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17:09

naa- feedback received on Java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError - JavaMail [MS]

user12986714

!!/live

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@user12986714 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

user12986714

!!/ms-status

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[ SmokeDetector ] SmokeDetector started at rev 39993d5 (SmokeDetector: Auto watch of antiquecars\.info by Machavity) (running on teward/Osiris, Python 3.6.9)

@user12986714 metasmoke is up. Current failure count: 0 (teward/Osiris)

Restart: API quota is 8898.

user12986714

Why on my computer I can no longer connect to MS?

user@pc:~$ ping google.com
PING google.com (172.217.14.78) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from lax17s38-in-f14.1e100.net (172.217.14.78): icmp_seq=1 ttl=50 time=83.6 ms
64 bytes from lax17s38-in-f14.1e100.net (172.217.14.78): icmp_seq=2 ttl=50 time=77.6 ms
64 bytes from lax17s38-in-f14.1e100.net (172.217.14.78): icmp_seq=3 ttl=50 time=77.5 ms
^C
--- google.com ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 5ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 77.534/79.602/83.644/2.858 ms
user@pc:~$ ping https://metasmoke.erwaysoftware.com/

SmokeDetector

17:21

Warning: Makyen/Windows: 10 latest connections to metasmoke have failed. Disabling metasmoke

Warning: iBug/Sandy: 10 latest connections to metasmoke have failed. Disabling metasmoke

user12986714

!!/ms-status

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@user12986714 metasmoke is up. Current failure count: 0 (teward/Osiris)

Warning: iBug/Coral: 10 latest connections to metasmoke have failed. Disabling metasmoke

Makyen

@ThomasWard @Undo @ArtOfCode It looks like MS is down and needs to be kicked.

user12986714

!!/ms-down

SmokeDetector

@user12986714 metasmoke is now considered down.

Makyen

17:22

I guess I'm failing at tab-completion today.

user12986714

@Makyen Looks like I got MS down by updating my autoflag policy...

The time I clicked edit I can no longer connect to MS

!!/ms-up

SmokeDetector

@user12986714 metasmoke is now considered up.

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad ns for domain in answer (1): Adding month to specific day of month with java.time ✏️ by Jyak on stackoverflow.com

fp- feedback received

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Few unique characters in body, mostly punctuation marks in title, repeating characters in body (194): .. )?££££££&&&&&&&& ✏️ by user382375 on english.SE

tpu- feedback received

[ SmokeDetector ] SmokeDetector started in standby mode at rev 39993d5 (SmokeDetector: Auto watch of antiquecars\.info by Machavity) (running on Makyen/Windows)

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad keyword in body (1): Tesla K80 GPU compatibility with PCIe 2.0 x16 (@ x4 Mode) by SheiUn on hardwarerecs.SE

Makyen

@user12986714 Yeah, that could have contributed to it, but it shouldn't, and that it does isn't your fault. It's been apparent from past problems that there's an issue with the query that's used on that page for preview or saving when the flagging condition is checked. OTOH, that query is occasionally used in bulk to verify all existing flagging conditions.

I do need to submit some JS code which prevents the buttons from being clicked more than once, but it's another area where something in the backend needs to be fixed. It's appeared to be something that changed when MS was moved. There are a couple/few places where queries which used to not be that significant have become much longer (e.g. at least this and one used in the normal autoflagging path).

user12986714

@Makyen This looks much more dangerous than the three votes bug, as after all reviewing posts needs privileges but as you said, you would generally grant new account flagger role, which means a malicious spammer (who certainly doesn't like metasmoke) can use some scripts to take MS down.

SmokeDetector

17:39

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad ns for domain in answer (1): Are there any good websites that show step by step how to create a mobile website? by Gamers Vs Gamers on stackoverflow.com

tpu- feedback received

fp- feedback received on Tesla K80 GPU compatibility with PCIe 2.0 x16 (@ x4 Mode) [MS]

Makyen

@user12986714 As has been the case for quite a while, flagger is only granted manually by an admin. At least my own criteria for doing so is, at a minimum, some reasonable amount of rep on at least one site. I doubt that an admin is going to grant flagger to anyone that doesn't qualify for at least the association bonus, which is not a trivial effort for a spammer to obtain. It's definitely possible, mostly through sock-puppets, but it's quite rare for that to happen.

So, yes, it is a problem, that does need to be fixed, but it's not something which will be available to an attacker without some amount of action on our part.

Note that a spammer attacking MS is something that has happened in the past, so it is something we should be thinking about.

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[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad keyword in username (1): Странное оформление прямой речи в классике by Fagot on rus.SE

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad keyword in body (1): JavaScriptのModuleのimportでエラー by S.I. on ja.stackoverflow.com

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Few unique characters in answer, mostly punctuation marks in answer, repeating characters in answer (204): What is the difference between a Tautology and a pleonasm? by Ryder on english.SE

tpu- feedback received

SmokeDetector

18:03

Recovered from websocket._exceptions.WebSocketConnectionClosedException: Connection is already closed.

fp- feedback received on Странное оформление прямой речи в классике [MS]

fp- feedback received on JavaScriptのModuleのimportでエラー [MS]

SmokeDetector

18:18

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad keyword in body (1): Use R/exams exams2pdf() to produce a pdf-document by n. small on stackoverflow.com

naa- feedback received on Are there any good websites that show step by step how to create a mobile website? [MS]

Machavity

@user12986714 This doesn't seem like spam

Makyen

!!/report stackoverflow.com/q/61782022

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[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Bad keyword with email in body (57): Need help finding a developer for python/mysql/react - any ideas? by Brittany Corsi on stackoverflow.com

@Makyen Post 1: Already recently reported [ MS ]

Makyen

ninja'd :)

Machavity

Sniped :P

SmokeDetector

18:24

tpu- feedback received

Makyen

!!/watch- waterbearmarketing\.com

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[ SmokeDetector ] Blacklists reloaded at rev 27f2842 (SmokeDetector: Auto watch of waterbearmarketing\.com by Makyen) (running on teward/Osiris)

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Link at end of answer, potentially bad ns for domain in answer (61): Microsoft Word: find all words with two 'm's using wildcard by Asim Mehmood on superuser.com

tpu- feedback received

user12986714

@Machavity changed to naa

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naa feedback received

Recovered from BrokenPipeError: [Errno 32] Broken pipe

tp feedback received on Como colocar um incremento dentro de um laço FOR? [MS]

naa feedback received on Unable to build enterprise.jar and metadata.jar [MS]

tp feedback received on Are editorial management systems helpful to journal editors? [MS]

naa feedback received on How can I dim landscape lights permanently? [MS]

tp feedback received on Объекты для Vue.js [MS]

fp feedback received on Multibootusb, What's the reason multibootusb.org is considered dangerous? [MS]

tpu- feedback received

Makyen

18:50

@SmokeDetector User has been deleted/destroyed.

!!/watch- worldlastnames\.com

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[ SmokeDetector ] Blacklists reloaded at rev 4751f82 (SmokeDetector: Auto watch of worldlastnames\.com by Makyen) (running on teward/Osiris)

tp feedback received on Password Protect or IP to access under development WordPress site otherwise shown a placeholder page [MS]

naa feedback received on Converting multiple .msg files to PDF [MS]

naa feedback received on Native mobile Dapp - Sign transactions with user wallet [MS]

tp feedback received on What is Kriya Yoga? [MS]

tp feedback received on Сериал " Фитнес" [MS]

naa feedback received on Ui automator viewer--> Device screenshot, Reason : Error while creating temporary file to save snapshot : null [MS]

tp feedback received on Is there a way to find out which runway is used by which flight on a particular day/date? [MS]

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad keyword in answer (1): Which bosses in Borderlands 2 have an increased legendary drop rate when killed for the first time? by I.LOVE.BORDERLANDS on gaming.SE

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad keyword in answer (1): How to Train my Easily Distracted Cat by Aradhya Gupta on pets.SE

fp- feedback received on Which bosses in Borderlands 2 have an increased legendary drop rate when killed for the first time? [MS]

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Toxic answer detected (80): AttributeError: type object has no attribute "id" PYTHON by user13531014 on stackoverflow.com

fp feedback received on How to hack the printer driver to measure ink used for each print job? [MS]

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Mostly punctuation marks in title (27): How to convert a numpy array [(x1,y1),(x2,y2),(x3,y3),.........(xn,yn)] to [(x1,y1,x1^2,y1^2),(x2,y2,x2^2,y2^2),.........(xn,yn,xn^2,yn^2)] by Mohsin Shaikh on stackoverflow.com

tpu- feedback received on AttributeError: type object has no attribute "id" PYTHON [MS]

fp- feedback received

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad keyword in username (1): update a spring cache when a table update happens through sql procedure ✏️ by jitendra kumar on stackoverflow.com

fp- feedback received

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Mostly non-latin answer (49): problem when create project in expo react-natice expo init myApp by wyzlhf on stackoverflow.com

naa- feedback received

SmokeDetector

19:18

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Luncheon meat detected (40): How to parse specific url on same-domain list with regular expression? by racexi on stackoverflow.com

fp- feedback received

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Mostly punctuation marks in answer (36): Boggle: What is the dice configuration for Boggle in various languages? by Ramiro on boardgames.SE

fp- feedback received

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad keyword in body (1): Then work from home Modern indoor painting price $3.60 by Aju on mathoverflow.net

tpu- feedback received

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Mostly punctuation marks in body (29): How to find everything except the following pattern? by Chetana Tanmayee on stackoverflow.com

fp- feedback received

SmokeDetector

19:56

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Bad keyword in body, bad keyword in title, blacklisted website in body, potentially bad keyword in body (294): Will Alpha Femme Keto Genix Really Work For You? by alphagenx on meta.SE

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Manually reported answer (94): c++ shared flag segfault by Jdkd on stackoverflow.com

user12986714

@SmokeDetector k

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[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad keyword in body (1): Amazon Native Shopping Ads (Search Ads) in React by Keisuke Horota on stackoverflow.com

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad ns for domain in answer (1): Google translate api for php by Sam on stackoverflow.com

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@SmokeDetector f

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[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad keyword in title (1): improve handmade GridSearch in Python by Azat Aleksanyan on stackoverflow.com

user12986714

@SmokeDetector f

SmokeDetector

20:09

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad keyword in answer (1): D3 : add links to existing graph dynamically by Ben on stackoverflow.com

user12986714

@SmokeDetector n

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[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Mostly non-latin answer (49): problem when create project in expo react-natice expo init myApp by wyzlhf on stackoverflow.com

tp feedback received

user12986714

@SmokeDetector n

Makyen

@SmokeDetector The linked page doesn't actually explain or answer the question. It appears to be a site which just has some templates for Bootstrap. While I didn't explore the site, it doesn't appear to be something that would be reasonable to link to as an answer to the question. Thus, it looks a lot more like spam than NAA.

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[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad keyword in answer (1): D3 v5 Force Directed Bad Zoom and Drag by Ben on stackoverflow.com

user12986714

20:15

@SmokeDetector This is not spam. It is a correct answer, but not in English

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[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad keyword in body (1): Excel: Frequency of articles ordered together ✏️ by Ralph on superuser.com

user12986714

@SmokeDetector f

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fp feedback received on Excel: Frequency of articles ordered together [MS]

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad keyword in body (1): How can I get download handler to work with observeEvent in R shiny by jesse on stackoverflow.com

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad keyword in answer (1): GCP Cloud storage - Serve videos with GCP / Nginix? by Pralove Tandukar on serverfault.com

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Mostly punctuation marks in answer, repeating characters in answer (117): Faça um Programa que peça os 3 lados de um triângulo. Informe se formam equilátero, isósceles ou escaleno by Matheus Silva on pt.stackoverflow.com

Makyen

@SmokeDetector There are 8,520 hits for the repeated domain on SE in URLs. That makes it unlikely this, or the user's other reported post, are actually spam.

SmokeDetector

naa- feedback received

fp- feedback received on How can I get download handler to work with observeEvent in R shiny [MS]

tpu- feedback received on GCP Cloud storage - Serve videos with GCP / Nginix? [MS]

naa- feedback received on D3 v5 Force Directed Bad Zoom and Drag [MS]

Makyen

20:31

@SmokeDetector @Machavity @user12986714 While this is clearly link-only NAA, it's not spam. The linked site is commonly used and the user doesn't appear to have any affiliation to the site or the specific pages linked.

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[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad keyword in body (1): Regular expression to remove all strings between two strings? by Roman on stackoverflow.com

fp- feedback received

Machavity

@Makyen Updated feedback

Makyen

Thanks.

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[ SmokeDetector ] SmokeDetector started in standby mode at rev ff7a440 (Makyen: findspam: health bad keywords: split SciFi into its own -autopull) (running on iBug/Sandy)

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad keyword in body (1): Mum helping me to buy a flat by Nivelian on interpersonal.SE

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad keyword in body (1): Problema Phonegap com celulares que tem infinity display by Erick Mota on pt.stackoverflow.com

fp- feedback received on Mum helping me to buy a flat [MS]

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad keyword in answer (1): Is it possible to make a webdav client in React Native without the need of native code? by Loic Dub' on stackoverflow.com

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad keyword in body (1): Can't update a driver neede for arduino uno by Nitzan Cohen on stackoverflow.com

fp- feedback received on Problema Phonegap com celulares que tem infinity display [MS]

fp- feedback received

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad ns for domain in answer (1): Right order for Data preparation in Machine Learning ✏️ by Lovish saini on datascience.SE

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad keyword in body (1): Orange (data mining) psycopg2 connect fail with postgresql 12.2 by Joseph H on stackoverflow.com

Thomas Ward

21:04

@Makyen still the case?

i assume "no"?

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[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad ip for hostname in answer, potentially bad keyword in answer (2): Printer is not printing by Karakurt Pictures on unix.SE

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad keyword in body (1): What is QCameraInfo::defaultCamera() in Windows10, really? by Mike Porter on stackoverflow.com

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Pattern-matching website in body (97): Need sample code to refer how to encrypt using PGP public keys by user13536901 on stackoverflow.com

tpu- feedback received on Printer is not printing [MS]

fp- feedback received on What is QCameraInfo::defaultCamera() in Windows10, really? [MS]

fp- feedback received

Makyen

@ThomasWard As far as I could tell, it resolved itself after a relatively short time. Given the past history (i.e. that it's been stated that sometimes these queries get hard-stuck), it still seemed like a reboot might be a good preventive measure. However, I don't have any indication that a reboot is needed at this time.

Thomas Ward

ok

i'll reboot it again in a bit

Makyen

Sounds good.

user12986714

@ThomasWard can visit metasmoke, but pinging gives no result.

Thomas Ward

21:07

> pinging

as in trying to ping the IP/server right?

(which is disabled at the moment at the firewall level due to ping sweeps increasing at my network)

user12986714

user@pc:~$ ping metasmoke.erwaysoftware.com
PING metasmoke.erwaysoftware.com (50.211.70.70) 56(84) bytes of data.
^C
--- metasmoke.erwaysoftware.com ping statistics ---
43 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss, time 1029ms

Thomas Ward

@user12986714 as expected with my security controls in place

basically, ping isn't reliable ;)

Makyen

!!/watch- mrdepot\.ca

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[ SmokeDetector ] Blacklists reloaded at rev b081013 (SmokeDetector: Auto watch of mrdepot\.ca by Makyen) (running on teward/Osiris)

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Offensive answer detected, toxic answer detected (158): Get a Discord Role by Id with Discord.py by user13536957 on stackoverflow.com

tpu- feedback received

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad keyword in body (1): Is this in increasing big-O notation? Sorry if this is obvious :) by Albert Hoffman on stackoverflow.com

fp- feedback received

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Few unique characters in answer, no whitespace in answer, repeating characters in answer (263): Which Trinkets are available in Wrath of the Lamb? by bruh on gaming.SE

tpu- feedback received

Robert Columbia

21:23

@SmokeDetector fp- Question is unclear. Voting to close.

@SmokeDetector tpu- bruh

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[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Blacklisted user (71): d3js force directed graph arrows not showing up by Ben on stackoverflow.com

fp- feedback received on d3js force directed graph arrows not showing up [MS]

fp- feedback received

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Potentially bad keyword in answer (1): Кнопка "Оставить комментарий" by Вы заработали 350 евро on ru.stackoverflow.com

tpu- feedback received

[ SmokeDetector ] SmokeDetector started at rev e73c3a0 (Makyen: In log, show chat site we're loging into. -autopull) (running on teward/Osiris, Python 3.6.9)

Makyen

21:44

!!/watch- (?-i:iptuf)(?#gg.gg)

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Processed Meat

23:28

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Q: Low effort questions and answers referencing a certain site

Example question: Why does the compiler may not perform inlining, if the function contains static variables? Lately I have seen several questions like this, from low-rep accounts just linking to the site along with a low-effort question. And many answers where the "answer" is a link to the site...

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