Splog Spot Blog » Phishing

Splogs and the clutter of pop-ups

Jon — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:51:00 +0000

It’s interesting to note that almost all splogs use Javascript. The reason for this is that Javascript allows sploggers to embed their site with instructions that will increase their “revenue” from all visitors.

For example, they input Javascript instructions for generating pop-up windows when you enter the site or when you click on a link. These windows open up even when you leave the site. Regardless on what triggers the pop-ups, these are one of the most annoying things you will see on the internet and it goes to show how poorly sploggers treat internet visitors when they don’t care if you have a horrendous experience on their site just as long as they earn money doing so.

mouse overs and splogs

Jon — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:09:27 +0000

Your mouse is a great tool in immediately finding out if a blog or web site is actually a splog. You have to remember that most splogs are nothing more than link lists. A good way to immediately determine if a blog is actually a splog is by gliding your mouse over any link in the page. If you see a very long code and not the usual links that is quite familiar to anyone who surfs the net then you’ve found a splog. That long code is actually the affiliate clickthrough information.

Of course, sploggers are quite devious in that they also have other ways of going around this easy tell. Some sploggers actually have hidden link information. This means that when you hover over a link in a splog you won’t see the link appearing in the status bar. Of course, when you think about it, a legitimate web site won’t go through the trouble of hiding a link so, ironically enough, it becomes another clue that you are visiting a splog.

Hidden Splog Dangers

Jon — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 09:08:25 +0000

There is an alarming rise in the incidence of splogs becoming a way of spreading malware in the form of phishing or other identity theft scams and people are taking notice. Spam blogs as we know are blogs that are created solely to steer ranking bots to their sites without giving second thought about the many sources they plague. There are also link-farms that do more than just steal content, they automatically fill in links to boost their own sites gaining more attention from indexing bots. Being bots themselves, these nasties prey upon unsuspecting blogs, stealing their content not giving a damn about the hard work that went into making the said posts. Comment and track-back scams are also on the rise which send multiple comments promoting certain products such as drugs and other obviously fake products. They can be used for DoS attacks, flooding hosting servers with comments that if left unattended can swell into the thousands.
Having a blog and getting hundreds of comments is a sure sign you may be falling victim to such activities, spam comments can easily be screened with captcha plugins that seems to be one of the simplest ways of getting rid of spam comments. As with splogs, the link-back technique is still the most effective way to kick them out and one can take action with Google’s AdSense by reporting the said sites and kicking them out of business. There may be no immediate action taken but with our combined effort, we can surely find a way to kick them out and to get our content to our readers who deserve nothing but the best. Bloggers of the world should unite and get these blogs out so we can blog in peace for whatever reason we may see fit.