Title: odd subscribers?
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# odd subscribers?

 *  [kylemcna](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kylemcna/)
 * (@kylemcna)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/odd-subscribers/)
 * Hello,
 * I just got my first subscriber, and it is “adm13” E-mail: _[ email redacted ]_
 * I scoured the net to see what this might be about, and it looks like a user from
   india that signs up for very diverse sites, forums, blogs ranging much too far.
 * All I can imagine is this is some crawler type signup…. is this hunch correct?
   If so, is there any issue or danger in these roving signups?
 * Thank you,
    Kyle

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 *  [michael.mariart](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelmariart/)
 * (@michaelmariart)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/odd-subscribers/#post-2953523)
 * Most likely it is an automated or crawler registration. They are very (VERY) 
   prevalent these days.
 * If you are not worried about them, delete the account. If you are concerned that
   it might be a real person, send them an email and ask them to respond if they
   are a real person and not automated. If you get a reply, it’s fine, and if you
   don’t delete the account.
 * These sort of accounts are only realyl used to try and SPAM links from your site/
   s by creating new articles with links in them, or to add comments to existing
   pages. It’s all about someone trying to get backlinks that they don’t deserve
   to try and boost their own SEO efforst.
 *  [Moody Matt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mateo360/)
 * (@mateo360)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/odd-subscribers/#post-2953560)
 * I’ve exactly the same thing, a subscriber (I didn’t even know it was possible
   to register to my site…) used this email address and the username “adm59”. Certainly
   for spamming backlinks u’re right Michael
 *  [grassman7](https://wordpress.org/support/users/grassman7/)
 * (@grassman7)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/odd-subscribers/#post-2953709)
 * happened to me too. just after i installed a free plugin. Dont know if plugin
   had anything to do with it. Go to > settings > general > membership > untick 
   it > save changes
 * > settings > users > select bad user > delete > apply > delete all posts and 
   links from this user
 * i dont know where the submission area is to become a user. Is there a back door
   or security flaw?
 *  [musicloverdenon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/musicloverdenon/)
 * (@musicloverdenon)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/odd-subscribers/#post-2953721)
 * Same with me, I just created a website few days back and I am still in the process
   of working. This is the first user to register at my website whereas my website
   doesn’t even figure in google as of now. He seems to be link spammer.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [musicloverdenon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/musicloverdenon/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/odd-subscribers/#post-2953721)
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