wp-comments-post.php
That’s one of the ways in for automated spamming tools which allow them to bypass hitting each post. I’d suggest checking out the various spam protection options here:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugins/Spam_Tools
yes I got bad_behavior and spam karma 2 after posting here a while back and problems diminished significantly!
Kafkaesqui.. thanks for the pointer. I guess the smapper is sending a post request to wp-comments-post.php and since this page does not have statcounter code embedded, it does not show up in the logs.
bestfoot – thanks. i’ll try these plugins
I started using WP-Gatekeeper which reduced my spam to zero, and it requires no maintenance on my part. Readers that are not logged in need to answer a simple question. Couldn’t be easier. Highly recommended.
BB + SK2 here. Plugins like the above drive me nuts, but SK2 does everything behind the scenes, rarely even being known that it’s installed. 🙂
Are there any more ways in which a spammer can automatically submit comments? I’ve removed my wp-comments-post.php and even then there are just too many spam comments. My wordpress automatically catches those and its not a big problem but i’m just curious to find out how a person is able to submit comments ?
