New Kind of WordPress Comment Spam and How To Tackle It

Comment spams area headache. But they are reality too. We may get irritated but we need to combat it. As the antispam measures get better, spammers evolve too. It is an everlasting fight with no end in the near future.

Lately, I witnessed a type of comment spam that would appear almost like a real comment. But a closer look determines that they are in fact spam.

Look at these sentences

This sentence can be easily mistaken for a genuine comment

Great posts and expecting more updates form you this year.

This was a good try but context was not relevant.

Does people here have a touch on where Stockmarket is ending?

This might appeal to your heart but beware of the garb

Nothing seems to be easier than seeing someone whom you can help but not helping.

Even people would utilize God’s name

I suggest we start giving it a try. Give love to the ones that need it.
God will appreciate it.

This one is too clever

Just like you, I go forever with out reading RSS. My view is, if it’s important at all, It will hit my twitter stream.

I have been extremely careful with comment spams after I burnt my fingers on spamvertising issue. I was forced to close one of my established site as it had been spamvertised by a user. [Read more...]

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