DERP-1933

group: DERP-1933
class: Keter
derp_score: 5
special_containment_procedures: |
  Front-ends must utilize an API or multiplexer/reverse
  proxy that suppresses the associated accounts used to
  generate the anomalous properties of DERP-1933.
  
  Alternatively, front-ends may paginate all replies
  instead of filtering them.
  
  Front-ends that fail to implement these procedures will
  result in browser sessions that become sluggish or crash
  due to excessive memory requirements of the discussions
  involved in DERP-1933.
description: |
  DERP-1933 is known on-chain as "animalcontrol."
  
  On 2019-03-11, DERP-1933 began targeting specific
  accounts with anomalous replies, reaching a combined
  daily average of over 14,000 replies per day, often
  deeply nested.
  
  On 2019-03-13, DERP-1933 was added to the irredeemables
  repository under TOS violation.
  
  Even after filtering the blockchain results containing
  DERP-1933, upvotes were still being broadcasted on its
  anomalous activity, which indicates automation by these
  accounts.
  
  Anomalous activity continued for four months, even after
  being added to irredeemables.
  
  Total replies by animalcontrol alone on all related
  discussions for the following accounts:
  
  | Reply to       | Replies   |
  |----------------|-----------|
  | berniesanders  |   689,562 |
  | steemcleaners  |   529,540 |
  | themarkymark   |   427,161 |
  | llfarms        |    16,089 |
  | whatsup        |     7,773 |
  | popcornexpress |     4,412 |
  | mack-bot       |     1,182 |
  | patrice        |       767 |
  | lyndsayblowes  |         2 |
  
  Simultaneously, a more refined instance of DERP-1933
  appeared to used a bot agent named `ftbot/0.1` which was
  broadcasting with the "proboards" account series from
  2018-12-18 to 2018-12-30 totaling about 100,000
  additional replies.
  
  Anomalies ceased on 2019-07-09 after discussion:
  `themarkymark/jghowhoj`
associated_accounts:
  - animalcontrol
  - exterminator
  - proboards
  - proboards1
  - proboards10
  - proboards2
  - proboards3
  - proboards4
  - proboards5
  - proboards6
  - proboards7
  - proboards8
  - proboards9
  - fulltimegeek
  - delso
  - beaniesanders
  - donkeyslayer
  - dramaking
  - flagveterans
  - fulltime
  - fulltimeangel
  - gandalfthebrown
  - goldenchild
  - justperfect
  - lizardslayer
  - memen
  - perfectstorm
  - poisoncontrol
  - supersoldier
  - townmayor
  - yourholiness
  - fulltimebot
  - fulltimebot1
  - fulltimebot10
  - fulltimebot11
  - fulltimebot12
  - fulltimebot13
  - fulltimebot14
  - fulltimebot15
  - fulltimebot16
  - fulltimebot17
  - fulltimebot18
  - fulltimebot19
  - fulltimebot2
  - fulltimebot20
  - fulltimebot21
  - fulltimebot22
  - fulltimebot23
  - fulltimebot24
  - fulltimebot25
  - fulltimebot26
  - fulltimebot27
  - fulltimebot28
  - fulltimebot29
  - fulltimebot3
  - fulltimebot30
  - fulltimebot31
  - fulltimebot32
  - fulltimebot33
  - fulltimebot34
  - fulltimebot35
  - fulltimebot36
  - fulltimebot37
  - fulltimebot38
  - fulltimebot39
  - fulltimebot4
  - fulltimebot40
  - fulltimebot41
  - fulltimebot42
  - fulltimebot43
  - fulltimebot44
  - fulltimebot45
  - fulltimebot46
  - fulltimebot47
  - fulltimebot48
  - fulltimebot49
  - fulltimebot5
  - fulltimebot50
  - fulltimebot51
  - fulltimebot52
  - fulltimebot53
  - fulltimebot54
  - fulltimebot55
  - fulltimebot56
  - fulltimebot57
  - fulltimebot58
  - fulltimebot59
  - fulltimebot6
  - fulltimebot60
  - fulltimebot61
  - fulltimebot62
  - fulltimebot63
  - fulltimebot64
  - fulltimebot65
  - fulltimebot66
  - fulltimebot67
  - fulltimebot68
  - fulltimebot69
  - fulltimebot7
  - fulltimebot70
  - fulltimebot71
  - fulltimebot72
  - fulltimebot73
  - fulltimebot74
  - fulltimebot75
  - fulltimebot76
  - fulltimebot77
  - fulltimebot78
  - fulltimebot79
  - fulltimebot8
  - fulltimebot80
  - fulltimebot81
  - fulltimebot82
  - fulltimebot83
  - fulltimebot84
  - fulltimebot85
  - fulltimebot86
  - fulltimebot9
related_links:
  - https://github.com/steemit/irredeemables/commit/eecfdef62781fd2959fb893d3fc5ca38bece0139
  - https://github.com/steemit/irredeemables/pull/1
  - https://steemit.com/@themarkymark/apple-entering-into-crypto
  - https://steempeak.com/@themarkymark/apple-entering-into-crypto
  - https://busy.org/@themarkymark/apple-entering-into-crypto
  - https://steemd.com/@themarkymark/apple-entering-into-crypto
  - https://steemdb.com/news/@themarkymark/apple-entering-into-crypto
  - https://steemit.com/threespeak/@themarkymark/jghowhoj