spamming of this website by sockpuppets. On the surface it looks like a legitimate news site, but the majority of uses of the site appear to be spam from sockpuppet accounts. Does this problem merit local or global blacklisting? ST47 (talk) 02:57, 7 June 2020 (UTC)
- I noticed that it was blacklisted on eswiki, so I've also requested global blacklisting. ST47 (talk) 03:50, 7 June 2020 (UTC)
newsofgoogle.com
- newsofgoogle.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
- 2409:4041:2E0D:9A60:DC95:B675:4A7F:698A (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • robtex.com • Google)
— Newslinger talk 06:22, 11 June 2020 (UTC)
localonliner.com
- localonliner.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
Personal blog added into multiple articles. — Newslinger talk 20:18, 11 June 2020 (UTC)
Wikipedia: User Elprime
User:Elprime is using Wikipedia for creating personal attacks, he uploading email screenshots (File:Alexander Freeman Threatened Brian Krebs .png), google links (File:HostSailor TrendMicro.png), adding spam links https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Hosting_environment&oldid=961794660 and disrupting Wikipedia pages. Adding spam on pages https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Crime_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates&oldid=961874445. Can anyone look into this? 47.200.110.187 (talk) 10:44, 11 June 2020 (UTC)
- TechRadar and Krebs on Security (a self-published source by a subject-matter expert) are both reliable sources, not spam domains. — Newslinger talk 20:22, 11 June 2020 (UTC)
Just randomly found this report. Why is this url being tracked? It is a very large depository of archival data (printed texts, photos, etc) by the National Library of Lithuania. Renata (talk) 21:10, 9 June 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Renata3, according to the notice on Wikipedia:WikiProject Spam/LinkReports/epaveldas.lt, COIBot automatically tracks domains when "The IP related to the link is added by someone with an IP close to the IP of the link." epaveldas.lt resolves to 193.219.130.32, and 193.219.130.163 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) added the link at lt:Special:Diff/5727948, which may have triggered the report. I wasn't able to find any discussions mentioning the epaveldas.lt domain that would have activated COIBot. Being tracked by COIBot does not limit the use of the domain in any way, so I don't think there is any need for worry. — Newslinger talk 06:29, 11 June 2020 (UTC)
- Renata3, it appears that the report was created because one of the spam-fighters requested it. Someone may have seen something questionable going on, maybe when they saw the above IP adding it (the IP is registered to Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania).
- Just as a note, that something is a large depository of archival data, an established organisation or similar does not exclude that those organisations do engage in search engine optimization activities or 'paid editing' of some sorts. Bigger organisations generally do that in transparent ways and avoid 'spamming', but it does happen. Some large organisations do it however aggressively, other hire 'rogue' SEO companies, and in some cases it is a rogue employee fulfilling strange KPIs (I've had a museum webmaster who was rampant spamming museum links because his boss told him that they needed more incoming links to the organisation; IIRC they needed to get money for new servers). Here however, I think it is a case of coincidence (that IP is likely another part of the organisation), though lt:user:Nacionaline biblioteka also exists. Dirk Beetstra T C 06:57, 11 June 2020 (UTC)
- Ok, thank you for the explanation! Was just curious what triggered the report and if there is anything to worry about. Does not seem like it. Renata (talk) 19:28, 12 June 2020 (UTC)
Suspicious new articles (2 May)
Some more lockdown spam for you. MER-C 15:50, 2 May 2020 (UTC)
ErRied
ErRied (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam) A WP:SPA who has returned to spamming links to etti.unibw.de as in the past. Dicklyon (talk) 20:05, 15 June 2020 (UTC)
etti.unibw.de: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
broadly spammed ELs by User:ErReid. Dicklyon (talk) 20:05, 15 June 2020 (UTC)
Systango Technology
- systango.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
- Systango Technology (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
User w/o education on how Wikipedia works is attempting to spam a web development company; see [1] ☆ Bri (talk) 18:39, 16 June 2020 (UTC)
geosoftech.com
- geosoftech.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
- Agency geosoftech (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
— Newslinger talk 07:12, 19 June 2020 (UTC)
upcomingmoviesnow.com
- upcomingmoviesnow.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
- Pervs321 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
— Newslinger talk 08:56, 20 June 2020 (UTC)
igovjobs.in
- igovjobs.in: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
- Igovtjob (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
— Newslinger talk 10:41, 21 June 2020 (UTC)
lyricstextbook.com
- lyricstextbook.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
- Lyricstextbook (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
— Newslinger talk 13:16, 21 June 2020 (UTC)
rethync.co.uk
- rethync.co.uk: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
- Rethync (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
— Newslinger talk 11:50, 23 June 2020 (UTC)
techferal.com
- techferal.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
- Agastya99 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)