Checking the Bot Trap
Charles Johnson
Thu Mar 27, 2008 at 4:20 pm PDT • Views: 280
Let’s check the PHP error log, shall we, and see what kind of spambots we’ve caught in our trap?
When I installed our new spambot blocking code yesterday, I made sure to log all email script accesses that didn’t pass the token verification procedure. This lets me collect a list of probable spambots, because the most likely reason for failing to pass that verification is that it’s a nasty spammer robot on the other end, calling the LGF contact script directly.
Here are the countries of origin of the first 8 bots:
Somewhere in Thailand
Somewhere in the United Arab Emirates
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Beijing, China
Roubaix, France
Livani, Latvia
Los Angeles, California, USA
And last but not least, a spambot using America Online. You’ve got mail!
Frank says: