Comment spam techniques

When I see crap like this in my logs:

2004.04.06 21:39:26 152.163.252.6 Search: query for 'how the main character is like at the beginning of prometheus'
2004.04.06 21:40:40 152.163.253.68 Search: query for 'what is the main character is like at the beginning of prometheus'
2004.04.06 21:40:47 152.163.253.68 Search: query for 'what is the main character is like at the beginning of prometheus'
2004.04.06 21:40:51 152.163.253.68 Search: query for 'what is the main character is like at the beginning of prometheus'
2004.04.06 21:40:52 152.163.253.68 Search: query for 'what is the main character is like at the beginning of prometheus'
2004.04.06 21:40:58 152.163.253.68 Search: query for 'what is the main character is like at the beginning of prometheus'
2004.04.06 21:41:16 152.163.253.68 Search: query for ' prometheus'
2004.04.06 21:41:36 152.163.253.68 Search: query for 'what is the main character is like at the beginning of prometheus'
2004.04.06 21:41:39 152.163.253.68 Search: query for 'what is the main character is like at the beginning of prometheus'

I know it's a spammer looking for something to connect to. I've notice they look at blog services, most likely Technorati, and search for popular headlines. It's one reason comment spam has had a minimal impact on me…you rarely see the most popular articles being blogged here.

Posted by Prometheus 6 on April 6, 2004 - 10:37pm :: Tech
 
 

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you sure that's not some student looking to scam information for a term paper?

Posted by  DesertJo (not verified) on April 7, 2004 - 4:30pm.

Pretty sure. Each query was entered like 4 seconds apart. Plus I've seen the same pattern with a headline I'd considered posting.

It's not like my search engine is Google.

Posted by  P6 (not verified) on April 7, 2004 - 6:00pm.