When I first set up my WordPress Blog I had not set up any form security to block SPAM BOTS and was inundated with spammers that really are the scourge of the internet. I really do not understand the mentality of those people at all. Obviously they put forth a substantial amount of time trying to spam sites with their links. But, for most content management systems someone is going to review and decide to approve or delete or spam the post. So, it seems as though it will generally be an exercise in futility. I cannot imagine they actually get more traffic that will result in higher conversions for whatever it is they are trying to promote. It seems to be a monumental waste of time for them and for everyone involved.

Fortunately, there are systems like CAPTCHA and others that will help eliminate these bots and bulk spammers. However, not all forms are on web content management sites, using robust packages with plug-ins to help stop the problem. Additionally, there is a cost associated with implementing some of these solutions. Another option for websites that have contact forms, is to write a script that will require the person submitting the form, to answer a simple question, such as “Ten minus three equals?” The person submitting the form will need to type in “seven” in the form field in order for the form to be processed. This is one way to combat this internet scourge. However, this is not something that a substantial portion of website owners will have the knowledge and ability to do. However, there is another way that website owners can block these bots and spammers from even being allowed to open their pages. You can use .htaccess to allow or block IP addresses from your entire site, or from certain pages or directories on your site. This is probably a little easier than writing the server side script aforementioned. If you have the ability to do a little script writing and have the time, you could also set up “alerts” (those pop up warnings where you have to click on them to get them to go away). You could set those up so that they only pop up for certain IP addresses; and you could make the alerts say anything you want. In fact, you can set up a sequence of alerts, requiring them to have to manually close each one (time consuming and irritating for the spammer). Or you could write the script to redirect them to any particular site, or non-existent site of your choice.

However you choose to deal with these losers, I imagine will depend in part on your programming ability and the time or money you have to invest. In the event you would like to get a jump start on blocking IP addresses of known spammers, I have put together a small list I imported from an Excel file where these IP addresses end up on sites I have personal knowledge of. If you also have a list of SPAMMER IP Addresses to block, feel free to post them here.

60.10.134.103
60.190.135.166
60.248.68.230
60.30.83.220
61.116.180.176
61.137.90.73
61.138.245.138
61.150.72.89
61.177.248.202
64.180.86.93
64.198.81.120
64.247.11.134
65.175.219.202
65.73.169.177
66.122.182.35
66.24.231.190
67.86.229.18
68.113.197.114
68.119.3.141
68.190.70.61
68.228.226.214
68.36.29.241
68.38.4.10
69.125.233.159
69.249.100.176
69.250.172.204
69.66.18.27
70.135.101.205
70.225.36.13
70.237.131.5
71.196.57.226
71.62.249.79
71.72.2.168
71.92.101.58
72.51.202.103
72.74.110.72
74.128.208.241
74.174.5.68
75.109.161.144
75.47.202.236
75.93.15.81
76.117.254.95
76.15.11.70
76.172.139.148
76.180.238.1
76.188.217.172
76.199.114.6
77.249.59.240
78.106.105.65
78.36.156.166
80.42.16.131
82.179.130.205
83.233.30.32
85.159.104.245
85.214.38.113
87.250.47.3
87.250.47.3
87.250.47.3
92.241.160.25
92.241.160.25
93.100.186.213
93.110.7.210
93.72.47.218
94.178.14.179
94.180.155.225
95.24.144.212
96.18.125.138
97.100.229.68
98.140.114.188
99.241.166.19
116.48.128.158
118.137.77.181
118.98.184.86
121.18.42.90
122.160.84.156
123.201.11.169
123.202.66.176
123.202.94.186
123.203.203.139
123.238.33.38
123.238.35.228
124.107.84.84
124.128.154.252
124.13.95.165
124.237.86.62
124.42.122.163
125.71.97.131
125.71.99.84
164.100.43.41
173.30.67.131
189.101.18.148
189.34.115.107
189.47.144.159
189.55.219.252
189.87.19.42
189.87.71.50
190.142.253.94
194.117.157.72
194.8.74.155
194.8.75.26
194.8.75.26
195.134.66.251
196.202.44.102
200.204.106.101
201.242.59.193
201.34.203.151
201.37.237.83
202.98.141.200
203.212.217.110
203.86.76.237
209.254.15.130
211.167.248.228
213.255.196.219
218.194.80.220
218.194.80.230
218.241.238.141
218.90.161.189
219.141.109.20
219.149.61.246
221.231.114.10
221.234.24.46
221.39.228.23
222.134.69.181
222.161.2.180
222.166.160.95
222.174.159.92
222.231.57.207
222.66.47.115
222.88.11.22
24.15.29.253
24.166.14.5
24.201.194.250
24.21.227.135
24.61.253.220
24.89.138.219
58.211.75.8
58.214.247.198
59.57.244.194
59.63.159.22
59.95.193.247
99.198.110.250
98.247.181.112
98.233.185.58
98.232.142.75
98.224.226.181
96.46.8.117
95.80.218.22
95.5.19.98
95.240.253.158
95.215.61.36
95.180.42.115
95.134.54.184
95.134.224.194
94.56.129.24
94.27.82.41
94.236.126.11
94.23.4.77
94.23.33.36
94.23.243.156
94.102.60.219
93.185.96.93
93.184.70.28
93.182.139.10
93.182.137.34
93.182.134.19
93.182.131.17
93.182
93.178.210.93
93.166.121.107
93.125.99.16
93.114.61.245
93.103.137.31
92.85.32.76
92.82.231.36
92.82.230.65
92.24.220.117
92.115.174.42
92.112.49.100
92.112.24.74
91.237.249.71
91.236.74.166
91.232.96.16
91.226.165.164
91.224.246.21
91.224.160.45
91.224.160.44
91.224.160.182
91.224.160.129
91.224.160
91.221.218.118
91.215.63.62
91.214.72.40
91.210.105.229
91.207.7.110
91.207.6.90
91.207.6.170
91.207.6
91.207.4.202
91.207.4
91.207
91.201.64.116
91.187.3.156
91.177.11.2
91.148.114.22
91.121.95.127
91.121.27.38
91.121.115.109
91.121.100.165
91.120.21.169
90.204.242.30
90.183.120.54
90.182.223.85
90.182.160.210
89.75.38.178
89.75.114.223
89.30.117.150
89.28.122.140
89.243.197.29
89.241.200.233
89.235.50.141
89.200.169.189
89.123.46.229
89.123.3.129
89.123.17.150
89.123.17.150
88.81.235.214
88.251.110.165
88.202.63.142
88.191.130.53
88.190.242.80
87.68.212.101
87.229.7.206
87.218.73.154
87.197.136.169
87.165.29.160
87.127.50.166
86.96.228.85
86.96.228.84
86.96.228
86.96.226.89
86.96.226.88
86.96.226.13
86.96.226
86.96
85.17.33.174
85.128.194.2
85.114.204.63
84.58.130.84
84.54.189.200
84.51.109.245
84.38.4.231
84.31.168.161
83.49.134.224
83.233.55.200
83.229.198.66
83.222.230.44
83.169.45.43
83.167.232.80
82.36.47.27
82.193.117.23
82.193.109.52
82.128.55.135
82.103.76.189
81.17.26.86
81.144.138.34
81.136.176.133
80.82.150.82
80.5.35.62
80.36.14.23
80.33.195.34
80.25.95.249
80.228.85.107
80.226.23.38
80.191.175.154
80.172.241.38
79.174.195.80
79.170.50.45
79.170.50.37
79.15.79.17
79.148.238.85
79.142.73.169
78.6.228.32
78.172.85.117
78.158.11.226
78.147.29.208
78.147.181.185
77.75.77.17
77.65.61
77.223.154.50
77.121.243.71
77.120.173.66
76.176.180.131
76.115.225.203
76.105.161.200
75.56.59.138
75.125.190.2
74.52.245.146
74.221.209.34
74.220.219.52
74.125.90.85
72.9.105.66
72.52.69.93
72.52.69.252
72.52.69
72.47.248.57
72.214.249.176
72.159.131.3
71.62.254.241
71.19.233.170
71.176.122.244
71.127.243.29
70.88.16.189
69.89.31.247
69.49.112.23
69.28.58.16
69.28.55.55
69.168.144.140
69.16.208.58
69.147.234.122
68.68.100.243
68.168.114.234
68.119.215.141
67.98.30.101
67.78.72.111
67.212.173.178
67.210.244.80
67.208.112.170
67.142.172.26
67.142.172.24
67.142.172
67.142.163.24
67.142.163.23
67.142.163
66.249.68.205
66.249.16.211
66.249
66.189.98.111
65.60.46.66
64.9.106.202
64.87.57.93
64.31.26.5
64.20.149.87
64.132.153.78
64.120.26.138
63.240.248.248
62.85.106.18
62.240.8.46
62.24.252.133
62.24.181.135
62.24.181.134
62.24
62.205.201.41
62.162.28.226
61.50.131.82
61.19.244.201
61.16.247.70
59.58.157.186
59.58.139.45
59.58.115.185
58.6.127.82
50.97.190.74
50.74.4.93
5.9.107.48
5.39.218.139
49.87.93.4
46.98.132.93
46.4.25.6
46.4.235.5
46.28.67.103
46.251.237.222
46.251.237.193
46.232.207.230
46.21.148.138
46.183.162.86
46.173.209.140
46.17.97.76
46.17.97.128
46.17.97
46.17.101.107
46.17.101
46.160.85.231
46.151.153.196
46.119.121.35
46.119.120.233
46.119.120
46.119
46.118.122.205
46.118.121.144
46.118.114
46.118
46.105.53.63
46.105.41.81
46.105.19.62
46.105
41.89.211.5
41.67.21.75
41.230.239.97
41.224.167.65
41.204.224.13
41.190.16.17
39.213.217.119
38.64.32.18
38.109.44.27
37.9.61.64
37.9.53.67
37.229.18.248
36.251.25.12
36.248.13.201
31.214.155.39
31.214.144.253
31.214.144.177
31.210.38.18
31.128.142.199
24.30.114.249
24.177.231.8
23.20.114.226
223.27.171.91
223.19.105.185
222.77.18.116
222.187.222.104
222.165.130.214
222.124.5.82
222.124.22.167
222.124.217.170
222.124
222.122.227.121
222.1.41.79
222.1.41.236
222.1.41
220.181.51.108
219.83.100.205
219.83.100.204
219.83.100
218.72.139.164
218.72.139
218.72.137.39
218.72.137
218.213.90.92
218.145.71.178
217.35.15.206
217.127.13.67
216.244.93.7
216.244.90.2
216.240.130.251
216.224.171.15
216.214.181.195
216.145.99.66
213.186.119.135
213.109.82.50
212.95.63.244
212.9.93.47
212.89.23.1
212.68.34.199
212.235.107.85
212.235.107.15
212.235.107
212.235
212.200.111.193
212.156.147.146
212.150.186.164
210.57.219.2
210.213.245.230
210.205.6.75
210.181.252.131
209.94.144.213
209.85.224.99
209.85.161.67
209.237.232.8
209.237.232.63
209.237.232.53
209.237.232.31
209.237.232
209.17.171.194
208.91.199.94
208.64.69.102
208.188.3.80
208.115.125.37
208.115.125
208.115.111.71
207.87.111.50
207.5.176.101
205.189.73.93
205.186.149.129
205.183.255.215
204.232.248.45
203.79.29.38
203.236.67.203
202.29.39.247
202.143.128.11
201.89.84.242
201.64.254.228
201.51.36.157
201.248.7.96
201.244.248.22
201.242.75.16
201.23.153.181
201.218.75.140
200.98.66.80
200.98.64.251
200.98.201.203
200.98.201
200.98.173.147
200.98.144.165
200.98.136.199
200.98.130
200.98
200.63.96.203
200.61.23.196
200.46.207.133
200.42.56.146
200.35.145.110
200.32.64.235
200.241.180.226
200.102.249.135
2.219.74.82
2.187.55.88
199.168.175.96
199.15.234.134
198.175.125.123
198.143.156.130
196.35.75.107
196.217.203.123
196.201.230.154
195.62.17.50
195.42.102.21
195.3.147.91
195.225.145.17
195.190.13.158
194.79.87.192
194.28.172.10
194.187.151.11
194.167.108.42
193.48.0.3
193.46.83.47
193.107.17.194
193.105.210.172
193.105.210
192.114.71.13
190.68.232.171
190.66.3.107
190.37.42.114
190.37.141.210
190.202.87.134
190.147.162.13
190.14.226.161
190.128.118.38
189.45.246.226
189.36.139.234
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189.110.80.105
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189.110.236.97
189.110.227.88
189.110.223.182
189.110.206.243
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189.110.197.214
189.110.194.112
189.110.187.26
189.110
189.1.96.178
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188.165
188.163.43.62
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188.138.89.8
187.74.194.147
187.6.86.3
187.6.86
187.6.85.33
187.45.182.236
187.20.112.50
187.152.94.94
187.111.223.10
187.11.133.58
187.102.64.137
187.1.136.50
187.1.112.132
186.216.61.227
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184.82.222.246
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184.22.190.10
184.22.122.88
184.168.81.10
184.168.80.34
184.168.119.152
184.154.69.58
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184.154.100.11
184.154.0.213
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184.106.232.149
184.106.208.224
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184.105.162.181
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180.149.3.188
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178.73.196.2
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178.137
178.121.141.111
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176.36.66.238
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173.234
173.231.25.130
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173.208
173.198.251.12
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146.0.74.234
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134.47.109.184
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128.70
125.255.84.98
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109.230.217
109.230.216
109.230
109.169.73.135
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107.21.64.246
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101.44.1.24
1.161.131.171
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91.221.247.130
42.120.49.48
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190.3.169.39
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190.3.169.39
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46.233.238.207
97.86.64.5
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217.160.208.210
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199.241.191.144
216.66.81.148
85.25.119.99
50.117.72.254
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125.112.30.42
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69.175.22.218
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217.91.37.3
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151.8.12.213
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46.217.92.201
217.23.11.17
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184.173.181.163
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190.38.110.246
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78.47.55.70
200.11.140.110
41.191.232.8
109.87.114.119
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62.219.8.228
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69.24.230.224
14.221.35.254
195.222.124.10
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195.43.128.58
83.156.74.127
85.25.27.77
109.169.69.118
118.46.160.75
46.137.248.139
62.219.8.228
174.133.203.98
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