Exposed: Dodgy domains spam message boards

[mandy]

Spammers appear to have found a new target of choice for 2006 - bombarding internet message boards with unprecedented ferocity.

The amount of message board spam has been escalating dramatically since mid-2005, according to experts and a search of Google shows a number of frequently recurring domains are appearing in bogus comments on message boards all over the internet.

Among the most common domains appearing on message boards as spam, there is a definite trend.

Domains...which reference online gaming.

Sergeant believes individuals and companies are abusing the system to increase their Google ranking, or increase the resale value of a domain name by raising its prominence.

full article: http://www.silicon.com/research/specialr...545,00.htm

[bargainbloodhound]

Dodgy domains are also attempting to spam directories.  Luckily firewalls were invented so the spammers can be permanently blocked.