The pages contain links, the links get indexed by search engines as they are being put on an already indexed site....it's the technique these so called SEO's use to get site promoted. Pity it does not work as well as it used to back when Google was an infant.....but it costs them nothing to utilize infected machines with IRC controlled bots to do this. They take $2000 of a naïve company and then set there bots off. Money in the back for using somebody else's computer to do the work.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botnet There are blacklist files that get updated daily, but it is a battle you will lose unless you take all the steps to secure your site and keep those blacklists up to date. -- Richard A Clafton | the brITish guy | W5\G7EIX RIROC - Hosting - Development - Technology http://www.riroc.com | [email protected] PugHearts of Houston Pug Rescue | www.PugHearts.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Drax Felton Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 12:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Looks like someone really messed up the Flexwiki What is the motive for having bots deface the Wiki? -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard Clafton Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 1:47 PM To: 'Brian Lloyd' Cc: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Looks like someone really messed up the Flexwiki Well, I am fighting a losing battle. My page monitor is catching the mods and reverting them, but there are more _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
