Monday, April 28, 2008

We have moved

It was felt that the functionality contained here was inadequate for the purpose of what we are trying to achieve, so a New site has being set up to continue the effort to get Irish Webmasters and Website Owners to take more care in what they do.

The New Site is at http://webwatcher.freephpnuke.org/

Sunday, April 20, 2008

DCU Music Soc

DCU Music Soc!
This society was set up to cater for everyone with an interest in music. For all you budding musicians out there, we run regular lessons, workshops and gigs all year long. Not only that though, we also organise parties, discounted concert tickets and trips away, which means there's something for everyone! So have a read through our news page, look out for flyers and posters around campus and remember kids...play on!

It also caters for the more obscene taste in society.

The Forum here was apparently set up in March 2007.
It has: 8,615 Registered Members
129,010 Topics
and 234,644 Posts

With topics such as:

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The Site is here: http://forum.dcumusic.com/phpBB2/index.php

Use this link wisely and be aware this Forum may contain links likely to cause your PC serious damage.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Local Authority Publishes Employee Bank Details to the World Wide Web

The *********** County Council have published a Database containing 44 of its employees details, including bank account and sort code numbers to the Internet. The timestamp of this database is the 15 September 2003 which would indicate that this information may have being available on the Internet since that date.

Having validated that the Employees are or have being employed by the *********** County Council, it is reasonable to assume that the Bank Sort and Bank Account Numbers are also valid.

From this same computer it is also possible to download an Information Technology Inventory which is available since the 28 October 2005, and contains the complete register and locations of all the Local Authorities Hardware and Software Assets.

A visitor can also download with impunity hundreds of other electronic documents such as the ********* County Councils Annual Budget for the Financial Year ended 31 December 2007, as well as Local Authority Meeting Agendas, and Minutes.

All of this information is generally available on the Internet and indexed by Search Engines such as Google, Yahoo, etc.

The website is not in the true sense a Website, rather it is a webserver and is just an open Directory Index of a Computer Server and its contents, which is used by the *********** County Council.

This information is available to download by anyone visiting this website and could be used by parties who may not have the best of intentions, and could use it to defraud any of the employees listed in the database or use this information to provide a fake identity.

This serious breach in security only demonstrates that either *********** County Council is blatantly disregarding normal Security measures, or that the *********** County Council have no real understanding about the technology they are using.

It is expected that this breach of security would be in contravention to the Data Protection Act 1988, and is also exposing its employees to the posability of serious Fraud.

Monday, April 14, 2008

The Digital Diversity Project

The Digital Diversity Project based at Dundalk Institute of Technology,operates with a number of partner organisations including Upper Bann Institute and the University of Ulster, EXPAC, Northern Irelanc Screen and the Cross Border Centre for Community Development.

This Website is provided by and hosted by Morse Solutions.

Here you can find a Forum that has:

11,620 Registered Members
21,254 Topics
and 31,140 Posts

The Forum has being in operation since November 2004.

The Topics range from items on:

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The Site is here:
http://digitaldiversity.ie/student/forum/
or
http://d8447.u23.morsolutions.com/student/forum

Use this link wisely and be aware this Forum may contain links likely to cause your PC serious damage.

India Building Fund's Blog (LGCSB Server)

The India Building Fund's Blog seems to be a blog updated for a while by a number of the resident Bloggers at Mobhaile.ie a Website registered to the Local Government Computer Services Board, a public sector organisation.

The LGCSB is also rolling out ePayments which is a hosted online credit and debit card facility hosted in the LGCSB that enables customers to make online payments for goods and services to Local Authorities.

I for one would not trust such a Service from a body who can not even recognise that its services are being SPAMMED, and who knows what else.

Also as of the 14 April, 2008 the last Annual Report was from July 25, 2005, what happened to 2006 and 2007?

Another Blog I came across was India Building Fund's, this Blog has 12 Posts and 30,113 Comments.

Again the comments are referencing Pornography, Prescription Drugs, etc. Nothing to do with the India Building Fund, at http://blogs.mobhaile.ie/india/

Use this link wisely and be aware this Blog may contain links likely to cause your PC serious damage.

Again I would point out that this Server is most likely being paid for by the Irish Tax Payer and is allowing SPAMMERS a free advertising space, and their data is being held most likely in a Database being administered and controlled by the LGCSB again funded by the Irish Tax Payer.

Charles Stanley-Smith's Blog

Charles Stanley-Smith's Blog, Charles has over 20 Years Experience in IT, although this blog would make you think in what field of IT?, or is just the LGCSB are just making Charles look bad.

No of Posts 87
No of Comments 66,471

No need to guess who has left these comments on a Server which is registered to the Local Government Services Board who's job is to provide the best possible solutions to meet all their clients Information and Communications Technologies needs and assist in the eGovernment agenda.

For an organisation who run a service such as Mobhaile.ie they need to get some advice themselves instead of providing it. Whats the old saying "Put your own house in order before you tell me how to run mine"

http://blogs.mobhaile.ie/charlesss/

Use this link wisely and be aware this Blog may contain links likely to cause your PC serious damage.

At the above address you will be provided with houndreds of thousands of links to Pornography, Perscription Drugs, and who knows what else.

And to think that the Irish Tax Payer is funding this Service.

Mark Manning's Blog (on LGCSB Server)

Mark Manning - co-founder of Jensolve.com has a Blog at blogs.mobhaile.ie.

Mobhaile.ie is registered to the Local Government Computer Services Board (LGCSB) who's role is to provide vision, advice, guidance and support in the use of Information & Communications Technologies.

Pity they did not look at what is going on right under their noses.

Mark Manning has 171 Posts and
115,041 Comments.

As usual with Blogs the SPAMMERs will target Archived content.

Most of the comments are to advertise Prescription Drugs, Ringtones, as well as Adult Movies of an extreme sexual nature.

Mark Manning also appears to be a DJ on PremierFM.

http://blogs.mobhaile.ie/markmanning

Use this link wisely and be aware this Blog may contain links likely to cause your PC serious damage.

Note: This Server is being paid for by Irish Taxes.

EddiesMedia.Com

At Eddiesmedia.com we provide everything you need to get you online business off the ground We Provide Your shopping cartHosting with 300 GB of storage & 3000 GB of Monthly BandwidthDomain NameAdvice on your shopping cartLots of designs types to pick fromPayment System setupShipping system setup
EddiesMedia also provide for a very active Forum For the Summerhill Golf Club.

Using phpBB, unknown version.
Registered Users: 4,015
Topics: 6,111
Posts: 10,679

This Forum appears to be exclusively by SPAMMERS, with no visible sign of any other use.

Here are some examples of the Topics on Offer:

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It would seem here that this forum is just Internet Litter and has being forgotten about by its owner, but yet still remains active for all the wrong reasons.

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Do you need a Forum?

A Forum is without doubt a great asset to any Website if the people who use it are able to and capable of sharing information relative to the Website, for example a Website set up for a Property Auctioneer should only contain Topics that relate in some way to the business of Buying/Selling Property. If the content goes too much off-topic then this can damage the Forum and make it unusable for what its intended use is and can damage you and your Websites reputation.

Before you choose to set up a Forum ask yourself some fundamental questions:

  1. Do I know what I want to achieve by setting up the Forum?
  2. Do I have the technical know how/expertise to choose the fit-for-purpose software?
  3. Do I have a budget to procure licensed OpenSource Software?
  4. Will I use a Freeware OpenSource Solution?
  5. Do I know what features I require in the Forum?
  6. Do I have the time/expertise to evaluate the different available solutions?
  7. Do I have the time to administer the Forum once it goes Live?
  8. Are there people whom I know and trust and would be willing to Moderate on the Forum?
  9. Do I have the time/expertise to keep the Software up-to-date in the future?
  10. Do I have the time to check the Forum content on a regular basis?

These are some of the key questions a person should ask themselves before they make a decision to launch a Forum on their Website. But remember that when your Forum goes live it requires constant tending and surveillance, and the more popular the Forum the more work there is to do.

So before you make your decision do your homework and see whether or not you really do need a Forum.

Monday, April 7, 2008

Gael Force - Adventure Race and Festival Ireland

Gael Force returns for a 3rd year of adrenalin, action and adventure in the Wild Wild West! With nearly 400 adventurers taking part in last year’s event Gael Force has become the most popular adventure sports event in the country in just two years. Join in this year and experience the challenge of the race, the camaraderie, stunning scenery and fresh Atlantic air as we welcome you to Westport in glorious county Mayo, for Gael Force 2008.

Using phpBB, unknown version
Registered Users: 10,642
Topics: 12,770
Posts: 15,710

Forum set up in 2006 going by date of original post.

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Slowing down the SPAM

I have come in for some quite harsh criticism in my effort to expose the problem of SPAM, and the amateurish way some Websites are run by their respective owners.

Some of this criticism may even be justified, but as someone who has being in the IT industry for a very long time and have trained to be a professional, I find it wrong the way one of the most important technologies is being abused, not only by the abusers (SPAMMERS), but also by the amateurs who are setting up Websites just for the fun of it without any real knowledge as to what they are doing.

This blasé approach will only damage the technology and its usefulness.

In one case I was Banned from an Irish Forum accused for Spamming this Website although I had a Thread relating to the problem and had one link to the site. It was an active thread until one of the Moderators accused me of being a Bad Parent. I of course defended myself, but soon after this incident I was banned, and the Administrator for the section I was banned from is an Internet Marketing Company.

Any way here are some tips for people who are running phpBB Forums to help them make their Forum a bit more secure.

http://www.nightbluefruit.com/blog/?p=3
and
http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=988

As someone who knows this technology as well as being a realest I know that SPAM is not something that can be stopped all the time, but good housekeeping can stop at least 90% of the pest. The other 10% is up to the vigilance of the person responsible for the Website.

Also do keep an eye on the provider of the Software to see if any new versions have being made available as these will normally have security updates as well a functional enhancements.

Sunday, April 6, 2008

Just some of what you can find

Here are just some of the topics that can be found on Irish owned and run Websites.

The content here is taken from various Forums that are available today.

"5 year old girls in thongs beastialt"
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"ballgag hot high school girls bang"
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Just some of the content that is freely available on the Internet due to people's irresponsible management of a service they have setup.

Blogs.ie

Blog Ireland is offering free hosting of Wordpress Blogs with no advertising and which allows you to change your template - and you can set up your blog automatically within minutes.

A SPAMMERS Heaven.

Another Blog Website that does little to aid in the fight against Spam, and by its setup even makes the SPAMMERS job easier.

By providing unmanaged services the owners of Blogs.ie have provided easy advertising space for all sorts of services some of which are totally unacceptable, or should be.

http://adultpaysite.blogs.ie/
http://adultcam.blogs.ie/
http://adultphoto.blogsome.com/
http://adultcam.blogs.ie/2007/07/18/dannabeau-of-adult-cam/
http://sexwebcam.blogs.ie/
http://sexcam.blogs.ie/



The following links case auto-redirect you to another Wesite and will attempt to download and install a Virus. So makesure your Anti-Virus is up to date should you attempt to visit one of these sites.

ceviber.blogs.ie/pregnant-inflation/
ceviber.blogs.ie/testers-fat/
ceviber.blogs.ie/toe-jordancapri/
darikest.blogs.ie/pretty-asian/
doapesyyhe.blogs.ie/sasami-hentai/
faestyheder.blogs.ie/teachers-nude/
feovalis.blogs.ie/valentine-games/
hidden.blogs.ie/voyeur-dressing
hotgirls.blogs.ie
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lesbianss.blogs.ie
malopirsh.blogs.ie/eureka-boss/
pertnma.blogs.ie/free-shemale/
sateyshued.blogs.ie/amateur-galleries/
sateyshued.blogs.ie/cum-shots
spycams.blogs.ie/halters-walking/
spycams.blogs.ie/momson-mother/
ubvanirk.blogs.ie/asian-thumbs
upskirt.blogs.ie/spy-tools

In all fairness Blogs.ie has made some attempt to remove some of the content, but they do not remove the member as this would work against them in the popularity stakes, i.e. less than the published membership. Also if someone from outside the Blogs.ie empire can find all the sites listed above, why can this Giant of Internet Technology not find them?

Use this link wisely and be aware this Blog may contain links likely to cause your PC serious damage.

Friday, April 4, 2008

Cognotent - BlogSome.com

Cognotent, is involved in the development of online social networks and has acquired a complementary skill-set which includes search technology, content management systems, aggregation tools, content clustering techniques and hosting. Over 100,000 bloggers use the company’s host Blogsome, making it the busiest website hosted in Ireland. Cognotent’s aggregator, IrishBlogs.ie was awarded “Best Technical Contribution” at 2006 Irish Blog Awards. The company recently established a press release service at PressReleaseIreland.com. Cognotent has developed a number of applications arising out of the indexation of large volumes of web text and link information .

What a load of Bloggers, I wonder just how many are actually actively participating in Blogging and how many are just SPAMMERS.

Here are some examples:

Word of caution. The sites listed below will in most cases auto-redirect you to another Wesite and will attempt to download and install a Virus. So makesure your Anti-Virus is up to date should you attempt to visit one of these sites.

lesbian21s.blogsome.com
orgyparties.blogsome.com
pantyhose.blogsome.com
persiansex.blogsome.com
rapestories.blogsome.com
sexcapade.blogsome.com
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twinksfor.blogsome.com
volumepills.blogsome.com
whores.blogsome.com

These Blog Sites are still active and have being for at least 7 months.

So just some of the Blogger total so well publicised and boasted about.

Bet that if an audit was carried out on their System that number of 100,000 would drop a bit, especially if the SPAMMERS were removed and also the inactive Users.

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Irish Internet Association

The Irish Internet Association is the professional body for those conducting business via the internet from Ireland. It has been and remains one of the driving forces behind the adoption of the medium. Established in 1997, the IIA provides leadership to enterprises and society conducting business in Ireland. The IIA is a strong voice for its 400 plus membership. The aim of the Association is to Connect, Inform and Promote.

The IIA also allow SPAMMERS to post to their Blog Site see Blog Entry http://blog.iia.ie/wp-content/themes/blix/comments.php?blog=pharmacy&name=Codeine

The IIA were informed about this in May of 2007 and still today they have done nothing to stop the apread of SPAM, and are allowing the continuation of this practice throughout their online Blog.

See http://blog.iia.ie/2006/calls-from-impersonator/#comments where you can find links to all sorts of sites suppling content such as Free Porn Movies, a video of Saddams Hanging, and Gay Sex Videos, to highlight just a few.

Again the SPAMMERS are targeting the Archives as this is easire and less likely to be descovered by the people running the Blog.

As the Professional Body for those conduction business via the Internet, the IIA should lead by example and get their own house in order.

NUI Maynooth

Minds is the Computer Society located in NUI Maynooth. As a society Minds offers a wide variety of services to all its users, as well as to all the other clubs and societies located within Maynooth University.

If you are looking for Prescription Drugs but don't have a prescription, no problem NUI Maynooth can help.

Get access to "Phentemins, Valium, Tramadol, Xanax, Levitra, and Cialis" from one of their own Toy Supplier.

The Blog has being hijacked by SPAMMERS who are using the Archives to add their link which are then indexed by the Search Engine. A very common ploy by the SPAMMERS.

The Link for this Blog is at http://www.minds.nuim.ie/~queevs/serendipity/index.php?/archives/59-I-think-waiting-is-killing-me....html#trackbacks

Use this link wisely and be aware this Blog may contain links likely to cause your PC serious damage.

IT Sligo Students Union

The Website for the IT Sligo's Students Union was brought to the attention of the College in June of 2007 for the amount of pornography being displayed and the apparent lack of management on an Open Forum as you did not require membership to post at the time.

In September of 2007 this content was removed. However there are 8,727 Registered Users and only 493 Articles.

Browsing through the Registered Users you will come across the SPAMMERS. "domglot" who is advertising "Free Porn", "accizelia" from Liberia advertising "Free Sex Movies", and "infessWhete" advertising "Xanax".

On a quick calculation there are no more than 100 Registered Users that are not SPAMMERS. The rest of the Registered Users have a link to some Item that would not be normally associated with a Website such as this.

The Forum Resides at http://www.itssu.ie/forum/

Use this link wisely and be aware this Forum contains links and images of extreme Pornography.