2012-07-16, 03:12 PM
Hi,
my situation is particular.
I have a free account somewhere and I make a sub-domain for prepare a web site. In this web site I add a forum linked to the site. I buy a domain to an other provider for this site then I transfer all my web site under the new domain. because new domain have more space I make a sub-domain for create the page before publish in production site. In the sub-domain I create an other forum for test purpose.
In the production forum that is ranked in google i see some strange account:
1) All strange user end with *Web
2) all mail is @hotmail.co.uk (we are Italian and all mail is Italian)
3) In where you live they write always ATI.
They never write a post and never replay to a private msg then I ban all of they but every 1 or 2 week a new account was create.
Then for security I move the Admin directory to a new name.
I install a fake admin directory. I Insert a question for be sure is human.
Nothing change a new account was create.
After 2 month from the first forum was create I go to close it, because is old test.
I found 2500 people account and 400 threads create.
Then I go to see what they write and I don't understand it because the write is half Polish half english.
I understand that the threads is not useful alone. I think they use a system for use the space of the forum for their web page.
I search their IP and i discover that they came from all the world, I think is zombie machine.
Then I close the forum and change the pw of the config.ini for be sure they can't continue to use.
After 1 month from the creation of the new test I watch it and 4 user is registered and 2 threads were created.
Now my problem is production site I understand they found on internet and use it, but test forum? I never use and never give to someone the address, how they found the address?
mybb site save a list of all installed forum?
Someone have an explanation?
Someone know a way to avoid the registration of that user?
Someone happen the same thing?
thank's
Saul
my situation is particular.
I have a free account somewhere and I make a sub-domain for prepare a web site. In this web site I add a forum linked to the site. I buy a domain to an other provider for this site then I transfer all my web site under the new domain. because new domain have more space I make a sub-domain for create the page before publish in production site. In the sub-domain I create an other forum for test purpose.
In the production forum that is ranked in google i see some strange account:
1) All strange user end with *Web
2) all mail is @hotmail.co.uk (we are Italian and all mail is Italian)
3) In where you live they write always ATI.
They never write a post and never replay to a private msg then I ban all of they but every 1 or 2 week a new account was create.
Then for security I move the Admin directory to a new name.
I install a fake admin directory. I Insert a question for be sure is human.
Nothing change a new account was create.
After 2 month from the first forum was create I go to close it, because is old test.
I found 2500 people account and 400 threads create.
Then I go to see what they write and I don't understand it because the write is half Polish half english.
I understand that the threads is not useful alone. I think they use a system for use the space of the forum for their web page.
I search their IP and i discover that they came from all the world, I think is zombie machine.
Then I close the forum and change the pw of the config.ini for be sure they can't continue to use.
After 1 month from the creation of the new test I watch it and 4 user is registered and 2 threads were created.
Now my problem is production site I understand they found on internet and use it, but test forum? I never use and never give to someone the address, how they found the address?
mybb site save a list of all installed forum?
Someone have an explanation?
Someone know a way to avoid the registration of that user?
Someone happen the same thing?
thank's
Saul