standing tall, Cialis and poisonous crap in Puppy's Home web page

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Bruce B · #1 Post by **Bruce B** » Thu 20 Mar 2008, 04:29

Don't shoot me. I'm just the messenger.

There are hundreds and hundreds of standing tall, Cialis, Livitra references in the source code at Puppy Linux Org

After arriving, click View -> Page source.

Below is a screen shot with CSS turned off.

Bruce B · #2 Post by **Bruce B** » Thu 20 Mar 2008, 04:33

PS the forum is compromised also I think, because the title I wrote was not the title displayed.

Maybe I shouldn't have made the hyper-link because I have no earthly idea how the title became what it was.

oblivious · #3 Post by **oblivious** » Thu 20 Mar 2008, 04:38

I remember reading in a thread that that phrase automatically replaces the word "d--gs". It was set up to deter spammers, I think.

Bruce B · #4 Post by **Bruce B** » Thu 20 Mar 2008, 04:44

oblivious wrote:I remember reading in a thread that that phrase automatically replaces the word "d--gs". It was set up to deter spammers, I think.

I went back, back and back to my original post and took a picture of the window. You can see exactly what the title submitted was.

oblivious · #5 Post by **oblivious** » Thu 20 Mar 2008, 04:51

Yes, all of those brands of "poison" are beloved of spammers. (Did you know there's an existing thread in "Misc" about the attacks on Barry's site?)

Bruce B · #6 Post by **Bruce B** » Thu 20 Mar 2008, 05:03

oblivious wrote:Yes, all of those brands of "poison" are beloved of spammers. (Did you know there's an existing thread in "Misc" about the attacks on Barry's site?)

I think you're right our phpbb probably has a filter for the words I used and replaced them with the 'poisonous crap'. As you can see all the commas and other words remained the same.

So, probably nothing wrong with our forum.

oblivious · #7 Post by **oblivious** » Thu 20 Mar 2008, 05:11

Found where it's discussed:

http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 9388da2335

Bruce B · #8 Post by **Bruce B** » Thu 20 Mar 2008, 05:40

oblivious wrote:Found where it's discussed:

http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 9388da2335

You sure did! Made a believer out of me. Thanks.

Bruce B · #9 Post by **Bruce B** » Thu 20 Mar 2008, 06:32

I suppose I should stop trying to make a business of selling poisonous crap on the Puppy forum.

On the serious side, having looked at the code carefully, I don't see a security issue. CSS attributes hide all the links and text and it seems the purpose is to generate more business for the malicious site referenced by way of fooling searching engines, which is not a good idea for legitimate purposes as it can cause a loss in Puppy's rating.

Mostly, I hope someone takes time to clean up the bad code which was prepended to the html file(s), which I'm sure someone will do.

Lobster · #10 Post by **Lobster** » Thu 20 Mar 2008, 06:58

Thanks for letting us know.

When Puppian set up the CMS he made a big effort to get the site up on the google ranking scales. I am not sure how that was done but it means that when people search for Puppy, we are quite near the top.

Now the purveyors of via*** (aka piosonous crap) are of the opinion that those looking for puppy info actually are in need of enhancement to their prowess. This maybe true (in another universe). We are therefore a target for this prime cyberspace . . .

Maybe it is also time for Tinfoil Pup?

raffy · #11 Post by **raffy** » Thu 20 Mar 2008, 07:49

That's not surprising anymore. Barry has already written about how ineffective servage is when it comes to deterring spam. Lately, I noticed that the puppylinux.org server is running an unnumbered Apache version and mod_php4. It's really time to pack up and go - as soon as we have a basic new site up. See the discussion on "web presence".

Sage · #12 Post by **Sage** » Thu 20 Mar 2008, 07:53

This problem would not exist if the world's richest nation redistributed its tax income into looking after its citizens. All those products are available on the NHS over here for folks who need them - and if they are over 60, one of the target groups, prescriptions are 'free'.
Re-reading the referenced thread
[http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 9388da2335]
it was remiss of me not to congratulate 'sunburnt' for his enlightenment. Now, his task is to unlock the brainwashed fear of his fellow citizens about communism, advocated by the ancients. All for one and one for all. Liberte`, Egalite`, Fraternite` and those other noble aspirations...

Notwithstanding, the alleged pharmaceuticals are frequently fakes peddled by the Mob from their lairs in Florida and you'd be lucky even to get a bag of chalk if you send them dosh. Our country cousins would be well advised to place their faith in their criminal investigation bureaux and report these creeps. Mind you, there's still the problem of levering the Shrub dynasty out of the Sunshine State.....

alienjeff · #13 Post by **alienjeff** » Thu 20 Mar 2008, 13:24

raffy wrote:It's really time to pack up and go - as soon as we have a basic new site up.

Wrong.

It's time to CLEAN UP THE MESS and PATCH THE HOLES that presently exists on PuppyLinux.org. NOW!

For the webmasters of PuppyLinux.org to nonchalantly leave 441 links embedded in the website's main page is NEGLIGENT at best. At worst, it's AIDING AND ABETTING said purveyors of pharmaceuticals of dubious repute, and quite possibly CRIMINAL.

Wake up, FFS!

raffy · #14 Post by **raffy** » Thu 20 Mar 2008, 13:44

It's amazing how you are able to get those spamcode hours after it has been cleaned - maybe a cache from your ISP?

You assume the worst among your peers, AlienJeff, an attitude that would not help the community.

Aitch · #15 Post by **Aitch** » Thu 20 Mar 2008, 13:51

@alienjeff

I'm sure that what you posted was a good idea
but the filter has turned it into a script for a good comedy sketch
Are you sure you didn't mix your posts & send a fix to the comedy club? LOL

Aitch

PS I read somewhere that there's a way using spam assassin to send the posts back to their source with a 'nobody home' sort of response, so that the bot removes us from its list, but its not my field
Do we have spam assassin on the server, anyone know?

alienjeff · #16 Post by **alienjeff** » Thu 20 Mar 2008, 14:12

@Aitch
You caught the post mid-"post-edit-preview-edit-post" - before I decided to remove the code in question.

@Raffy
I will contact my ISP and ask about their caching policy.

My assumptions are based on what I observe. The webmasters of puppylinux.org are not my peers. I am an Internet pedestrian and visitor to puppylinux.org. They are site admins. A fair amount of my posting here and time spend helping n00bs and nubs alike on IRC underscore my commitment to "help the community."

raffy · #17 Post by **raffy** » Thu 20 Mar 2008, 16:06

The webmasters of puppylinux.org are not my peers. I am an Internet pedestrian and visitor to puppylinux.org. They are site admins. A fair amount of my posting here and time spend helping n00bs and nubs alike on IRC underscore my commitment to "help the community."

Perhaps a hobby, Alienjeff, to pass by the forum to litter it with cheapshots then claim later to be just a passing pedestrian? You know very well that the webmasters of the site are also members of this forum.

But whatever you say, am spending time here as your peer to plead with you that you can definitely do better. After all, a polite and wholesome community will be good for all of us.

alienjeff · #18 Post by **alienjeff** » Thu 20 Mar 2008, 16:28

Please don't patronize me.

Aitch · #19 Post by **Aitch** » Thu 20 Mar 2008, 16:46

@alienjeff

yep, no probs,

was funny though,

sorry that others don't seem to understand your desire to bring this to attention,

[I'm having a few misunderstandings & claims of attacks myself],

as I see similarities in our style

However, I've posted a link to tombh, doing the new site,

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 2&start=90

as I'm concerned you may just be the big bang referred to here

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 461#183461

perhaps you should add another 2c's worth to the 'is there a god' thread

as I suggested it should be, 'If there's a god, has he got a sense of

humour?'

aitch

prehistoric · #20 Post by **prehistoric** » Thu 20 Mar 2008, 17:41

Anyone on this thread: would it surprise you to learn the perpetrators have tried to make Puppy users point fingers at each other? Creating personal conflicts is an ancient means of social engineering to prevent solution of problems. There is plenty of evidence attackers are psychologically sophisticated these days. We don't need Achilles going off to sulk in his tent.

raffy: I also saw the corrupted page and had the source open in another tab when I posted on the thread about the virus warning, about 40 minutes ahead of AJ's blast. I have a different ISP. Not sure what's going on.

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standing tall, Cialis and poisonous crap in Puppy's Home web page

standing tall, Cialis and poisonous crap in Puppy's Home web page

I read about this

Re: I read about this

not surprising

Re: not surprising

amazing

hobby?

conflict