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Lately I've noticed spambots like stealing my sig. I'm curious, as so far I've just seen mine. Any particular reason my sig would be stolen above others?

I'm not that familiar with how they work anymore.
On forums, members are recognizable by their avatar and signature. You have a high post count, so obviously other members are more likely to remember you then a guy with 10 posts.

As you are an old member you're deemed 'trustworthy' on this forum. People on the internet have low attention spans. They see the signature and their brain matches it to you, so other members are more likely to click on a link they post.

Hope that makes sense.
It does help Malcom., but is that for the bot spambots or for the human ones?
I'm guessing both. It's highly possible that Xrumer 7 has the capability, along with other such bots.