Suspicious new member name

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Suspicious new member name

Postby Enzo » Sat Sep 30, 2006 11:16 am

OK, I glance at the top of the page to find our newest member is:

WinAntySpyware_001

No posts, so far. Listing an antispyware URL for a web site.

Am I just paranoid or ar we about to be spammed?
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Postby Lance » Sat Sep 30, 2006 12:19 pm

I delete several of those a day. Most of them use a bogus email address so the account never gets activated. They just want their URL in their profile so it boosts their ranking in Google. You see, the more places that link back to you, the more popular Google thinks you are. It is a very common tactic.

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