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mastertek2000
01-09-2009, 10:36 AM
hi every one in the last few days i have been getting about 35 new users all spam any thing i can do about it runny VB 3.8 i do have no spam installed but is there a way i can stop them from registering thanks i also do use human verification

Dismounted
01-09-2009, 10:53 AM
Which Human Verification do you use? Try reCAPTCHA, if you are not already using it. Also, have a look at the other threads on this topic (there are plenty).

Also see Forum Robot Spam Prevention Recommendations (http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=288234).

mastertek2000
01-09-2009, 11:04 AM
Which Human Verification do you use? Try reCAPTCHA, if you are not already using it. Also, have a look at the other threads on this topic (there are plenty).

Also see Forum Robot Spam Prevention Recommendations (http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=288234).

thanks will try this

UKBusinessLive
01-09-2009, 02:45 PM
hi every one in the last few days i have been getting about 35 new users all spam any thing i can do about it runny VB 3.8 i do have no spam installed but is there a way i can stop them from registering thanks i also do use human verification

Try the Is Bot Mod that stops all registrations that occur in seconds, Just like the spambots.

Real Human Registration take a few Minutes so all registrations that take seconds are excluded.

Guest tracking mod is also a good way to see what guest are doing and what they are looking at.

Thers no excuse now to have a site full of spammers, You can get all the answers and some great advise from the members here

Good Luck :up:

Vaupell
01-09-2009, 08:04 PM
Ukbuisnesslive is refering to this mod..

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=183917

and i agree, i recomend that it adds some small but usefull
antibot features. ;)

UKBusinessLive
01-09-2009, 08:17 PM
Ukbuisnesslive is refering to this mod..

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=183917

and i agree, i recomend that it adds some small but usefull
antibot features. ;)

Its this one i was talking about
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=135094&highlight=ISBot, Although the one you state is just as good, With the amount of anti spam measures available, admins should be spoilt for choice.

And heres the Guest Tracking Mod, a very useful add on to see exactly what your Guests are up to, as well as keeping tabs on the spammers https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=167278&highlight=Track

No there can be no excuse to having a forum full of spammers ;)

AzH
01-09-2009, 08:24 PM
I just use the vbulletin Q&A feature. Stopped all bots.

bairy
01-09-2009, 10:19 PM
Q&A with 50 questions here. Went from 40 spammers a day to 0 literally overnight.

AzH
01-10-2009, 08:15 AM
I have 2 or 3 questions only. Just be clever with them.