Ivan Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Has anyone noticed any weird spam showing up on the ArtAsylum.com website? For example when hit the latest blog entry it looks like this: There's a chunk of code in the source that hides the spam using Javascript. I usually browse the web with Javascript disabled (masochistic, I know) so the spam shows up for me. It doesn't look malicious, just there to boost search rankings. <div id="hideMe"> <p>Subsequent on our spam, spam, spam, eggs and spam</p> </div> <script type="text/javascript">if(document.getElementById('hideMe') != null){document.getElementById('hideMe').style.visibility = 'hidden';document.getElementById('hideMe').style.display = 'none';}</script> It's possible this isn't AA and my system is infected. So I thought I'd get some independent verification before bothering DST.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyd Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Nope, it's not you. I just did a View Source on the blog page and found the same spam links comments in the code. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groundhog7s Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 When you said there was a bug in the AA website I pictured the words 'Hello. I'm Zik and I'm posting this because I'm an alcoholic.' in my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobsterman Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 "Waiter, what's this fly doing in my source code?" "The backslash, it appears, sir." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Funny, I was just gonna come here and post that AA were doing a real community service by telling folks where to get cheap, generic Viagra online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted October 5, 2012 Author Share Posted October 5, 2012 Thanks boyd for the confirmation. I've just notified AA/DST. They probably won't see it until Monday, so everyone has two days to replenish their Viagra stockpile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 So much for the sexless man-child stereotype but does marketing research really indicate that toy collectors require Viagra? I thought guys like us pole-vaulted from play date to play date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 You would be surprised at all the uses Viagra has beyond what it is marketed for. Not that. . .uh, I would know anything about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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