weird Forum and Blog member registration? Anyone else notice on yours?

Discussion in 'WordPress' started by newman32, Apr 24, 2008.

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    I have a couple of wordpress blogs running, both 2.5. I noticed that within a week, I got a user named ralyjones25 registering. One blog is more like a website with no posting, so I deleted him, and he re-registered. Never posted.

    Then today, I get the same user registration on my other blog. Neither site is linked in any way. One site is brand new.

    SO, I google ralyjones25, and the username comes up on hundreds of sites as a recent registered user, but no posts or activity.

    Anybody have any idea what this person is trying to do? Is it a potential security issue? Someone trying to get links? Am I nuts?

    Opinions?
     
    newman32, Apr 24, 2008 IP
  2. Wayne Liew

    Wayne Liew Banned

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    I would say it is a spam bot who got itself lost. :D

    Don't go mad about it. Just disable registration on your blog if you see it as an eyesore.
     
    Wayne Liew, Apr 24, 2008 IP
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    I get those too. I have ralyjones25 and adol77dai51 on a few sites. It seems to be very common and nobody seems have been harmed by it.
     
    Rapidrobert, Apr 24, 2008 IP
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    OK, thanks. No worries then.
     
    newman32, Apr 25, 2008 IP