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SMF Support => SMF 2.0.x Support => Topic started by: DarknQuiet on June 14, 2010, 08:47:14 AM

Title: Nothing, or nothing you can see.
Post by: DarknQuiet on June 14, 2010, 08:47:14 AM
I was checking who was online ( I had 2 guests) and one was viewing the board the other had this messege
"Nothing, or nothing you can see." Kinda disturbing, especially when their ip's were unknown to Honeypot.

(https://www.simplemachines.org/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg189.imageshack.us%2Fimg189%2F7508%2F83843388.png&hash=07400a4de98a1939929b01558a9fde184e8b590f)

Does anybody know what this messege means? I am the only admin or mod as of right now

DarknQuiet
Title: Re: Nothing, or nothing you can see.
Post by: YogiBear on June 14, 2010, 09:08:30 AM
To write the SMF software to show every possible manoeuvre could end up bloating it quite a bit. Nothing or nothing you can see could mean someone is (trying to) editing a post, deleting a post, using the Search, editing their profile...but it doesn't mean the bot is doing it, merely 'reading' the options.

There are a number of threads on this throughout the support sections and the consensus is this is almost always harmless.

However, there is a mod which can be installed which decodes these messages. Have a look in the modifications section (or enter "smf mod" into your browser) then in the Search Field enter Nothing then give it a try and say how you got on.

The IP resolves to Seattle, Washington in the USA from Amazon.com inc but isn't listed as being a spammer.

Title: Re: Nothing, or nothing you can see.
Post by: DarknQuiet on June 14, 2010, 09:12:09 AM
Thank you for the answer, thought I was being hacked or something..........Amazon? What are they doing LOL THanx again
Title: Re: Nothing, or nothing you can see.
Post by: YogiBear on June 14, 2010, 09:13:55 AM
No prob. They're probably just nosing about like most of the bots on the net.  :)

Title: Re: Nothing, or nothing you can see.
Post by: PurpleCrow on June 14, 2010, 10:11:44 AM
This made me laugh the first time I saw it. I assumed it was what you said Yogi :)