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4 years 4 months ago #129973
by Gordon Lawson
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Hi,
I am getting hundreds of emails being sent via OSP to admin@localhost.com by spambots which are then returned as "mail undeliverable". It appears that they are filling in a contact form somewhere on my website. Here's a sample of one of the emails being sent:
"This is an enquiry email via www.villaswecare.com/ from:
qpmyud <a-lex@live.no>
Jeg er helt naken.
Vil du se bildet? Kallenavnet mitt er Shai
på nettstedet - https://adad.website?pnamgsgu6"
Where can I find the contact form being used to send these and how can I make it more secure to stop this happening?
I am getting hundreds of emails being sent via OSP to admin@localhost.com by spambots which are then returned as "mail undeliverable". It appears that they are filling in a contact form somewhere on my website. Here's a sample of one of the emails being sent:
"This is an enquiry email via www.villaswecare.com/ from:
qpmyud <a-lex@live.no>
Jeg er helt naken.
Vil du se bildet? Kallenavnet mitt er Shai
på nettstedet - https://adad.website?pnamgsgu6"
Where can I find the contact form being used to send these and how can I make it more secure to stop this happening?
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4 years 4 months ago #129975
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Hi,
Do you use Captcha in Agent contact form or Request More details forms?
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Dam
Do you use Captcha in Agent contact form or Request More details forms?
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4 years 4 months ago #129976
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Yes, captcha is on both of these forms. You can see at
www.villaswecare.com
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4 years 4 months ago - 4 years 4 months ago #129990
by Gordon Lawson
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Is there any way I can improve the security of these contact forms?
Edit: I found how to disable the form on the agents page, but still the emails keep coming. I've had to knock "sendmail" off in my Joomla configuration.
Edit: I found how to disable the form on the agents page, but still the emails keep coming. I've had to knock "sendmail" off in my Joomla configuration.
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4 years 4 months ago #130012
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Hi,
And the spam emails aren't sent to you anymore, right?
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Dam
And the spam emails aren't sent to you anymore, right?
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4 years 4 months ago #130014
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Yes, that is correct! With send mail switched off the emails have stopped.
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