Spam Bots...

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Spam Bots...

From Deb at FutureQuest.net on 06 October '98

My logs are popping up with a lot of 'EmailSiphon' agents and other EMail collection bots.... I'm considering placing some restrictions on the server in yet another attempt to fight back a bit at spammers...

I'm wondering if anyone knows of a large list of these types of bots that includes how they would show up in a raw log file? If so could you point me in the right direction please?

This is a short list of the ones I personally have come in contact with:

CherryPicker
CherryPickerSE/1.0
CherryPickerElite/1.0

Email Collector
EmailCollector/1.0

EmailWolf
EmailWolf 1.00

Extractor Pro
Crescent Internet ToolPak HTTP OLE Control v.1.0

Sonic
EmailSiphon

WebCollector
Mozilla/2.0 (compatible; NEWT ActiveX; Win32)

Web Mole
Crescent Internet ToolPak HTTP OLE Control v.1.0

WebWeasel
Crescent Internet ToolPak HTTP OLE Control v.1.0

Thanks ahead
Deb

Replies from other people:

Re: Spam Bots... Max - 07/10/98
- Re: Spam Bots... Deb - 07/10/98
  - Re: Spam Bots... Max - 07/10/98
    - Re: Spam Bots... Deb - 07/10/98
Re: Spam Bots... Jim - 06/10/98
- Re: Spam Bots... Deb - 06/10/98
  - Re: Spam Bots... Jim - 06/10/98

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>My logs are popping up with a lot of 'EmailSiphon' agents and other EMail collection bots.... I'm considering placing some restrictions on the server in yet another attempt to fight back a bit at spammers... >I'm wondering if anyone knows of a large list of these types of bots that includes how they would show up in a raw log file? If so could you point me in the right direction please? >This is a short list of the ones I personally have come in contact with: >CherryPicker >CherryPickerSE/1.0 >CherryPickerElite/1.0 >Email Collector >EmailCollector/1.0 >EmailWolf >EmailWolf 1.00 >Extractor Pro >Crescent Internet ToolPak HTTP OLE Control v.1.0 >Sonic >EmailSiphon >WebCollector >Mozilla/2.0 (compatible; NEWT ActiveX; Win32) >Web Mole >Crescent Internet ToolPak HTTP OLE Control v.1.0 >WebWeasel >Crescent Internet ToolPak HTTP OLE Control v.1.0 >Thanks ahead >Deb