Malware on some pages here

[SockPuppet]

The PM from Eternity is spam. That same message has been flooding other forums as well. Also from the same user.

 

[Z RENCH]

I got the same PM this morning

 

[AKwelder]

Eternity was the name from my post this morning, last thing i need is my wife wondering who Eternity is and what I am doing on TractorByNet.com chatting with gals

 

[Greenmountain Farmer]

Google eternity malware

Tom in Vermont

 

[Muhammad]

I just deleted all PMs sent by that user, as well as the user account.

 

[deepNdirt]

Hopefully was able to trace it back to registration information and report it, although I'm sure was not given the correct info, Perhaps and X member being vindictive?

 

[Muhammad]

The spammers that register are automated bots that perform various tasks without much, or any human activity (register, confirm account, post message, send PM). Some are as innocent as posting links to "cheap air jordan sneakers" and others are more malicious (attempting to infect or send people to infectious sites).

We don't allow HTML in PMs or messages, so the ability to a spammer to cause harm is limited to when our users click on the links that they post. Obviously if the spammers are clever and disguise links as relevant or useful, it becomes more likely that some users will click on them.

When we become aware of spammers, we delete all PMs they sent, all messages they posted and delete the accounts they used. It's highly unlikely that any spammer uses a traceable IP address, since their activities are illegal in most countries.

 

[aczlan]

It's highly unlikely that any spammer uses a traceable IP address, since their activities are illegal in most countries.

And even if the IP address is traceable, it probably just leads back to a computer that was infected with some nasty bug and is now part of a botnet. rather than the owner of said botnet.

Aaron Z

 

[Muhammad]

Yep... tricky spammers.