User:Achim55/Dedicated spam wikis

This is a subpage of User:Achim55/Wikis that are abused by spammers.

Dedicated spam-only wikis

This page deals with a network of 101 collaborating dedicated spam-only MediaWiki wikis, i. e. they have been intentionally set up for spamming purposes and contain nothing but ad pages (estimated a total of at least 40 million pages) to be used for link spam. All of them reside under the TLD .win and their URLs follow a pattern of either *-wiki.win or wiki-*.win what fortunately can be matched easily by \b([a-z]+-wiki|wiki-[a-z]+)\.win\b. The URLs are registered with Porkbun LLC which offers a whois privacy service, so that one can't get any information about the registrant by performing a whois query against whois.porkbun.com or any other whois service.

The wikis have several characteristics in common that make them identifiable without any doubt:

• The domains have been created on 2017-12-29.
• All domains resolve to Cloudflare IPs.
• All wikis use version 1.30.0.
• The main pages are not the original ones but have been created in November 2020 by users having random names of 10 chars like User:Q7nmvrl410.
• The first entries of the public logs show IPv6 addresses that point to German Telekom IPs like 2A01:598:C000:6EE9:5908:166A:9A13:22E9, but no contributions of them show up.
• There is exactly one admin named User:Admin without any publicly logged actions.
• Special:AncientPages and Special:ListUsers don't work on all wikis (2021-07) showing Database error (Disk full) though disk full might be a wrong reason.
• The # of pages ranges between 400,000 and 500,000 (2021-07), the # of accounts as well.
• Almost all (about 99.9%) of the pages are in article ns 0. There are only a few pages in user ns 2, what's quite unusual for wiki spamming and is another indicator of the spam servers having been set up intentionally.
• Anonymous editing is not allowed but new accounts can be created by solving a text captcha. Automated account creation is possible because the captcha contains just a few simple questions like "What is the capital of France?"

Some copycats seem to have detected these wikis as well, they can be partially distinguished by differing user name patterns. The original bot-created user names have 10 random chars out of [A-Za-z0-9].

The wikis are crosslinked at a moderate level. More important is that this network of wikis is linked closely to about 100 bookmarking sites (listed below) that are registered with Porkbun as well. Each of these bookmarking sites keeps up to half a million bookmarks - in fact spam links - and is growing by about 500 per day. Leaves around 50 millions of spam links veiled as bookmarks linked from 40 or 50 millions of wiki pages plus millions of direct spam links from the wikis. That's a really big deal.

List of collaborating spam-only wikis

ace-wiki.win aged-wiki.win alpha-wiki.win astro-wiki.win atomic-wiki.win blast-wiki.win bravo-wiki.win charlie-wiki.win city-wiki.win delta-wiki.win direct-wiki.win echo-wiki.win extra-wiki.win fair-wiki.win fast-wiki.win foxtrot-wiki.win front-wiki.win fun-wiki.win future-wiki.win golf-wiki.win high-wiki.win hotel-wiki.win iris-wiki.win juliet-wiki.win kilo-wiki.win lima-wiki.win list-wiki.win magic-wiki.win mag-wiki.win meet-wiki.win mega-wiki.win mighty-wiki.win mike-wiki.win mill-wiki.win noon-wiki.win nova-wiki.win online-wiki.win oscar-wiki.win page-wiki.win papa-wiki.win pattern-wiki.win post-wiki.win quebeck-wiki.win rapid-wiki.win record-wiki.win remote-wiki.win research-wiki.win romeo-wiki.win shed-wiki.win sierra-wiki.win smart-wiki.win source-wiki.win spark-wiki.win speedy-wiki.win star-wiki.win station-wiki.win sticky-wiki.win super-wiki.win tango-wiki.win tiny-wiki.win touch-wiki.win uniform-wiki.win victor-wiki.win web-wiki.win weekly-wiki.win wiki-aero.win wiki-book.win wiki-burner.win wiki-byte.win wiki-cable.win wiki-cafe.win wiki-canyon.win wiki-club.win wiki-coast.win wiki-dale.win wiki-fusion.win wiki-global.win wiki-legion.win wiki-mixer.win wiki-neon.win wiki-nest.win wiki-net.win wiki-planet.win wiki-quicky.win wiki-room.win wiki-saloon.win wiki-site.win wiki-spirit.win wiki-square.win wiki-stock.win wiki-tonic.win wiki-triod.win wiki-velo.win wiki-view.win wiki-wire.win wiki-zine.win wool-wiki.win xeon-wiki.win yenkee-wiki.win zoom-wiki.win zulu-wiki.win

List of linked bookmark sites

a1bookmarks.win acid-bookmarks.win active-bookmarks.win adirs-bookmarks.win alphabookmarks.win apu-bookmarks.win beacon-bookmarks.win bestbookmarks.win blaze-bookmarks.win bokkmarking-signs.win bookmark-belt.win bookmark-friend.win bookmark-fuel.win bookmark-help.win bookmark-ignite.win bookmark-jungle.win bookmark-maker.win bookmark-step.win bookmark-suggest.win bookmark-tango.win bookmark-url.win bookmark-xray.win bookmark-zulu.win bookmarkidea.win bookmarking-base.win bookmarking-fox.win bookmarking-jet.win bookmarking-keys.win bookmarking-maze.win bookmarking-online.win bookmarking-planet.win bookmarking-presto.win bookmarkingqueen.win bookmarkingtraffic.win bookmarkingvictor.win bookmarkmaster.win bookmarkpage.win bookmarks4all.win bookmarkzoo.win booknose.win bravobookmarks.win bright-bookmarks.win bust-bookmark.win cast-bookmarks.win charliebookmarks.win click-bookmark.win coast-bookmarks.win cool-bookmarks.win deltabookmarks.win easybookmarkings.win echobookmarks.win emergbook.win fastbookmarks.win first-bookmarkings.win foxtrot-bookmarks.win generate-bookmark.win golf-bookmarks.win hotel-bookmarkings.win insert-bookmark.win inter-bookmarks.win jelly-bookmarks.win joint-bookmarks.win kilobookmarks.win last-bookmarks.win lima-bookmarkings.win list-bookmarks.win logo-bookmarks.win nav-bookmarks.win normalbookmarks.win novabookmarks.win oscarbookmarks.win paste-bookmarks.win pawn-bookmarks.win pfdbookmark.win phone-bookmarks.win play-bookmarks.win pop-bookmarks.win primary-bookmarks.win pure-bookmark.win random-bookmarks.win rankbookmarkings.win ready-bookmarks.win red-bookmarks.win romeo-bookmarks.win runway-bookmarks.win save-bookmarks.win seo-bookmarks.win sierrabookmarking.win social-bookmarkings.win stall-bookmarks.win start-bookmarks.win stealth-bookmark.win strobe-bookmarks.win third-bookmarks.win tool-bookmarks.win toro-bookmarks.win unitedbookmarkings.win wall-bookmarkings.win web-bookmarks.win yankee-bookmarkings.win

Reports on en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Spam/LinkReports:

• direct-wiki.win
• golf-wiki.win
• mill-wiki.win
• page-wiki.win
• pattern-wiki.win
• post-wiki.win
• romeo-wiki.win
• shed-wiki.win
• uniform-wiki.win
• wiki-net.win
• wiki-tonic.win
• wiki-view.win
• pure-bookmark.win

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Work in progress

ace-wiki.win

spammers' account creation rate: 1500 per day (2021-07-22)

2021-07-22 spamming
Status: 2021-07-22: online containing spam https://ace-wiki.win/index.php/Main_Page https://ace-wiki.win/index.php/Special:SpecialPages https://ace-wiki.win/index.php/Special:NewPages https://ace-wiki.win/index.php/Special:RecentChanges Software: MediaWiki 1.30.0 • Domain created: 2017-12-29 • Wiki created: 2017-12-29 • Spam traceable since: 2019-03

aged-wiki.win

spammers' account creation rate: 1200 per day (2021-07-23)

2021-07-23 spamming
Status: 2021-07-23: online containing spam https://aged-wiki.win/index.php/Main_Page https://aged-wiki.win/index.php/Special:SpecialPages https://aged-wiki.win/index.php/Special:NewPages https://aged-wiki.win/index.php/Special:RecentChanges Software: MediaWiki 1.30.0 • Domain created: 2017-12-29 • Wiki created: 2017-12-29 • Spam traceable since: 2019-03

alpha-wiki.win

spammers' account creation rate: 2900 per day (2021-07-23)

2021-07-23 spamming
Status: 2021-07-23: online containing spam https://alpha-wiki.win/index.php/Main_Page https://alpha-wiki.win/index.php/Special:SpecialPages https://alpha-wiki.win/index.php/Special:NewPages https://alpha-wiki.win/index.php/Special:RecentChanges Software: MediaWiki 1.30.0 • Domain created: 2017-12-29 • Wiki created: 2017-12-29 • Spam traceable since: 2019-03

astro-wiki.win

spammers' account creation rate: 1300 per day (2021-07-23)

2021-07-23 spamming
Status: 2021-07-23: online containing spam https://astro-wiki.win/index.php/Main_Page https://astro-wiki.win/index.php/Special:SpecialPages https://astro-wiki.win/index.php/Special:NewPages https://astro-wiki.win/index.php/Special:RecentChanges Software: MediaWiki 1.30.0 • Domain created: 2017-12-29 • Wiki created: 2017-12-29 • Spam traceable since: 2019-03

atomic-wiki.win

spammers' account creation rate: 650 per day (2021-08-12)

2021-08-12 spamming
Status: 2021-08-12: online containing spam https://atomic-wiki.win/index.php/Main_Page https://atomic-wiki.win/index.php/Special:SpecialPages https://atomic-wiki.win/index.php/Special:NewPages https://atomic-wiki.win/index.php/Special:RecentChanges Software: MediaWiki 1.30.0 • Domain created: 2017-12-29 • Wiki created or reset: 2018-07-29 • Spam traceable since: 2019-03

blast-wiki.win

spammers' account creation rate: 1400 per day (2021-07-22)

2021-07-22 spamming
Status: 2021-07-22: online containing spam https://blast-wiki.win/index.php/Main_Page https://blast-wiki.win/index.php/Special:SpecialPages https://blast-wiki.win/index.php/Special:NewPages https://blast-wiki.win/index.php/Special:RecentChanges Software: MediaWiki 1.30.0 • Domain created: 2017-12-29 • Wiki created: 2017-12-29 • Spam traceable since: 2019-03

bravo-wiki.win

spammers' account creation rate: 650 per day (2021-08-12)

2021-08-12 spamming
Status: 2021-08-12: online containing spam https://bravo-wiki.win/index.php/Main_Page https://bravo-wiki.win/index.php/Special:SpecialPages https://bravo-wiki.win/index.php/Special:NewPages https://bravo-wiki.win/index.php/Special:RecentChanges Software: MediaWiki 1.30.0 • Domain created: 2017-12-29 • Wiki created or reset: 2018-07-29 • Spam traceable since: 2019-03

lima-wiki.win

spammers' account creation rate: 250 per day (2020-09-20)

2020-09-20 spamming
Status: 2020-09-20: online containing spam https://lima-wiki.win/index.php/Main_Page https://lima-wiki.win/index.php/Special:SpecialPages https://lima-wiki.win/index.php/Special:NewPages https://lima-wiki.win/index.php/Special:RecentChanges Software: MediaWiki 1.30.0 • Domain created: 2017-12-29 • Wiki created: 2017-12-29 • Spam since: 2018-07

mag-wiki.win

spammers' account creation rate: 1400 per day (2021-07-22)

2021-07-22 spamming
Status: 2021-07-22: online containing spam https://mag-wiki.win/index.php/Main_Page https://mag-wiki.win/index.php/Special:SpecialPages https://mag-wiki.win/index.php/Special:NewPages https://mag-wiki.win/index.php/Special:RecentChanges Software: MediaWiki 1.30.0 • Domain created: 2017-12-29 • Wiki created: 2017-12-29 • Spam traceable since: 2019-03

record-wiki.win

spammers' account creation rate: 250 per day (2020-09-20)

2020-09-20 spamming
Status: 2020-09-20: online containing spam https://record-wiki.win/index.php/Main_Page https://record-wiki.win/index.php/Special:SpecialPages https://record-wiki.win/index.php/Special:NewPages https://record-wiki.win/index.php/Special:RecentChanges Software: MediaWiki 1.30.0 • Domain created: 2017-12-29 • Wiki created: 2017-12-29 • Spam since: 2018-07

star-wiki.win

spammers' account creation rate: 900 per day (2021-07-21)

2021-07-21 spamming
Status: 2021-07-21: online containing spam https://star-wiki.win/index.php/Main_Page https://star-wiki.win/index.php/Special:SpecialPages https://star-wiki.win/index.php/Special:NewPages https://star-wiki.win/index.php/Special:RecentChanges Software: MediaWiki 1.30.0 • Domain created: 2017-12-29 • Wiki created: 2017-12-29 • Spam traceable since: 2019-03

wiki-book.win

spammers' account creation rate: 1000 per day (2021-07-21)

2021-07-21 spamming
Status: 2021-07-21: online containing spam https://wiki-book.win/index.php/Main_Page https://wiki-book.win/index.php/Special:SpecialPages https://wiki-book.win/index.php/Special:NewPages https://wiki-book.win/index.php/Special:RecentChanges Software: MediaWiki 1.30.0 • Domain created: 2017-12-29 • Wiki created: 2017-12-29 • Spam traceable since: 2019-03

wiki-cafe.win

spammers' account creation rate: 250 per day (2020-09-20)

2021-07-21 spamming
Status: 2021-07-21: online containing spam https://wiki-cafe.win/index.php/Main_Page https://wiki-cafe.win/index.php/Special:SpecialPages https://wiki-cafe.win/index.php/Special:NewPages https://wiki-cafe.win/index.php/Special:RecentChanges Software: MediaWiki 1.30.0 • Domain created: 2017-12-29 • Wiki created: 2017-12-29 • Spam traceable since: 2019-03

wiki-net.win

spammers' account creation rate: 1300 per day (2021-07-22)

2021-07-22 spamming
Status: 2021-07-22: online containing spam http://wiki-net.win/index.php/Main_Page http://wiki-net.win/index.php/Special:SpecialPages http://wiki-net.win/index.php/Special:NewPages http://wiki-net.win/index.php/Special:RecentChanges Software: MediaWiki 1.30.0 • Domain created: 2017-12-29 • Wiki created: 2017-12-29 • Spam traceable since: 2019-03

wiki-velo.win

spammers' account creation rate: 1000 per day (2021-07-21)

2021-07-21 spamming
Status: 2021-07-21: online containing spam https://wiki-velo.win/index.php/Main_Page https://wiki-velo.win/index.php/Special:SpecialPages https://wiki-velo.win/index.php/Special:NewPages https://wiki-velo.win/index.php/Special:RecentChanges Software: MediaWiki 1.30.0 • Domain created: 2017-12-29 • Wiki created: 2017-12-29 • Spam traceable since: 2019-03

yenkee-wiki.win

spammers' account creation rate: 250 per day (2020-09-20)

2020-09-20 spamming
Status: 2020-09-20: online containing spam https://yenkee-wiki.win/index.php/Main_Page https://yenkee-wiki.win/index.php/Special:SpecialPages https://yenkee-wiki.win/index.php/Special:NewPages https://yenkee-wiki.win/index.php/Special:RecentChanges Software: MediaWiki 1.30.0 • Domain created: 2017-12-29 • Wiki created: 2017-12-29 • Spam since: 2018-07