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 :
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
charlie-wiki.win
city-wiki.win
delta-wiki.win
direct-wiki.win
echo-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
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
list-wiki.win
magic-wiki.win
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
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
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
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
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
station-wiki.win
sticky-wiki.win
super-wiki.win
tango-wiki.win
tiny-wiki.win
touch-wiki.win
victor-wiki.win
web-wiki.win
weekly-wiki.win
wiki-aero.win
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-burner.win
wiki-byte.win
wiki-cable.win
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-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
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-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
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
wiki-view.win
wiki-wire.win
wiki-zine.win
wool-wiki.win
xeon-wiki.win
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
zoom-wiki.win
zulu-wiki.win