Has anyone noticed that you can’t scroll over Google Ads? Is this new? If I’m on a web page that has some Google Adsense ads, and I scroll down the page using my mouse’s scroll wheel, the page stops scrolling if I happen to go over an ad. I have to move the mouse cursor […]
Archive of posts filed under the Advertising category.
Miscreants using a web form
A helpful spammer found a hole in one of my old web forms. So he started blasting out email through it. I removed the script, and then captured the IP addresses of the compromised systems/bots that were trying to use it. I’d suggest you block these IP addresses. Who should this be reported to? Each […]
Augh! Michael S. Cox Response
Never mind. “Never wrestle a pig in mud, because you get dirty and the pig enjoys it.”
My first Cease and Desist Notification: Michael S. Cox isn’t a spammer?
Wow. I received my first Cease and Desist “order” today. Via email. From Michael S. Cox. Supposedly. I wonder what the legal system in Poland is like? I don’t think they would have jurisdiction over me.
Why I use tagged email addresses
I use a unique email address anyplace I need to give out my email address. This allows me to track spam and other unethical organizations that believe their “message” is more important than my privacy. A simple MD5 hash of (the domain I’m submitting to) plus (a private password) gives me a unique 32 character […]
Gmail Collection
Back in January I set one of my ancient domains to forward all of it’s spam to a Gmail account. (original post: Comparing Gmail, Yahoo, and Hotmail) I just today looked at the Gmail account to see how it’s doing. Argh! My ancient domain has filled up its hard drive with spam, so it’s been […]
Block 64.62.228.x
Wow, I upgraded one of my blogs (ShowBizRadio.net) to the enwest WordPress earlier this week. The spam fighting system is very different from earlier versions of WordPress. I received 50+ comment spam attempts starting just a few hours ago. As I was typing this entry, I received 9 more! The attempts are all registering as […]
WashingtonPost.com spams
Amazing. On a day a when the FTC fines a millionaire spammer a pittance of the fine due, the Washington Post ignores its privacy policy and spams me with an offer to buy their stupid dead tree paper. But yeah, the spam tells me I can opt-out! Like I should trust that, after all, my […]
Blocked XMR3 family of domains
I’ve just blocked these domains, all related to each other, based on message content, message headers, and whois searches: messagereach.com premiereglobal.com venturedirect.com xmr1.com xmr2.com xmr3.com xmr4.com xmr5.com xmr6.com xmr7.com xmr8.com xmr9.com xmr10.com xmr11.com xmr12.com xmr13.com xmr14.com xmr15.com. They are sending out drivel (spam) with subject lines like “Savvy IT Pros Are Great Responders!” and “Ministry […]
My delegate is still spamming
My elected official, who obviously believes that opt-out is only for suckers, is now on my mail server’s blocklist. Bad riddance. I reported her again. This time she was connected through a Comcast connection. Let’s see if they can get her to stop. Of course, I won’t know, since I shouldn’t see her drivel any […]