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- on Thu 30 Apr 2009
- 11:59:46 PM UTC
Spam/swine flu
I know it's not that funny given the situation, but someone elsewhere remarked about the "irony" between the two words of spam and swine flu.
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- on Fri 01 May 2009
- 12:09:45 AM UTC
It's a shame that someone or
It's a shame that someone or anyone would take advantage of a major issue that concerns many of us.
Frank J
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- on Fri 01 May 2009
- 12:43:31 AM UTC
troubling
This has been troubling me.
I've been working on some lists of domains: "good, bad, and uncertain"F-Secure has posted on their weblog, including a list of domains that were hurriedly purchased last weekend, some are parked, so it would be unfair to assume they have ill intent. (tried to make a pun there), while others are definitely malice; this is one of the lists I'm working on sorting out.
I've seen the avertlabs page quite an extensive post listing. There is also Dancho Danchev's Blog post, Spamvertised Swine Flu Domains that has an enormous domain listing (blacklist) that is safe for WOT users to rate very poorly (RED) just link back to the blog page as reference.
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- on Sat 02 May 2009
- 12:30:23 PM UTC
@g7w Very excellent
@g7w Very excellent intel!
Frank J
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- on Sat 02 May 2009
- 07:26:16 AM UTC
Swineflu maps
HealthMap | Global disease alert map
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- on Sat 02 May 2009
- 07:01:30 PM UTC
F-Secure list
I've noticed the list F-Secure presented has been mass-rated RED already.
That's a shame, I've been going through it, slowly, resolving whois, ownership, ips (dedicated versus shared) and some genuine sites are rated improperly; here's one for an example:
http://www.fightswineflu.comThis is a simple, yet aesthetically pleasing WordPress Blog that shows current news on the topic; from the About page:
I have set this site up as a hub for news and information about the recent outbreak of H1N1 Swine Flu. Please contact me with any links you would like me to post or if any of the posted links contain information that is incorrect or outdated.- whois
- Created: 2009-04-26
Expires: 2010-04-26
Registrant Search: "Andrew Hook" owns about 74 other domains
(I really need a good domain registrant search tool *sigh*)
As F-Secure stated on their blog, "Remember, this post notes the creation of opportunistic sites, not malicious ones."
In other words, this is not meant as a blacklist, it was merely an observation.FYI, many of these domain names were purchased as an investment with one intent: to have, to sell. They reside on parking pages and have no useful content, they should not be rated by WOT for they are neither "good" nor "bad" sites, should a rating exist, then it should be fair at "Good" with either "other" or "useless" comments. IMO, any existing poor ratings should be deleted along with comments.
When I get finished with my list of 150-200 domains, I'll post them grouped to my findnigs. It will be awhile though, that's a long list to dissect.
/me looks at hpHosts
you especially, need to verify before submission within a blacklist
especially when including a shared server - IP: 208.97.146.12
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- on Fri 08 May 2009
- 04:31:55 PM UTC
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I've only got 1 site listed at 208.97.146.12 in the database and it doesn't look legit to me ..... though it's classification does need changed.
I have however, went through the rest of them and removed the parked domains.
Regards
Steven Burn
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- on Sat 02 May 2009
- 11:16:06 PM UTC
Certain or suspicious..?
g7w: "this is not meant as a blacklist, it was merely an observation."
Good point! Let's be absolutely sure if a list contains certified scams,
or only suspicious sites that might be bad...g7w: "some genuine sites are rated improperly;
here's one for an example: www.fightswineflu.com"I hope you'll make a list of misrated sites, so we can correct the error...
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- on Sun 03 May 2009
- 12:18:22 AM UTC
so far
So far, what I've discovered is that there is not 1 domain that could be classified bad/red, most are parked and for sale (people trying to buy domain names for profit - nothing wrong about that it's called investment), others are genuinely concerned blogs, and others redirect to already established and reputable sites.
It will take some time - I've already used up my allotted anonymous usage at domaintools.com and have to login to do more, LOL.
When I am done, I shall post a list of "not rateable | redirect (with siteName.com and my opinion) | Good/Excellent" categories. The only one's who'll have a hard time are those that have used F-Secure's list as mass-rated; they'll have to go through their myRatings pages and delete entries, 1 by 1. (there about 130 domains just on the F-Secure list). And hpHosts will have to resolve their blocklist as well.
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- on Sun 03 May 2009
- 01:16:10 AM UTC
Re-rating misrated sites...
g7w: "The only one's who'll have a hard time are those that have used F-Secure's list as mass-rated; they'll have to go through their myRatings pages and delete entries, 1 by 1."
Isn't it possible merely to repeat the massrating procedure,
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- on Sun 03 May 2009
- 04:37:53 AM UTC
parked domain
a parked domain merely means that a name has been purchased
it's not active, it has no meaning.. it's just a name, that's for sale; a "place marker."
There is no "site" so how can you honestly rate the "name?"
You could change an existing rating from red to green and a comment from spam to good site - but parked domains are neither, they should not be rated (judged) until they have a site that gives them merit, good or bad, or somewhere in between.
To remove comments, you must open the scorecard and delete it.
To remove ratings you must open you My Ratings tab in Profile, scroll to the domain listing and click the little red X - the mass rating tool offers no mass-removals to correct mass mistakes; though it probably would be a good enhancement.[ ] delete all comments and ratings
placed under the [ ] don't delete existing comments
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- on Tue 05 May 2009
- 08:45:13 PM UTC
Mass delete
Thanks for the idea. We'll have to think what would be the best way to implement this. It might be as simple as you suggested.
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- on Sat 09 May 2009
- 12:09:36 PM UTC
Mass rating confirm hard to find
Maybe you could also look at the final message when mass rating. After clicking "submit" at the bottom at the page, nothing seems to happen... until you notice at the top this message "Thanks, X comments and ratings have been submitted"...
The position is somewhat un intuitive, could you reconsider it..?
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- on Sun 03 May 2009
- 07:22:15 AM UTC
Swine not in the "list"
RED please
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- on Thu 07 May 2009
- 09:56:31 PM UTC
re: Spammers Cashing in on Swine Flu - revisited
The F-Secure list of quickly acquired domains have
all been mass-rated red in WOT and included in hpHosts.
IMHO, this was wrong, it was too early to tell any "status" of these domains.One domain name has actually been deleted and is available for purchase:
swine-flue.infoI found 7 sites to rate RED:
(links to atlanticdrugs.com a verified ROGUE Pharmacy)
swine-flu-symptoms.com
swine-flu-vaccine.com
symptoms-of-swine-flu.com
surviveswineflu.com(loads drugdelivery.ca a verified ROGUE Pharmacy)
swineflutreatment.net(fraud - nothing to do with h1n1 / swineflu)
swinefluforum.org
swineflusymtoms.comI rated Orange:
(site concentrates on offsite "pandemic kits" sold at outrageous prices.)
swineflukits.com
swineflukits.net
swineflumasks.net
swineinfluenzaa.com (framed/loads swineflusymptom.com)Abandoned / unfinished templates (orange rating - possible spam abuse?)
swineflusymptom.com
swineflublog.org (redirect to swineflublog.wordpress.com)
swinefluresources.com
swineflulabs.com
swineflus.info198 Domain names that are not rateable (blocks of 50):
purchased solely for the intent to resale
nothing malicious about them, most all have parking pages
some simply show 403 error or does not resolve (no DNS allocation)
a couple have a Word Press template with no content.360swineflu.com
avertswineflu.com
avoidswineflu.com
avoidswineflu.net
bestswinefluprotection.com
cureswineflu.com
eswineflu.com
fightswineflu.info
fightswineflu.us
flu-swine.com
fluswine.com
h1n1-swine-flu.com
h1n1-swine-flu.info
h1n1-swine-flu.net
h1n1-swineflu.com
h1n1swineflu.net
humanswineinfluenza.com
mexican-swineflu.com
mswineflu.com
noswineflu.net
noswinefluenow.com
pandemicswineflu.net
pandemicswineflu.org
pandemicswineflu.us
prepareforswineflu.com
preventionofswineflu.com
preventswineflu.com
preventswineflu.org
swine--flu.com
swine--flu.info
swine--flu.net
swine--flu.org
swine--flu.us
swine-flu-1.org
swine-flu-cure.com
swine-flu-drug.com
swine-flu-epidemic.com
swine-flu-forum.com
swine-flu-forums.com
swine-flu-help.com
swine-flu-info.info
swine-flu-mask.com
swine-flu-mask.info
swine-flu-news.info
swine-flue.com
swine-flue.net
swine-influenza.biz
swine-influenza.net
swineflu-epidemic.com
swineflu-news.comswineflu-symptoms.com
swineflu101.net
swineflu2000.com
swineflu2009.biz
swineflu2009.info
swineflu2009.org
swineflu2009.us
swineflu2010.biz
swineflu2010.info
swineflu2010.org
swineflu2010.us
swineflu360.com
swineflu360.org
swinefluaction.com
swinefluadvice.org
swinefluaid.org
swineflualert.info
swineflualert.net
swineflualert.org
swineflualerts.org
swineflualternativehealth.com
swinefluandyou.com
swinefluarmor.org
swinefluawareness.com
swinefluca.com
swineflucare.com
swineflucenter.com
swineflucenter.net
swineflucenter.org
swineflucentral.net
swineflucentral.org
swineflucentral.us
swinefluconspiracy.com
swineflucontrol.com
swineflucover.com
swineflucure.us
swineflucures.com
swinefludaily.com
swinefludeaths.org
swinefludrug.com
swineflueepidemic.org
swinefluemergency.com
swinefluepandemic.com
swinefluepandemic.info
swinefluepidemic.info
swineflueresources.org
swineflufacts.net
swineflufight.com
swineflufight.us
swineflufirstaid.comswinefluforums.com
swinefluguard.com
swinefluh1n1.info
swinefluh1n1.net
swinefluhawaii.com
swinefluhoax.com
swinefluhoax.net
swinefluhq.info
swinefluimmunization.com
swinefluinfo.net
swinefluinformation.net
swineflukit.com
swineflulawyers.com
swineflumanual.com
swineflumanual.info
swineflumask.info
swineflumask.net
swineflumasks.info
swineflumasks.us
swineflumedication.com
swineflumedicines.com
swineflun95masks.com
swineflunews.net
swineflunewscentral.com
swineflunewscentral.net
swineflunewscentral.us
swineflunewslinks.com
swineflunow.com
swinefluoutbreak.info
swineflupandemic2009.com
swineflupandemicupdate.com
swinefluprevent.com
swinefluprevention.net
swinefluprevention.org
swinefluprotect.com
swinefluprotecu.com
swineflurecovery.com
swineflurecovery.info
swineflurecovery.net
swineflurecovery.org
swineflurescue.com
swineflurescue.info
swineflurescue.net
swineflurescue.org
swineflusafetykit.com
swinefluscam.com
swineflushield.com
swineflushields.com
swineflushop.com
swineflusolutions.infoswineflusolutions.org
swinefluspread.net
swineflustore.com
swineflusupplies.info
swineflusupplies.net
swineflusupport.com
swineflusupport.info
swineflusupport.net
swineflusupport.org
swineflusurgicalmask.com
swineflusurgicalmasks.com
swineflusurvival.net
swineflusurvivor.com
swineflusurvivor.net
swineflusurvivor.org
swineflusymptons.com
swineflusyptoms.com
swineflusyptoms.net
swineflutoday.com
swineflutracker.com
swineflutracker.org
swineflutreatment.info
swinefluvaccination.info
swinefluvaccination.net
swinefluvaccination.org
swinefluvirusnews.com
swinefluvirusvaccine.com
swinefluwarning.com
swineinfluenzacure.net
swineinfluenzamasks.com
swineinfluenzanews.com
swineinfluenzavaccine.com
symptomsofswineflu.com
the-swine-flu.biz
the-swine-flu.com
the-swine-flu.net
theswineflu.net
theswineflumask.com
theswineflunews.info
theswinefluvirus.com
treatswineflu.com
truthaboutswineflu.com
twitterswineflureport.com
usswineinfluenza.com
whatistheswineflu.info
whatistheswineflu.org
zeroswineflu.com
swinefluprescription.comAcquired domains that redirect to another site
the target site is listed above those that redirect to it.
I rated the new domains based upon the rating I gave to the target site(inherit).
naturesapproved.com (I rated Good)
mexicanswineflu.info
mexicanswineflu.usswine-flu-epidemic.blogspot.com
(owner= AmericanSurvivalStore.com / americanpreppersnetwork.com)
on a personal note, I feel the content is counted as Mature Audience
so my rating for Child Safety is high-orange. (just below "good")swine-flu-epidemic.info
swine-flu-epidemic.org
swine-flu-epidemic.us
swine-flu-pandemic.org
swine-flu-pandemic.us
swinefluepidemic.us
swineinfluenza.usSites I rated Excellent:
fightswineflu.com
keithsswineflu.com
swine-flu-health.com
swine-flu-info.org
swine-flu-symptoms.info (links to: flu-swine.org)
swineflubook.com
swineflumonitor.com
swinefluoutbreaknews.com
swineflusearch.com
swineflusearch.net
swineflutips.com
theswineflunews.com
theswineflusymptoms.com
swinefluhealth.com
swinefluhealth.orgOf all these new domains I found one for mobile devices:
swinefludisease.net (I rated Excellent)
swinefludisease.org (redirects to swinefludisease.net)The remainder of the list are either incomplete, slightly "flawed" in one way or
another, or lack proper aesthetic qualities, but are harmless and well intended
so I rated them "Good."
mexicanswineflu.net
mexicoswineflupandemic.com
noswineflunow.com
swine-flu-info.com
swine-flu-information.com
swine-flu-news.org
swine-flu-pandemic.com
swine-flu-virus-pandemic.com
swine-flu-virus.info
swineflu-pandemic.com
swineflua.com
swinefluh1n1.com
swinefluhub.com
swinefluupdates.com
swinefluvir.us
swinefluwatch.org
swinefluworld.com
swinefluus.com
swineflucdc.com
swineflushot.org
swineflushots.org
swinefluhelp.net
swinefluhelp.org
newfluwiki2.com
swineflumexican.com
swineflunaturalcure.com
theswinebirdflu.com (mirrors: thehumanflu.com)
symptoms-of-swine-flu.info (swine-flu-info.co.nz)
swineinfluenzainfo.org (redirect to swineinfluenzainfo.com)swineflu.com (Blue String Ventures, Inc. I rated Good)
swineflublogs.com
swineflujournal.com
swineflupolitics.combirdflu.com (Blue String Ventures, Inc. I rated Good)
swineflutimes.comLast but not least, you know it had to happen...
I Swineflu Tee Shirt Site, LOL - I rated "Good"
protectyourselffromswineflu.com
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- on Fri 08 May 2009
- 10:28:02 AM UTC
Another F-Secure list of purchased domain names
This list is much larger, 1,344 domain mentioned.
Let me point out that this is not a blacklist.
As they have mentioned
none of the domains we've checked are hosting any malicious files.I checked 5 random sites - they are all parked and for resale.
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- on Fri 08 May 2009
- 02:56:24 PM UTC
g7w, What a long list of
g7w,
What a long list of dirty laundry. Great follow up as always!
Frank J
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- on Fri 08 May 2009
- 04:32:38 PM UTC
dirty laundry?
What's "dirty" about buying a domain name?
7 out of over 225 came out red, approximately 3% maybe 4% if you include my opinion for orange - not all that bad.
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- on Fri 08 May 2009
- 05:00:24 PM UTC
by...
by taking time to browse each and everyone, determine who the owner is via WhoIS search; grouping their purchases together (there were no 1 domain per owner groups), and visiting the sites they link to, how well the author put the site together, if the information presented was valid, and how current the updates were made.
Realize that this took me a week to evaluate these domains - I'm not about to check the second list of over 1,300 domain listings - most all of them are parked as well.
WOT users, and especially hpHosts since it is used as a Trusted Source should be responsible enough to .validate their Ratings. If not, then WOT loses respectability.
By all means, visit each domain individually yourself and rate accordingly.
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- on Tue 29 Sep 2009
- 12:46:06 PM UTC
Obviously they will cash
Obviously they will cash when people are unaware from the hidden facts that what the hell is Swine Flu. If you are really interested in letting yourself know about swine flu then go to any http://www.casapalmera.com for the authentic information.
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- on Tue 29 Sep 2009
- 09:01:29 PM UTC
Drug treatment center link as flu information?
You, sir, are an astroturfing troll.
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- on Tue 29 Sep 2009
- 03:50:39 PM UTC
Its a sad day...
when people will advertise fake things to scam people, using something that can get people killed in some circumstances
Spammers Cashing in on Swine Flu
Worried about Swine Flu? If so, don’t let your fear and anxiety dupe you into clicking dubious links in emails. Spammers are increasingly using Swine Flu in subject lines and messages to take advantage of people’s fears of the rapidly-spreading Influenza strain, according to McAfee’s Advert Labs Blog.
Read on...
http://www.techjaws.com/spammers-cashing-in-on-swi...
Frank J http://www.techjaws.com