[GlowHost] Spam-O-Matic - Spam Firewall stops forum spam

[fleshy66]

Read this thread, sums it all up, http://ozzmodz.com/showthread.php/506-The-Era-Of-Big-Spam-Is-Over
After reading your guide and installing a couple of other mods, I've gone from having a load of spammers still getting through to none. I've uninstalled this mod now. Great advise thanks :)

[ozzy47]

Not a problem, glad to help. :)

[Nook_Neformat]

Is it possible to block post if it has email in it and not just url? It will be very helpful to my forum.
Can someone help me with it? I am receiving tons of very annoying spam where there is only email, not links

[Barcham]

If the spammers are registering on your board, the best option is to block them from registering in the first place. The best way to do that is to install the tools mentioned in the post Ozzy47 linked to. I am currently blocking well over 25 per day using these mods and not one has gotten through to register since they were installed.

[lazytown]

All of the sudden everyone is getting through even though their IP IS listed on stopforumspam. Any idea why? The logs show they "Passed StopForumSpam checks." does anyone know what the log would show it was unable to connect to stopforumspam?

[ForceHSS]

All of the sudden everyone is getting through even though their IP IS listed on stopforumspam. Any idea why? The logs show they "Passed StopForumSpam checks." does anyone know what the log would show it was unable to connect to stopforumspam?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=294633
Use this as well it will help

[lazytown]

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=294633
Use this as well it will help

Done, but there is clearly something wrong with stopforumspam on my board. It's letting registrations go through when the IP is clearly blocked (for weeks) on stopforumspam.

[ForceHSS]

It does that sometimes dont know why but i have other things in place when it does fail

[rhody401]

Maybe stopforumspam.com was briefly down. That does happen, and there are settings in this add on for how to handle it.

[edgeless]

I installed Spam-O-Matic a few days ago. For some reason its logging behavior has been intermittent. So far, I've only seen one log instance of "Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System" - despite that several new members have joined who are not spammers/spambots. I'm unsure why it seems to miss logging most new registrations. It has, however, been blocking and logging some spambots at least. But I don't think all of its actual blocking events are appearing in the logs, either.

I wish Spam-O-Matic were more dependable/consistent as far as logging goes (so I could see what it's actually doing and not doing). Thankfully its inconsistency is not a major issue for us... because we use it in conjunction with our manual IP blocking technique, together with a few human verification questions. The combination of these things, along with an occasional manual deletion here and there, tend to keep out 100% of the spammers for us.

[catsma_97504]

Are there plans to create an upgraded version to work with vBulletin 5.x? I love this mod but recently upgraded my forum and now it isn't available to me :(

[rcull]

I would like to find a CMS widget which would work with GlowHost which would load when a moderator came onto the forum and tell him that there are posts to be moderated. Maybe there is already one somewhere, but I haven't found it yet.

Thanks

[rrhill]

"This is without a doubt, one of the most important mods that you will be using on your forum."

This is hundred percent true. In a few weeks GlowHost blocked more than 200 known spammers!

Thank you very much for designing and maintaining this software.
Robert,
Amsterdam

[Arianismmm]

in past days spammers attacked to my forums ...
i cant stop them

plugin is enabled and configed as well

what is problem ?!

[Max Taxable]

in past days spammers attacked to my forums ...
i cant stop them

plugin is enabled and configed as well

what is problem ?!Because there is no one "magic bullet" to use fighting spam. Go to the link in my sig.

[squidsk]

There's two glaring bugs in SoM.

1) If you have "permanently delete" enabled in options it allows anyone, with SoM access, to permanently delete posts even if they do not have the physically delete post or mass prune thread permissions. This is a huge issue.

2) If a member is past the point of SoM monitoring then SoM at the least should put a warning that you are trying to apply SoM, preferable it should just fail, to a member who is past the monitoring phase, before it deletes all the members posts/threads/etc.

[john7911]

Thank you.
I see only the title,
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2014/05/77.png

[ForceHSS]

Thank you.
I see only the title,
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2014/05/77.png

Nothing will go under that until you get a spammer. You can also disable that from showing

[john7911]

Nothing will go under that until you get a spammer. You can also disable that from showing
OK , Thank you ;)
How can I hide it?

[ForceHSS]

OK , Thank you ;)
How can I hide it?

Check settings of the mod

[Hemanth]

Had this installed for a while now and I just noticed that it got more than 200k log entries! Is there option to prune the log? And is there a way to disable logging?

[Alibass]

When you say logs, you mean mailing lists?

sorry posted in wrong thread... :erm:

[ForceHSS]

Had this installed for a while now and I just noticed that it got more than 200k log entries! Is there option to prune the log? And is there a way to disable logging?

You can prune the logs. Make yourself a superadmin from the config then you will see the option

[markoroots]

Hi,
I'm trying to install this mod,
but when i upload the files on the server it says that
3 file i cannot import and are:
functions_dhsom.php
glowhostspamomatic.php
cpna_glowhost spamomatic.xml

Do you know why???
I have soem file or folder permissions wrong?
Thanks in advance.

[ForceHSS]

Hi,
I'm trying to install this mod,
but when i upload the files on the server it says that
3 file i cannot import and are:
functions_dhsom.php
glowhostspamomatic.php
cpna_glowhost spamomatic.xml

Do you know why???
I have soem file or folder permissions wrong?
Thanks in advance.
How are you uploading them? From filezilla program or other way/program

[RichieBoy67]

I found a way people get around the link moderation aspect of this mod. I am talking about the settings for the alot of posts a person must make before posting links. Until they get that amount their posts with links go to moderation.

I do not want to post here to give spammers the info but if anyone has seen this as well and has a fix let me know.

Thanks,
Rich

[markoroots]

How are you uploading them? From filezilla program or other way/program

Many thanks for your reply. :)
I had to move from the pc folder to filezillla, in this way worked.
So thank for you support. ;)
Great Mod! ;)

Have a nice day

[Teascu Dorin]

For a couple of weeks I keep getting alot of database error like:

Database error in vBulletin 4.2.2:

Invalid SQL:
INSERT INTO glowhostspamomatic_log(`date`, `ip`, `email`, `username`, `message`, `is_blocked`, `user_hash`) VALUES (now(), "59.57.221.120", "xaalv@barbourjacka.net", "JDelFabbr", "Spam-O-Matic Tagged email - xaalv@barbourjacka.net Unable to connect to StopForumSpam.com. This is probably due to some temporary problems on their website: Unable to check. User passed to vBulletin registration system per your settings at \'StopForumSpam: Query Connection Errors\'", "0", "037cdd7351c8d4589d32eaf13cd31fca");;

MySQL Error : MySQL server has gone away
Error Number : 2006
Request Date : Wednesday, May 21st 2014 @ 01:34:43 AM
Error Date : Wednesday, May 21st 2014 @ 01:35:48 AM
Script : http://www.rostyles.com/forum/register.php?do=addmember
Referrer : https://www.rostyles.com/forum/register.php?do=checkdate
IP Address : 59.57.221.120
Username : JDelFabbr
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version :


vBulletin 4.2.2 PL 1
PHP 5.4.19
MySQL 5.0.96-log

[Alibass]

stop forum spam was down

[Bluemax712]

I found a way people get around the link moderation aspect of this mod. I am talking about the settings for the alot of posts a person must make before posting links. Until they get that amount their posts with links go to moderation.

I do not want to post here to give spammers the info but if anyone has seen this as well and has a fix let me know.

Thanks,
Rich

I've only seen it bypassed occasionally and wrote it off as a fluke.
Are you saying there is a way to always bypass it?

[RichieBoy67]

Yes.

I've already contacted the devs and they are looking into it. It is not a major issue though as of yet as few know of it. I have tested though on 2 sites to verify.

Also, it is not an issue that will allow a known spammer to register or anything. it is an issue that would require a person to get through the registration process. I am sure it is not much of an issue yet.

[anupam_luv]

Can pm you a custom mod that will do that

Can u plz pm me the custom mod for deleting spam Blog post ... Ive been hit by hundreds of users posting thousands spam blog posts... If u have any link for that mod, plz pm me.

Im using VB 4.2.0

[natsu287]

I can't get an API key from Akimest or StopForumSpam? Why not

[vbresults]

Can u plz pm me the custom mod for deleting spam Blog post ... Ive been hit by hundreds of users posting thousands spam blog posts... If u have any link for that mod, plz pm me.

Im using VB 4.2.0
I'm going to add blog protection to Spam Hammer soon, but I don't think there are any mods here that do that yet. Have you noticed this with the vB CMS as well?

[highlander29]

The spammers seem to have found a way around this. They are getting through and creating blog entries on my site.

[Alibass]

The spammers seem to have found a way around this. They are getting through and creating blog entries on my site.

Create a new group and deny that group blog posting privileges until they reach x number of legitimate posts in your regular forums. You can set this up through SOM or admincp and user group promotions.

[Grouper]

I still get hundreds of spam bots registered each day even with this plugin installed... Guessing the IP lookup doesn't work?

[ozzy47]

Check out the link in my signature.

[Grouper]

I have 4 bots that registered from the same IP which is 173.208.204.10 StopForumSpam.com has this IP listed as a spam bot however it seems the glow-host is still allowing it to register.

[ForceHSS]

I have 4 bots that registered from the same IP which is 173.208.204.10 StopForumSpam.com has this IP listed as a spam bot however it seems the glow-host is still allowing it to register.
install this as well (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=294633)

[Grouper]

I seem to have figured it out. my expiry was set to the default 30 days and after researching that IP. they were last reported about 50 days ago. I increased my expiry time.

Would also be cool to see in the logs ones that registered because the entry in stopforumspam.com was expired.

[ForceHSS]

mine is set to 90 days

[markoroots]

Block it in acp-setting-ban options
make a range of ip like this

173.208.204.

or put in the list of "banned email address" downside a part of his email. ;)
:)

[markoroots]

Create a new group and deny that group blog posting privileges until they reach x number of legitimate posts in your regular forums. You can set this up through SOM or admincp and user group promotions.

Also this is a great solution.
Give them the same privilages of a normal user group or something less and create a group if you don't just have "members awaiting moderation"
give to this group a promotion of 1 post to enter in the normal users

then in the "members awaiting moderation"
you will found there many spammers where you can immediately check. ;)

Don't forget to make this group moderated...
Like this first spammers you see you report it to the black lists by banning it with this great mod. ;)

[darkdragon2889]

One of the best mod i ever see. My record:
SPAM-O-MATIC STATISTICS
3749 Spammers Denied Registration
2 Spammy Posts Automatically Moderated
Thanks a lot for this

[John Lester]

One of the best mod i ever see. My record:
SPAM-O-MATIC STATISTICS
3749 Spammers Denied Registration
2 Spammy Posts Automatically Moderated
Thanks a lot for this

So far (forgot when I installed this mod):

Spam-O-Matic Statistics

118137 Spammers Denied Registration
458 Spammy Posts Automatically Moderated

[Knight0319]

Redacted.

[ozzy47]

Guess there's an exploit in this mod, noticed unauthorized access to my databases a few days ago. Found out someone dumped my userdata, my vb db, and another scripts database. Disabling all plugins except this one keeps the malicious script running, while disabling this plugin disables that malicious script. Still trying to hunt down where the script is exactly, but besides that, they were able to upload MySQL Dumper to dump my two DB's.

I have reported this to the higher ups, someone may contact you to further explain your findings.

[BirdOPrey5]

If you can confirm am exploit in this mod please use the "Report Post" icon and tell us where. I caution others not to worry prematurely. If an exploit is confirmed we will quarantine the mod and you will get notice.

[Knight0319]

Sadly, another one of my admins took it upon theirselves to remove the offending files/hooks that I had saved (Stupidly, I had not taken a backup). For now, I'll redact my original post unless I can recover those files/logs.

[ForceHSS]

Then maybe his admin needs removed

[Paul M]

An Admin removed potentially dangerous hooks they encounted, and you think they need removing .. Really ?

[tomtom1984]

4.2.2 ?

[ozzy47]

Yes, :)

[Sharingan_Okami]

Im not sure if this is still supported, but i have had a ton of user registrations. I changed the security questions & they still get through. I installed this mod and they still get through.
My only way to put a temporary hold on this was to moderate new members.
Can someone help me to find out why this is not stopping registrations?
2014-07-30 05:09:12 198.204.239.115 XRumerTest addit.iv.e.cf.o.x@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 05:07:26 193.201.224.10 yiwpjfeqoq puddingrio+2Cs@hotmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 05:05:29 72.46.128.10 hjbSpxnxkmya bellavrcu@hotmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 05:01:21 89.248.169.47 Williamcig tles8y4o@mail.ru Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:58:03 142.4.215.224 freddaharsy9rl j.ac.ki.el.e.e13.7@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:58:01 113.57.190.25 Kennethvep kennethmaf@hotmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:56:48 142.54.177.34 infordino lu.f.engk.u.a.n.gn.i.ubi..uk.3@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:55:40 193.201.224.26 OyTKIhlgjD stac.k.dmce@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:54:39 142.54.177.34 meloamligense luf.e.ng.k.uan.gniu.b.i..uk.3@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:54:05 142.54.177.34 Excemyded lu.fengkuangn.i.u.b.i..u.k.3@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:45:03 142.54.177.34 suemiscilsoff l.uf.e.ng.kua.ngni.ub.i..uk.1@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:39:51 195.211.155.225 pingibteyro gvjhutftdrs@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:39:45 195.211.155.225 bletwqaer dakkeleew@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:32:05 178.32.56.65 vmikeiyj mybdyejk767@hotmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:31:50 94.102.49.35 Charlesdaw ztzedm6d@mail.ru Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:30:42 192.151.152.203 hwoolyxi qmrtchvh739@hotmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:28:53 142.4.215.224 emilwadawow ja.c.ki.e.le.e1.3.7@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:28:46 188.165.241.126 hjbSatokodoi nikivef@hotmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:24:29 195.211.155.155 jackeeasdcwxteyro gidfjglkhlkh@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:12:21 199.15.233.156 Michaeltep lkjnfdf@mail.ru Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:09:05 37.59.30.39 jmikebhy bthzrwte7985@hotmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:08:29 74.91.23.53 tuyqtxow nqul6ujl@hotmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:05:17 188.165.241.126 hjbSnrwcazgo karirwce@hotmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:04:30 142.54.177.34 Ingemnbaini luf.en.gk.u.a.n.gni.ub.i..u.k.1@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:03:08 93.182.36.85 GoldPok j.e.f.fst.r.on.g.o.g.o@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:01:22 37.59.30.39 hwoolenm bthzrwte7985@hotmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 03:59:44 91.207.4.14 RobertHot saddlecfqd@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 03:52:17 198.204.239.115 XRumerTest add.it.ivec.f.ox@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 03:51:38 27.150.211.193 vrefvvjdhs v.e.rt.ica.l.mxid@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 03:50:36 27.159.196.50 ljdedseyrorhq p.o.ti.onwbmz@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 03:49:57 188.165.241.126 hjbSkhubdjem abbysft@hotmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 03:46:41 94.102.49.35 Stevenhove w1wewome@mail.ru Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 03:45:19 193.201.224.18 ruwsoaynul takeyliec+I6k@hotmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 03:43:42 117.26.80.116 XFXlbqRP esserr.1.6@hotmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 03:43:35 91.121.27.214 hjbSjzyjnogp shinepxmb@hotmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 03:43:01 192.151.152.221 TIwyJHjmzd g.l.ibf.o.o.t.wdh.l@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
Please & Thanks for anyone's help.

[ForceHSS]

Im not sure if this is still supported, but i have had a ton of user registrations. I changed the security questions & they still get through. I installed this mod and they still get through.
My only way to put a temporary hold on this was to moderate new members.
Can someone help me to find out why this is not stopping registrations?
2014-07-30 05:09:12 198.204.239.115 XRumerTest addit.iv.e.cf.o.x@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 05:07:26 193.201.224.10 yiwpjfeqoq puddingrio+2Cs@hotmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 05:05:29 72.46.128.10 hjbSpxnxkmya bellavrcu@hotmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 05:01:21 89.248.169.47 Williamcig tles8y4o@mail.ru Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:58:03 142.4.215.224 freddaharsy9rl j.ac.ki.el.e.e13.7@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:58:01 113.57.190.25 Kennethvep kennethmaf@hotmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:56:48 142.54.177.34 infordino lu.f.engk.u.a.n.gn.i.ubi..uk.3@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:55:40 193.201.224.26 OyTKIhlgjD stac.k.dmce@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:54:39 142.54.177.34 meloamligense luf.e.ng.k.uan.gniu.b.i..uk.3@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:54:05 142.54.177.34 Excemyded lu.fengkuangn.i.u.b.i..u.k.3@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:45:03 142.54.177.34 suemiscilsoff l.uf.e.ng.kua.ngni.ub.i..uk.1@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:39:51 195.211.155.225 pingibteyro gvjhutftdrs@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:39:45 195.211.155.225 bletwqaer dakkeleew@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:32:05 178.32.56.65 vmikeiyj mybdyejk767@hotmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:31:50 94.102.49.35 Charlesdaw ztzedm6d@mail.ru Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:30:42 192.151.152.203 hwoolyxi qmrtchvh739@hotmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:28:53 142.4.215.224 emilwadawow ja.c.ki.e.le.e1.3.7@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:28:46 188.165.241.126 hjbSatokodoi nikivef@hotmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:24:29 195.211.155.155 jackeeasdcwxteyro gidfjglkhlkh@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:12:21 199.15.233.156 Michaeltep lkjnfdf@mail.ru Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:09:05 37.59.30.39 jmikebhy bthzrwte7985@hotmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:08:29 74.91.23.53 tuyqtxow nqul6ujl@hotmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:05:17 188.165.241.126 hjbSnrwcazgo karirwce@hotmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:04:30 142.54.177.34 Ingemnbaini luf.en.gk.u.a.n.gni.ub.i..u.k.1@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:03:08 93.182.36.85 GoldPok j.e.f.fst.r.on.g.o.g.o@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 04:01:22 37.59.30.39 hwoolenm bthzrwte7985@hotmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 03:59:44 91.207.4.14 RobertHot saddlecfqd@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 03:52:17 198.204.239.115 XRumerTest add.it.ivec.f.ox@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 03:51:38 27.150.211.193 vrefvvjdhs v.e.rt.ica.l.mxid@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 03:50:36 27.159.196.50 ljdedseyrorhq p.o.ti.onwbmz@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 03:49:57 188.165.241.126 hjbSkhubdjem abbysft@hotmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 03:46:41 94.102.49.35 Stevenhove w1wewome@mail.ru Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 03:45:19 193.201.224.18 ruwsoaynul takeyliec+I6k@hotmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 03:43:42 117.26.80.116 XFXlbqRP esserr.1.6@hotmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 03:43:35 91.121.27.214 hjbSjzyjnogp shinepxmb@hotmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.
2014-07-30 03:43:01 192.151.152.221 TIwyJHjmzd g.l.ibf.o.o.t.wdh.l@gmail.com Passed StopForumSpam checks. Sent to vBulletin Registration System.Please & Thanks for anyone's help.
install this as well (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=294633)

[Sharingan_Okami]

That botstopper worked :)

I don't see any more registrations :D

Thanks

[Shanakar]

Installed on 4.2.2 PL1 Suite and it works perfectly! Thank you very much! :D

[Fun-Masti]

Thanks. Installed (and Marked)

[Aglarneth]

Can the Spam-O-Matic - Spam also be used on vBulletin™ Version 5.0.5? I've installed it on test version of my forum but I think because it's a stand-alone environment so the API key doesn't work, I can't find it in the moderation pannel or statistics.

[ozzy47]

I seriously doubt it would work in vB5, as it is totally different.

[Aglarneth]

Will try it tomorrow to see if it works on vb5 (hope it does)

[ForceHSS]

Will try it tomorrow to see if it works on vb5 (hope it does)
It wont

[Black Snow]

I know this mod is all about preventing spam from registering, but what about stopping them even getting to your forum? I have hundreds of registration attempts every hour and it's making my forum REALLY slow. How can we stop them even getting to the forum?

[RichieBoy67]

I know this mod is all about preventing spam from registering, but what about stopping them even getting to your forum? I have hundreds of registration attempts every hour and it's making my forum REALLY slow. How can we stop them even getting to the forum?

On the server level i would set up Fail2Ban. This will ban ips for a time limit you set when they attack certain ports. if the same ip keeps getting banned you can set it to ban them permanently.

[Black Snow]

On the server level i would set up Fail2Ban. This will ban ips for a time limit you set when they attack certain ports. if the same ip keeps getting banned you can set it to ban them permanently.

I use zbblock atm. Do you require a VPS or Dedi server for Fail2Ban?

[Paul.]

This plugin doesn't allow users to register.
Can anyone tell me what it is?

The details are filled up, then you're taken to the page: example.com/forum/register.php?do=addmember but it's blank and error 500 comes up.

When I disabled it, registration went back to normal.

[ozzy47]

What is the error from your server error logs? If you don't know where these are at, ask your host. :)

[ForceHSS]

This plugin doesn't allow users to register.
Can anyone tell me what it is?

The details are filled up, then you're taken to the page: example.com/forum/register.php?do=addmember but it's blank and error 500 comes up.

When I disabled it, registration went back to normal.
post screenshots of the settings you have for the mod

[Paul.]

I'll have to ask what errors are appearing.
Do I need to say when it happened, or they'll just see the errors there?
All the registering user sees is a blank white page.

Where are the settings of the mod?
These..

I don't think I've changed much
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2014/09/4.png
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2014/09/5.png
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2014/09/6.png
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2014/09/7.png
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2014/09/8.png
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2014/09/9.png
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2014/09/10.png

[WorldCraft]

I noticed that when using the Newbies manager feature, if a user that is no longer a newbie changes their email address, after the user confirms their new email address, the plugin will re-flag and move the user to the newbie usergroup until they post again. I made a small change to the plugin 'GlowHost - Spam-O-Matic: Activation Post-Fix'. There might be a better way to do it, but I thought I'd bring light to this.

// Fetch userinfo array from provided userID during activation process
$x = fetch_userinfo($vbulletin->GPC['u']);

// Only allow users with a postcount less than what is specified in spam-o-matic's options to be marked as a newbie
if ($x['posts'] < $vbulletin->options['glowhostspamomatic_noob_promotepostcount']) {
if ($vbulletin->options['glowhostspamomatic_noob_enabled'] == 1) { //move users....

if ($vbulletin->options['verifyemail'] == 1) { //move only if verification enabled

$noob_group_id = $vbulletin->options['glowhostspamomatic_noob_group_id'];

if ($noob_group_id != '') {

$user['usergroupid'] = $noob_group_id;
$vbulletin->userinfo['usergroupid'] = $user['usergroupid'];
$vbulletin->userinfo['displaygroupid'] = $user['usergroupid'];
$userdata->set('usergroupid', $user['usergroupid']);

}

}

}
}

[liltiger]

I've been using this for a while and had noticed a lot of suspicious registrations that don't post.

I've just tested and now if I try to register no email confirmation is needed.

I'm sure this did work when I first installed it was something changed?

Is there a way to fix this?

[ForceHSS]

I've been using this for a while and had noticed a lot of suspicious registrations that don't post.

I've just tested and now if I try to register no email confirmation is needed.

I'm sure this did work when I first installed it was something changed?

Is there a way to fix this?
check your default settings

[hinomaru]

anyone can help how to change the title color of the statistic?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2014/10/1.gif

thanks

[John Lester]

There is no predefined class for that. You will have to create your own and wrap it around the text.

I'd explain how, but most of the time when I explain something like that I screw up :D

[gajinoz]

Been using this for about 3 or 4 days now. 145 spammers stopped. Great stuff, great mod!

Thanks. :up:

[markoroots]

This plugin doesn't allow users to register.
Can anyone tell me what it is?

The details are filled up, then you're taken to the page: example.com/forum/register.php?do=addmember but it's blank and error 500 comes up.

When I disabled it, registration went back to normal.

Too me have the same issue.

I'm seeing that many username are denied to be registered and are blocked with a screen that say "Stop forum spam"

I try to register with these usernames "Ray" and "Ricky" and both of them are blocked, but if I add some symbols after the username chose (for example Ricky3tt) it work.

[RichieBoy67]

I do not use nor recommend using the username filter.

[markoroots]

But I have disabled the username filter, but look that is still working.

[markoroots]

Sorry... for my english... :)
But I have disabled the username filter and the plugin still stop the registrations blocking the usernames.

[ForceHSS]

Sorry... for my english... :)
But I have disabled the username filter and the plugin still stop the registrations blocking the usernames.
That is because the usernames that were blocked before are now in your database remove the xml only and reinstall it again to replace the default tables in mysql

[blah100]

Is there a way to get rid of the "Thank you for posting! Your post will not be visible until a moderator has approved it for posting." pop-up message when a post is made with a blacklisted keyword? Spammers that get through and see this message will just keep posting the same post again and again when they notice that their post is not seen.

Is there a way to allow the user who posted the message to see their post, letting them think that their spam is visible to everybody when in actuality it's moderated for moderators to either approve or delete?

[ForceHSS]

Is there a way to get rid of the "Thank you for posting! Your post will not be visible until a moderator has approved it for posting." pop-up message when a post is made with a blacklisted keyword? Spammers that get through and see this message will just keep posting the same post again and again when they notice that their post is not seen.

Is there a way to allow the user who posted the message to see their post, letting them think that their spam is visible to everybody when in actuality it's moderated for moderators to either approve or delete?

Make a new group and put new users in this group you can set up the settings so new members will auto go into the new group and change the settings so the new members are moderated

[c.c.]

I have a super mod who can't see spamomatic in the list of moderate tools? Why would that be? All moderaters should be able to see it. I'm a admin and I can see it just fine. Is there any rights that would prevent that?

[Pers]

In attempting to update my vbulletin 4.2.2 site I have managed to inadvertently get both my Admin and personal user permanently banned and apparently Glow-Host is the cause; my IP is what is being banned.

I cannot access the Admin control panel but do have access to the forum database and site files. In searching the database I've been unable to locate a "fix" for the ban. I'd appreciate some help in clearing this problem.

[ozzy47]

Ok lets do this, disable plugins via the includes/config.php file.

To do that open your includes/config.php file and below <?php add the following.

define('DISABLE_HOOKS', true);

So it looks like this:
<?php
define('DISABLE_HOOKS', true);
/*================================================= =====================*\
|| ################################################## ################## ||
|| # vBulletin 4.2.2

Use a editor like notepad++ (http://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/v6.6.8.html) to edit any files, don't use Notepad or Wordpad.

Then see if you can get into the ACP.

[Pers]

Thanks for your reply, Ozzy. I tried that; no luck.

[ForceHSS]

Login to phpmyadmin and remove your ip from the userban table also check user table incase your group id has been changed to the banned group

[Pers]

When attempting to log in to the site of the AdminCP I receive this message (for both users.

You have been banned for the following reason:
No reason was specified.

Date the ban will be lifted: Never

The userban table is empty and the group IDs for both the Admin and my personal user are correct (userID for a banned user is 8) In examining the contents of the user table entries for both Admin and my personal user the only "odd" or "out of the ordinary" table entry appears to be "showvbcode" which, for all other users, contains a "0" entry and for both Admin and my personal user contains "2". I don't know what the significance of the table entry is and I haven't done a trial and error to check to see if changing the entry clears the issue yet (I just discovered it as I was typing this).

[ForceHSS]

in user table showvbcode it should be 2. It might of banned your account on a custom plugin as I dont know what you have go over all tables to see if you can find it. But it could be just an ip ban and not an account ban depends on your plugins. If you want I could login to your account and fix the problem if you want pm me the info

[Pers]

Thank you for the offer, Force. At this point I've tried the edit to the config.php file and can confirm that Glowhost is no longer active. The two users are not banned (at least not in the database), there are no IP bans (I've never banned an IP although I do ban ranges of IPs in a .htacess file -- and yes, I checked that too) and I looked in the datastore table to confirm that my IP is not banned there, either.

When I attempt to access the control panel I get a "welcome, thanks for logging in" message and then the login page reloads. I had a friend (several minutes ago) try to access the same page with the Admin name and password from an entirely different IP address with the same result.

At this stage I'm thinking that the issue is not Glowhost related and I'm going to do a upgrade of the software and hope the issue is resolved that way. I'm otherwise out of ideas.

Thanks to all that offered suggestions. Many thanks, in fact.

[ForceHSS]

Did you install anything else apart from this plugin before this problem. Also, when you updated to 4.2.2 did you put the fix into your config as this can cause problems if not done the best thing you can do is disable all plugins via config use notepad++ to edit the config

To do that, open your includes/config.php file and below <?php add the following.


define('DISABLE_HOOKS', true);

So it looks like this:


<?php
define('DISABLE_HOOKS', true);
/*================================================= =====================*\
|| ################################################## ################## ||
|| # vBulletin 4.2.2


Use an editor like notepad++ (http://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/v6.6.8.html) to edit any files, don't use Notepad or Wordpad.
After you have done this update to 4.2.3 as the fixes are in this version it would be good if you could login to the admincp to turn the board off first, but if you can make a post to tell your members what is going to happen

[Pers]

No, I hadn't added any plugins prior to this issue arising. And yes, I did add that define line in my config.php file to disable all plugins, so hopefully all will go well (crosses fingers).

[kh99]

If you still have no luck,you might try uploading tools.php to the admincp folder and then do "Update the forum and usergroup cache".

[oneobgyn]

Presently I am running vBulletin 4.2.2 for my forum and am a strong advocate for the use of Spam O Matic which has reduced our moderator work load in eliminating spammers. Frankly we cannot be without it

We are now considering a conversion to vBulletin 5 and were made aware that plug ins will not transfer across in the conversion. We were also made aware that the present version of Spam O Matic will not function on vBulletin 5. Is this true and if so can anyone tell me if there will be a version of Spam O Matic which functions on VB5

TIA

[Max Taxable]

Presently I am running vBulletin 4.2.2 for my forum and am a strong advocate for the use of Spam O Matic which has reduced our moderator work load in eliminating spammers. Frankly we cannot be without it

We are now considering a conversion to vBulletin 5 and were made aware that plug ins will not transfer across in the conversion. We were also made aware that the present version of Spam O Matic will not function on vBulletin 5. Is this true and if so can anyone tell me if there will be a version of Spam O Matic which functions on VB5

TIAThe bolded represents the biggest mistake you can ever make. Surely you must have some really compelling reason.

And no, any vB addon that uses hooks won't work in v5, and nobody's interested in coding anything for that platform.

Which by the way I would never use or recommend SoM. It is too invasive, and blocks far too many legitimate people - admins included. (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=2535205&postcount=3341)

[Pers]

I resolved my problem by deleting my entire site, replacing my database with a several week-old backup (our site isn't real busy so losing a few posts isn't really a big deal), and reinstalling 4.2.2 and then updating to patch level 4.

The problem persisted and turned out to be based on a poorly structured ModSecurity rule implemented as a security issue by our host. So, bottom line, I was chasing my tail. GlowHost wasn't the source of the problem at all.

Hope this helps someone else; my problem is solved (until another undisclosed edit to Modsecurity raises its ugly head at my expense, LOL).

[mykkal]

Hey evryone. Is anyone using this with vb 4.2.x? i'm using 4.2.3 with php 5.5

[bzcomputers]

Hey evryone. Is anyone using this with vb 4.2.x? i'm using 4.2.3 with php 5.5

Yes, it'll work fine.

[T2VSonya]

I need a little help with setting this up with Cloudflare.

Their instructions have be going into class_core.php and editing the following lines:

take the following steps.
-------------------
Open includes/class_core.php
Find function fetch_ip() { return $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']; }
and replace with function
fetch_ip() { if(isset($_SERVER['HTTP_CF_CONNECTING_IP'])) { return $_SERVER['HTTP_CF_CONNECTING_IP']; } return $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']; }

Find
function fetch_alt_ip() { $alt_ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];

if (isset($_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP'])) { $alt_ip = $_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP']; }

And replace with

function fetch_alt_ip() { $alt_ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];

if (isset($_SERVER['HTTP_CF_CONNECTING_IP'])) { $alt_ip = $_SERVER['HTTP_CF_CONNECTING_IP']; } else if (isset($_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP'])) { $alt_ip = $_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP']; }
--------------------

I can do the first step fine, but the second one is formatted differently by this mod. I have:
==============
function fetch_alt_ip()
{
$alt_ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];

if (isset($_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR']))
{
$altip = $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'];
}
else if (isset($_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP']))
{
$altip = $_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP'];
}
else if (isset($_SERVER['HTTP_FROM']))
{
$altip = $_SERVER['HTTP_FROM'];
}
else
{
$altip = false;
}

if ($altip AND $this->filter_ip($altip))
{
$alt_ip = $altip;
}

return $alt_ip;
}
===========

What do I need to change in there and how should it be formatted to get this mod to work with Cloudflare?

Thanks!

[squidsk]

You should need to change nothing. On Cloudflare change the setting so that cloudflare passes on the origin IP to you instead of passing you their IP. Once that's done you don't need to make any changes to your site.

[igor.c]

hello!
First I must to say very much thanks for great work on the module! You are the best!

I already found a solution to the issue i'm talking about, but just look at the following post:

In my admincp I dont see any "GlowHost - Spam-O-Matic Logs" in "Admincp > Statistics and Logs", until I change in file cpnav_glowhostspamomatic.xml the string product="glowhostspamomatic" to product="vbulletin" or to other string with name of any of installed products in my forum, except glowhostspamomatic. I Dont understand, why I get the Issue. May be it was some SQL problems while installing the module - I don't know.

May be you have any ideas why I got this issue?

[ForceHSS]

hello!
First I must to say very much thanks for great work on the module! You are the best!

I already found a solution to the issue i'm talking about, but just look at the following post:

In my admincp I dont see any "GlowHost - Spam-O-Matic Logs" in "Admincp > Statistics and Logs", until I change in file cpnav_glowhostspamomatic.xml the string product="glowhostspamomatic" to product="vbulletin" or to other string with name of any of installed products in my forum, except glowhostspamomatic. I Dont understand, why I get the Issue. May be it was some SQL problems while installing the module - I don't know.

May be you have any ideas why I got this issue?

You need to set your self as superadmin from the config

[T2VSonya]

squidsk, thanks for the help. Do you know where to change that setting on Cloudflare?

[John Lester]

squidsk, thanks for the help. Do you know where to change that setting on Cloudflare?

You change that in the /includes/config.php file you uploaded to your site. You'll need your user id # so first go into your admin control panel and search for your name. Your user id # is on the top, make note of it.

Then open your /includes/config.php in a text editor that is NOT word and search for "superadmin". Then enter your user id in the spot for it and upload the file back to /includes/config.php

[squidsk]

squidsk, thanks for the help. Do you know where to change that setting on Cloudflare?

When you log into cloudflare go to your dns settings and make sure that the icon on the right has the arrow going through the cloud (arrow should be orange) and not the grey arrow going over the cloud.

You change that in the /includes/config.php file you uploaded to your site. You'll need your user id # so first go into your admin control panel and search for your name. Your user id # is on the top, make note of it.

Then open your /includes/config.php in a text editor that is NOT word and search for "superadmin". Then enter your user id in the spot for it and upload the file back to /includes/config.php

T2VSonya is looking for the location in cloudflare setting to make a change, it isn't a vbulletin setting.

[John Lester]

Ahh I was referencing Force's post thinking that it was one you wrote and that T2VSonya was asking where to make herself superadmin :D

[ForceHSS]

When you log into cloudflare go to your dns settings and make sure that the icon on the right has the arrow going through the cloud (arrow should be orange) and not the grey arrow going over the cloud.



T2VSonya is looking for the location in cloudflare setting to make a change, it isn't a vbulletin setting.
They were asking as well about the Spam O Matic logs they could not see them, adding themselves to the config will allow them to see it

[squidsk]

They were asking as well about the Spam O Matic logs they could not see them, adding themselves to the config will allow them to see it
Others were but not T2VSonya. Cloudflare by default does not pass on the origin IP address to the server, at least not in the usual way, and everyone's IP will default to looking like they are coming from a cloudflare server. Cloudflare was suggesting making changes to the plugin to accommodate that, while I suggested changing the cloudflare setting to allow the IP addresses to be passed through.

[ForceHSS]

Others were but not T2VSonya. Cloudflare by default does not pass on the origin IP address to the server, at least not in the usual way, and everyone's IP will default to looking like they are coming from a cloudflare server. Cloudflare was suggesting making changes to the plugin to accommodate that, while I suggested changing the cloudflare setting to allow the IP addresses to be passed through.
Was talking about the guy I quoted above not T2VSonya as you can see my reply above

[squidsk]

Sorry you quoted me so I thought you were responding to me.

[mdawg]

How about making this for vb 5 - vb5 is the wave of the future!

I was stuck in vb3 for years but now that I've upgraded to vb5 over all I am glad I made the move.

Although actually - it might be that this is auto implemented in vb5, because on the control panel / spam management there is a place to input both one's Anti-Spam Akismet Content Key, and Stop Forum Spam API Key.

[ForceHSS]

How about making this for vb 5 - vb5 is the wave of the future!

I was stuck in vb3 for years but now that I've upgraded to vb5 over all I am glad I made the move.

Although actually - it might be that this is auto implemented in vb5, because on the control panel / spam management there is a place to input both one's Anti-Spam Akismet Content Key, and Stop Forum Spam API Key.

How many more mods are you going to post this same message in

[alcazarx]

Force Post +
how much did vB pay you to post this? :p

[Alan_SP]

On the other hand, it's great to see anyone who enjoys vB5. It's really rare sight. Actually, he's the first one who said something positive about vB5 (at least first one I saw).

[kurt@triffetdes]

Thought I'd give this a try, but once installed and enabled, registered users are unable to post or reply to threads. Once you hit the reply button, the page goes blank.
Tried using different usergroup ids as well as leaving the field blank (instructions are not clear what this is supposed to do anyway). This was the only plugin running.

[ForceHSS]

Thought I'd give this a try, but once installed and enabled, registered users are unable to post or reply to threads. Once you hit the reply button, the page goes blank.
Tried using different usergroup ids as well as leaving the field blank (instructions are not clear what this is supposed to do anyway). This was the only plugin running.
Make sure you have uploaded the files to the correct place

[concepts]

How about making this for vb 5 - vb5 is the wave of the future!

I was stuck in vb3 for years but now that I've upgraded to vb5 over all I am glad I made the move.

Although actually - it might be that this is auto implemented in vb5, because on the control panel / spam management there is a place to input both one's Anti-Spam Akismet Content Key, and Stop Forum Spam API Key.

I think this guy is a sales spammer, he has been posting this crap everywhere.

[CobaltCreative]

Thought I'd give this a try, but once installed and enabled, registered users are unable to post or reply to threads. Once you hit the reply button, the page goes blank.
Tried using different usergroup ids as well as leaving the field blank (instructions are not clear what this is supposed to do anyway). This was the only plugin running.

I had exactly the same problem.

[mykkal]

I had exactly the same problem.


Can you as an admin reply? I had not noticed this problem but I am a admin. What style are you using?

[CobaltCreative]

Using VBulliten 4.2.2 Patch Level 4.

I did not have problems posting as an admin but my client had many problems posting. She almost pulled the plug yesterday.
Spent the whole afternoon trying to find out what anti spam I can install that will work and not give me errors.

[Alibass]

Using VBulliten 4.2.2 Patch Level 4.

I did not have problems posting as an admin but my client had many problems posting. She almost pulled the plug yesterday.
Spent the whole afternoon trying to find out what anti spam I can install that will work and not give me errors.
I have been using this mod since it's first release. I have it on my 4.2.2 PL4 site and have no issues with it.

Maybe you have some settings set wrong or maybe your hosting company has something on their servers causing your issue.

[mykkal]

I'm on version 4.2.3 using the default vb desktop style and the vb4 mobile style. I wonder if the problem is related to VBSEO being installed. That'd be just what I need... *grumble*.

BTW, the issue i'm having is the registration of new users.

[Alibass]

I'm on version 4.2.3 using the default vb desktop style and the vb4 mobile style. I wonder if the problem is related to VBSEO being installed. That'd be just what I need... *grumble*.

BTW, the issue i'm having is the registration of new users.
I believe 4.2.3 is still in beta [buggy]. Also VBSEO went tits up awhile back and it's no longer being updated.

Are you still using group 2 for registration in your setup setting?

[mykkal]

I believe 4.2.3 is still in beta [buggy]. Also VBSEO went tits up awhile back and it's no longer being updated.

Are you still using group 2 for registration in your setup setting?

Turned out it was the addthis.com follow and share buttons causing the issue. The mobile keyboards would close without warning.

I added an exception on their backend for register.php* and there are no more issues. Glad the plugin wasn't the issue.

[rory2000]

Hi, Thanks for this Mod.

Is it possible in a new version to have one button / option on the Administrative drop down list on the forum to do:

Added remove user, post, ban to user profile same as (options in admincp under "Quick User Links")

All in one go ?

This means moderators on our forum can do this task very easily ?

Also if possible when you are looking through your list of new users the options to select multiple new users and with one click do the same ?

[MikeSheen]

I've installed this mod and it seems to work great. So much so I donated $10USD to the author - and soon after I learned my donation was only the second ever for this mod.

2 donations for all that effort? C'mon guys - if you're using this mod, It's probably because you got spam raped at some point and had to spend a LOT of time removing the spam - how much time has this mod saved you? Express that time in dollars and then donate to the author!

[Black Snow]

I've installed this mod and it seems to work great. So much so I donated $10USD to the author - and soon after I learned my donation was only the second ever for this mod.

2 donations for all that effort? C'mon guys - if you're using this mod, It's probably because you got spam raped at some point and had to spend a LOT of time removing the spam - how much time has this mod saved you? Express that time in dollars and then donate to the author!

WOW! 21k downloads, 4.5k installs, 3.3k replies and only 2 donations? That's some support from the author to do that with no return.

[MikeSheen]

WOW! 21k downloads, 4.5k installs, 3.3k replies and only 2 donations? That's some support from the author to do that with no return.

I know, right? It would have taken a substantial amount of time to develop the mod, and for such a poor return it would dissuade them from investing in other mod development.

[ForceHSS]

Where is the info on how many donations have been given I dont see that info on the op post

[Alibass]

I don't see anything either plus there are other ways of contributing to this mod like placing a link in the footer of your website to their hosting company. That's were they make their money, not off donations of this mod.

[Westend]

Did not install. Installed different software

[MikeSheen]

I don't see anything either plus there are other ways of contributing to this mod like placing a link in the footer of your website to their hosting company. That's were they make their money, not off donations of this mod.

There is no indication on vbulletin.org of the donations - I was referring to personal correspondence the author sent me when I dontated - the author made the effort to personally thank me for my donation, and mentioned how many they had received relating to this mod.

This mod places one link on the target forum, and it's a link to this very thread - and that can be disabled. There is an option to enable a link to be visible for their own hosting company, but it is disabled by default (an honourable and appreciated default setting).

If you think for a second that most users would enable this setting to promote their hosting service, then you are sadly mistaken - did you? If 1000 people enabled this, then maybe that meant a few new customers their way - and they wouldn't be making that much money from each customer judging from their product offerings.

That's were they make their money, not off donations of this mod.

And it's where, not were.

Support what you use and value. Donate.

[e24h]

I never said it did but its the way the mod is set up. I have always said this mod needs an update

[SkepticalGaming]

how can i reset stats on this?

[Scott.Austin]

Recently added SOM and the 'bad word' list is working great; however, it only checks the bpdy of the message and does not check the title. Spammers will post the information they want in the title and then just garbage (e.g., fkjdasfjksadljfsa) in the body of the message.

Any thoughts on how to configure SOM to check the title; as well as, the body of the message?

[angelsmith]

Recently added SOM and the 'bad word' list is working great; however, it only checks the bpdy of the message and does not check the title. Spammers will post the information they want in the title and then just garbage (e.g., fkjdasfjksadljfsa) in the body of the message.

Any thoughts on how to configure SOM to check the title; as well as, the body of the message?

Second this. We're getting a ton of spam on a forum where the titles contain matching words in the 'bad word' list, but the body is just gibberish.
Is there a way to check the titles as well as the body?

[slcousin]

Hi Guys

Anyone come across this type of error? It occurs when I mark a post for moderation and then use the spam-o-matic option in the drop down menu to delete, block and submit to the SPAM database. After clicking, screen goes to white and the following error appears

Fatal error: Class 'vBSEO_Storage' not found in /homepages/0/XXX/XXX/XXX/SMF/includes/class_dm_user.php(2350) : eval()'d code on line 1

The process still works, i.e. deleted, blocked and submitted though.

Like some of you, I stopped using VBSEO when they stopped operating, but simply disabled the plugin, never removed it.

any ideas?

Thanks

[squidsk]

Remove vbseo . . . .

[Hex_legend]

Is there any way to remove Spam-O-Matic from the postbit?

I have hidden the IPs even from Mods on the forum, but this way if they choose a post, then choose "Spam-O-Matic" and "Proceed", they can see every user's IP and email, which is not something i would like to happen :(

152958

[ForceHSS]

Is there any way to remove Spam-O-Matic from the postbit?

I have hidden the IPs even from Mods on the forum, but this way if they choose a post, then choose "Spam-O-Matic" and "Proceed", they can see every user's IP and email, which is not something i would like to happen :(

152958
I don't use it any more I found something better ozzy has something out that works 100% not one spammer can register ever

[ozzy47]

Well, I would not say no spammer ever, but it does block 100% of spambots, you still will get a occasional human spammer, but they are few and far between.

[mrscot]

I'm running VB 4.1.11 and have been using this plug-in for several years with great success. Recently it was brought to my attention that users got the follow error when trying to register:

Registration denied. We check new registrations against a database of know forum spammers. At this time, we are unable to contact this database to verify your registration.

I upgraded to the latest Spam-O-Matic today and the error still occurs. I've tried with and without a API key without any success. Anyone come across this or have any ideas to help?

Thanks!

[akz645]

How do you restrict this mod, so only certain users/certain usergroups can use it?

I don't want it to appear in the Moderation Tools for all my moderators to use.

[brihan]

This mod blocks many spam registrations which is great but I still get a about 10+ spam registration that go through every day.

I still have to manually check every registration to verify that it is legitimate.

I have both keys installed.

Is this normal or is there anything else I can do to prevent the spammers from getting through?

[Merlinii]

I have also added KeyCAPTCHA or you could add FunCAPTCHA the two should give you a 99.9% rate.

[LoveV1RU5]

Just upgraded to my Vbulletin, to version 4.3.2

The spam o matic does not work anymore.... any chances of having an upgraded version?

[rhody401]

Just upgraded to my Vbulletin, to version 4.3.2

The spam o matic does not work anymore.... any chances of having an upgraded version?

4.2.3 is the current version of vBulletin, and spamomatic is working famously with my 4.2.3.

I have had it installed since early 2012, through every upgrade.

Mike

[dariyos]

I created a new thread in my testforum with a new user and got this:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function SOM_AkismetCheckComment() in /www/htdocs/*/*/includes/functions_newpost.php(555) : eval()'d code on line 26

[rcull]

Yesterday I changed made some changes to my photopost classifieds product plugins. Today I find spammers hitting my site without going through the glowhost "newbie" process.

The changes I made with photopost were related to Members scripts and were made in the plug in manager only.

When I go to the offending users, I don't find the "spam-o-matic - remove and ban user" at the bottom of the drop down menu. Not sure how to approach this, should I try a reinstall of glowhost?

I tried re-importing the .xml file, but it did not add the "remove and ban user" !

Is it possible there is a conflict between Photopost and Glowhost, both are reputable programs?

Thanks

[Bastien]

Fu**in bots don't stop registering on my forums whereas it's still in test ... grrrrrrrrr

I try this mod ! Thank you Glowhost

[brihan]

VB 4.2.0

Auto-Moderation: Enable
Set this to "Disabled" to completely disable all Auto-Moderation settings below.

I have set this to Disable but I have post from people that are still being moderated.

How can I prevent the posts from being moderated?

Thank you,

Brian

[ejup2009]

Thanks... ill test this addon.. It seems is good

[brihan]

VB 4.2.0

Auto-Moderation: Enable
Set this to "Disabled" to completely disable all Auto-Moderation settings below.

I have set this to Disable but I have post from people that are still being moderated.

How can I prevent the posts from being moderated?

Thank you,

Brian


How can I prevent the posts from being moderated?

A follow-up to my post above. I'm still looking for a way to prevent posts from automatically being moderated.

I have set "Auto-Moderation" to "Disable" but posts are still ending up in the moderation queue.

I would like to stop the auto moderation or at least receive a notification when one has been moderated.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Brian

[rory2000]

Hi

I recently moved servers and when i submit / click the link to submit the user to ban, block and report etc the page takes a while to load then i get this:

504 Gateway Time-out

nginx/1.9.2

DO you have any idea what is causing this or do i need to open specifi ports on my firewall to let this traffic connect ?

Thanks in Advance for this great Mod !

[postcd]

I don't use it any more I found something better ozzy has something out that works 100% not one spammer can register ever

Please what is that module you are using?

---------

Hello,

your antispam plugin is great help. THank you for it.
I would like to ask you if you can add one feature that im missing.

It is IP address banning.

I would like to be able to tick box to ban user IP along with deleting his account and posts.

That would allow more effective relieving of spammers.

Thank you

[markoroots]

Hi everybody,
please can I know how to complete remove this plugin??
I have uninstalled it from my board but many people is still telling me that is not possible to register to the site (because the stopforumspam is blocking the registrations to the real users).
Normal names as "Claudio" or "Stephan" are blocked, so I want know if is possible how to completly remove this kind of ban.

Thanks in advance.

[squidsk]

If you've uninstalled the product and removed all files then anybody getting blocked is not being blocked by this product. Since if there are no plugins running (because the product was uninstalled) and no residual files, there's nothing from the product left to be causing issues.

[markoroots]

Thanks Squidisk.
Yes but do you know what can cause this.
I try to register a username "Claudio" and when I complete the registration page it come this message:

Spammers Block

Some people tell me that maybe can be the stopforumspan plugin.
Please do you know what can be and how to resolve?

Thanks in advance

[markoroots]

And also...
if I search the phrase "Spammers Block"
I found this page... so it mean that "stopforumspam" is still on my site...

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2015/10/25.png

[squidsk]

That isn't related to SoM for two reasons, one it is listed as belonging to the vbulletin product (Prodotto) and two it isn't in the product xml for SoM. Some thing else has put that phrase into your db, and something else is using it. You'll need to go over all your plugin code carefully to figure out what it is.

[markoroots]

Hi Squidisk and thanks for your reply.
I really don't know what and where to search this...
Can you please give me some tips??

[Alan_SP]

You need to check your product manager page to see all mods you have installed. Checking their names you'll see which ones are related with spam.

[setishock]

Downloaded and installed on 4.2.3. Working great. I can sleep through the night and not wake up to a heavily spam forum.
This is a relief at last. Thank you.

[setishock]

It is resource intensive. My IO cap on my hosting is 1024 and it bangs right up on the cap. It causes my hosting to warn me of this and the forum slows down dramatically.
It's a nice concept but it use way too many resources. I'm afraid it's got to go. I've got up some pretty tricky Q and A so we'll see how that goes.

[ForceHSS]

It is resource intensive. My IO cap on my hosting is 1024 and it bangs right up on the cap. It causes my hosting to warn me of this and the forum slows down dramatically.
It's a nice concept but it use way too many resources. I'm afraid it's got to go. I've got up some pretty tricky Q and A so we'll see how that goes.

Q and A won't stop spammers

[markoroots]

Thanks guys for your answers. ;)

[rcull]

It is resource intensive. My IO cap on my hosting is 1024 and it bangs right up on the cap. It causes my hosting to warn me of this and the forum slows down dramatically.
It's a nice concept but it use way too many resources. I'm afraid it's got to go. I've got up some pretty tricky Q and A so we'll see how that goes.

Yes, I found it was using a lot of resources too, but if you look at the Spam-O-Matic log files, you can reduce the load by blocking IPs that regularly try to register anyway.

Among the ones that were hitting my site too much but being blocked by Spam-O-Matic were:
91.200.12.102
91.200.12.170
91.200.12.23
91.200.12.27
91.200.12.46
91.200.12.66
91.200.12.68
91.200.12.69
91.200.12.72
91.200.12.94

I had blocked these before discovering the association with the log files in glowhost, so check these too:
91.121.221.15
62.210.152.87
136.243.75.162
218.205.17.150
60.169.75.155
212.7.217.2
218.205.17.168
221.178.182.182
61.160.212.57
91.200.12.66
91.212.124.147
91.212.124.159
91.212.124.185
46.229.164.98
90.155.154.76
46.229.164.99
46.229.164.100
46.229.164.101
46.229.164.102

Spam-O-Matic stopped the forum spam, but it seems to cause a server load if you allowed the IPs to continue hitting.

[rcull]

I am running Spam-O-Matic on VB 4.2.2. The newly registered are going into the "Newbies" group (usergroup #31). I have enabled Auto-Promotion, but they don't seem to be moving to the Registered Group (#2).

Newbies Manager: Put New User Into Newbies Group? Yes
Newbies Manager: Newbies Group ID 31
Newbies Manager: Auto-promote Users From Newbies To Trusted/Registered Users? Yes
Newbies Manager: Trusted/Registered Users Group ID 2
Newbies Manager: Promotion From Post Count 3

I am on a virtual server, is it possible that my host has something set that is interfering with it? Maybe they have something that stops the cron job?

I really don't have a need to keep new users in a reduced privileges group.

Thanks

[rhody401]

I am blocking these regular attackers:

91.200.12.
91.200.13.
91.200.14.
104.236.82.
78.46.156.
169.156.46.
185.53.44.
67.22.36.
192.240.211.
155.94.170.
155.94.131.
209.161.99.
155.254.203.
48.204.48.
216.163.188.
23.94.48.
172.245.64.
172.245.120.
178.158.21.
23.95.
23.94.
65.99.246.
65.99.193.
66.225.
192.3.183.
155.94.217.
192.3.108.
192.227.240.
192.210.203.
192.227.232.
107.182.116.
76.73.71.
69.12.76.
198.55.113.
192.227.243.
14.121.4.
107.155.80.
217.69.133.
50.7.50.
94.100.180.
213.180.204.
183.220.153.
217.69.133.
94.205.145.
85.185.45.
150.70.97.
175.42.95.
124.129.227.
118.113.185.
94.41.49.
184.154.24.
192.210.140.
144.76.212.

[rcull]

Just as a note, I have found that recently there has been the odd registration that has bypassed the "Newbie" classification. They don't seem to post. I suspect they are hackers working on an access.

I know this from one of my two sites which is interest and geography specific. It is too quite for anyone to register on without a reason. This morning I had two, I have probably had a total known of less than a handful. It is interesting that these two were 30 minutes apart on a site which is lucky to get one new registration every few months, and they are both from the San Fransico area, 45.72.3.101 , 107.172.233.66 .

[oldengine]

Operating a one million post forum.

Just installed the #3 version on 3.8.9 - Great!

Does anyone answer the phone here? I'd sure like to discuss the operations of Spam-O-Matic.

Lots of bots trying to get in and still getting through. Still on manual approval. Did the renaming of register.php - not effective. It's a mess out there.

The vBulletin User Banning Options for email address or IP no longer appear to work. It's like Spam-O-Matic gets to them first. I put "@mail.ru" in the email section and they come barreling through in the hordes. Which one is easier on the server?

[patracy]

I have 2.0.2 installed. Any considerations or steps I should take to upgrade to 2.1.2?

[dirkji]

I get daily spam threads on my vBulletin forum that use the same word over and over again.
I added that word to the Bad Words list in Spam-o-Matic, but to no avail.
The word is used in a link, could that be the problem?

[DoubleYou]

Thanks for this mod, this will greatly help me in administrating my forum.
Unfortunately I can't get the auto-moderation to work.
I created a new user and tried posting something including URLs. Although I think my settings (see attached) should send this post to moderation it is published instantly.

Am I missing something?

EDIT: I think it is probably like this: www.google.com does not get moderated, http://www.google.com does get moderated. Is there any way to change this?

[dirkji]

Thanks for this mod, this will greatly help me in administrating my forum.
Unfortunately I can't get the auto-moderation to work.
I created a new user and tried posting something including URLs. Although I think my settings (see attached) should send this post to moderation it is published instantly.

Am I missing something?

EDIT: I think it is probably like this: www.google.com does not get moderated, http://www.google.com does get moderated. Is there any way to change this?

Same problem here...

[BadgerDog]

I upgraded to v2.1.2 for my vBulletin site running v4.1.3PL8 ..

Upgrade went fine and site runs fine, until someone tries to post something, or reply to a post. It simply hangs with the browser spinning wheel and the post never submits.

Even myself as an Admin and with usergroup 5 excluded in the mod options, it still won't post. If I disable Spamomatic, then everything runs fine again.

Anyone have an ideas as to why it broke?

Thanks...

Regards,
Doug

[kerrghann]

Last time I used this, I absolutely loved it. Unfortunately, I had to disable it after I discovered a pretty decent flaw in it.

Basically, on my site, we have users that can run their own mini-forum. Unfortunately, as soon as you make them a 'Moderator' of only that forum, it seems they can delete peoples posts and ban them using Spam-O-Matic anywhere on the forum.

I'm writing to inquire as to whether or not this was resolved?

[BadgerDog]

Finally uninstalled this beast ...

Far too complicated for what we need...

Thanks for the effort anyway ..

Regards,
Doug

[Alan_SP]

I'm writing to inquire as to whether or not this was resolved?

You can manually disable this.

You can go in options, but if you want to disable option in inline moderation, it is controlled with this plugin: Menu item in Moderation Tools You can easily found it in plugin manager.

If you disable it, no one can use it, whatever settings of the mod are in use.

Also you can edit it, by adding controls who can see that option

$template_hook[inlinemod_post_bottom] .= '<if condition="is_member_of($bbuserinfo,5,6,7)"><li><label><input type="radio" name="do" value="spamcleanconfirm" tabindex="42" /> '.$vbphrase['glowhostspamomatic_bsc_title'].'...</label></li></if>';

Of course, you decide which usergroups will see that option. Allow it only to admins, or supermods.

[PeteMarko]

One of my members has a problem when she tries to post, I have Vbulletin 4.2 and according to support, they suggested I get in touch with the author of Glowhost about my error.

I'm a little concerned about putting the error on the forum for security reasons, any suggestions how I can send it on but out of the publics eye?

Thanks

Pete

[In Omnibus]

One of my members has a problem when she tries to post, I have Vbulletin 4.2 and according to support, they suggested I get in touch with the author of Glowhost about my error.

I'm a little concerned about putting the error on the forum for security reasons, any suggestions how I can send it on but out of the publics eye?


Thanks

Pete

Seeing as how the developer of the mod hasn't been online since June of 2014 I'd say it would do you no good to send a private message but you could try. I think you'd have better luck asking one of the more experienced users of this mod for help. I've been using this mod for several years without issue.

[squidsk]

One of my members has a problem when she tries to post, I have Vbulletin 4.2 and according to support, they suggested I get in touch with the author of Glowhost about my error.

I'm a little concerned about putting the error on the forum for security reasons, any suggestions how I can send it on but out of the publics eye?


Thanks

Pete
Without details its hard to help with the problem. If you could provide some extra details about what exactly are they experiencing then we might be able to find a solution.

[loveyou-jesus]

i canot deny this ip 185.53.44 on cpanel and .htaccess he is enter the site but im block

my .htaccess

# BLOCK COUNTRY BY IP RANGE
# IncrediBILL's HTACCESS Tools
# http://incredibill.me
<Limit GET POST HEAD>
order allow,deny
#
# Block from GERMANY (DE)
#
deny from 185.53.44.0/22
deny from 185.53.140.0/22
deny from 185.53.156.0/22
deny from 185.53.176.0/22
deny from 185.53.204.0/22
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# block the AhrefBot
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deny from 183.60.244
#
# uGolden Telecom Ukraine
deny from 46.118.127
deny from 46.118.155
allow from all
</Limit>


<Files 403.shtml>
order allow,deny
allow from all
</Files>

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[Termure]

.ro lang import error "XML Error: Invalid character at Line 151"

[Teascu Dorin]

.ro lang import error "XML Error: Invalid character at Line 151"

If you are trying to upload the Romanian language pack you need to do that from the ACP -> Languages & Phrases -> Download/Upload Languages -> Import Language XML File

Use this link for more details: https://www.rostyles.com/articles.html/recordsupdt/language-packs/language-pack-update-r10/

[Termure]

i have the vb .ro lang, but was talking about spam o matic vblang-glowhostspamomatic-210_ro

[Duke49th]

I have an issue with auto-moderation.
As soon as a user is banned/blocked or a post/thread is queued for moderation - I will not recv any message/PM/Email or any other kind of notification.
That means that I would need to look in the admin/moderator panel several times a day to check if something is blocked/banned or whatever. And I have to check the glowhost logs by hand.

How can I setup a notification for all actions or at least block/ban actions, please? (to all moderators/admins via Email)

There is an option for reported postings and warned users. But it seems that glowhost is not using this feature.

[BT7]

I have installed this one and working great so far. This is time saving for all VB users.
:D

[Paullus]

In the past week or so I've a number of bots (approx 1-2/day) register and post spam on my forum despite this mod installed. I've increased the number of questions for the human verification and yesterday I enabled the auto-moderation to prevent URLs posted by users with low post counts, and yet one managed to post today. I do not have any API keys either.

Is anyone else experiencing a recent decline in performance? From what I can tell the mod as been working flawlessly for almost a year with most spammers stopped at registration. No other changes have been made in the forum software. I'll try a uninstall/reinstall as well.

Any experiences or help would be appreciated.

Cheers

[RichieBoy67]

I would recommend the new recaptcha system. Use this for link posting denial and isee promotion.

[Rutalk]

All posts broken after install this

= 'post text';

[senchaservices]

First, thank you for this great plugin. It has helped tremendously! Also, sorry if this has already been mentioned in this thread, I tried searching but this thread has 200+ pages...

I was still getting posts through even though there were some words listed in my bad words list. Turns out, spammers may be smart after all because these words were in a post's title not the pagetext (body) of the post and checking the source I saw this conditional:

if (str_replace($keywords, '', strtolower($this->fetch_field('pagetext', 'post'))) != strtolower($this->fetch_field('pagetext', 'post'))&& !can_moderate()) {

So it's only checking the body of the post. To add in the title, I changed it to:

if (
(
str_replace($keywords, '', strtolower($this->fetch_field('pagetext', 'post'))) != strtolower($this->fetch_field('pagetext', 'post'))
||
str_replace($keywords, '', strtolower($this->fetch_field('title', 'post'))) != strtolower($this->fetch_field('title', 'post'))
)
&& !can_moderate()
) {

Now it will catch keywords in the title also. So far no reports of issues (other than some false positives with my aggressive bad words entries).

[rory2000]

Hi,

The best mod by far and i have donated !

Can you add an option so that its easier to select multiple spammers and submit them all at once ?

Yesterday i got spammed 175 times !!! even with the new recapcha installed and i had to go into each user and submit them one by one via the drop down option: Spam-O-Matic - Remove and Ban User

Possible new feature:

ACP>Users>"Prune/ Move Users" and then "Action:" at the bottom of the page when you have filtered the users you want click Spam-O-Matic - Remove and Ban User all at once (also no need to click the link to confirm)

I just need a quick and easy way to select multiple users and do the following:

- submit user details to Akismet database
- submit user details to StopForumSpam.com database
- remove the user
- remove the user threads
- remove the user posts
- remove the user PMs
- remove the user calendar events

Please can this feature be added, im sure many people would like it a lot ! :)

[givememyleg]

Hello,

I installed this and it's greatly helping to prevent the amount of spam I'm receiving... thanks for that!

However, the bots are getting around this by pasting the url in the thread title like this:

Title: http://theirdumbspamsite.com/some-page/
Post: garbage spam

Is there anyway to block new threads, or queue them for moderation, if they contain "http://" or something similar in the thread title? No normal users use "http://" in the thread titles, 100% of the time it's spam.

Thanks

[Morrus]

Hello,

I installed this and it's greatly helping to prevent the amount of spam I'm receiving... thanks for that!

However, the bots are getting around this by pasting the url in the thread title like this:

Title: http://theirdumbspamsite.com/some-page/
Post: garbage spam

Is there anyway to block new threads, or queue them for moderation, if they contain "http://" or something similar in the thread title? No normal users use "http://" in the thread titles, 100% of the time it's spam.

Thanks

Yeah, this is quite a global problem right now.

[givememyleg]

Yeah, this is quite a global problem right now.

you'd think it'd be easy enough to censor titles only, but i'm unable to find anything...

[Teascu Dorin]

I get the following error on install, how can I fix?

Database error in vBulletin 4.2.3:

Invalid SQL:
ALTER TABLE `glowhostspamomatic_remotecache` ADD INDEX ( `data` , `field` );;

MySQL Error : Specified key was too long; max key length is 1000 bytes
Error Number : 1071
Request Date : Monday, October 31st 2016 @ 06:13:46 PM
Error Date : Monday, October 31st 2016 @ 06:13:46 PM
Script : http://www._.com/forums/admincp/plugin.php?do=productimport
Referrer : http://www._.com/forums/admincp/plugin.php?do=productadd
IP Address : xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Username : Webmaster
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version : 5.6.33

L.E. I have found the issue. Was caused by a different wrong PHPMyAdmin encoding for database tables, other then the ones existing.

[mhep]

Lately, some threads are not being moderated, but the post still is. This is leaving threads live even though the posts are being moved to moderation as they should. Any idea what is causing this?

In other words, in Activity or a Sub Forum view users can still click on the thread, which takes them to nothing, really, because the first post of the thread is indeed correctly moderated. Happens about 20-30% of the time lately. Getting dozens a day.

[garyb12001]

I had this installed on my forum and it was exploited (filestore72.info redirect). Just an FYI, especially since it no longer appears to be a supported plugin.

[RichieBoy67]

I had this installed on my forum and it was exploited (filestore72.info redirect). Just an FYI, especially since it no longer appears to be a supported plugin.
I doubt this mod was the vulnerability. Once someone gains access to your file system they can exploit any file they want.

[garyb12001]

I doubt it was the vulnerability. Once someone gains access to your file system they can exploit any file they want.

My bad - you were correct. Somehow, they got access to my AdminCP (which I renamed from default long ago) and were injecting PHP redirect code into the plugins. I have ensured there are no rogue admin accounts and all passwords have been reset and further secured my AdminCP with .htaccess and voila, the redirects have stopped. :up:

Thankfully, the VPS my board sits on was not compromised in any way.

[RichieBoy67]

My bad - you were correct. Somehow, they got access to my AdminCP (which I renamed from default long ago) and were injecting PHP redirect code into the plugins. I have ensured there are no rogue admin accounts and all passwords have been reset and further secured my AdminCP with .htaccess and voila, the redirects have stopped. :up:

Thankfully, my VPS was not compromised in any way.
If you have the filestore hack you will have to do more than that. You will need to check and clean your files and your database.

A good place to start is in the diagnostics within your admincp and look for debase64 added to any of those files.. Mark has a guide on this if you search.

Better to start a new thread though or post in an existing thread about this hack if you need too so we do not go off topic here.

GlowHost is secure. I have been using it for many years on many sites and never had a security issue with it. :up:

[garyb12001]

If you have the filestore hack you will have to do more than that. You will nbeed to check and clean your files and your database.

A good place to start is in the diagnostics within your admincp and look for debase64 added to any of those files.. Mark has a guide on this if you search.

Better to start a new thread though or post in an existing thread about this hack if you need too so we do not go off topic here.

GlowHost is secure. I have been using it for many years on many sites and never had a security issue with it. :up:

Thanks, I found that old thread and did all of that as a follow-up to boot. :up:

[curriertech]

I realize this hasn't been updated in a while and this is probably not worth bringing up but...

For the last few weeks I've had some very persistent spammers causing me headaches. Firstly they're starting off using new email addresses (all gmail) and clean IP addresses from SFS's perspective. They register, then put spam info into their profile fields, such as name. I do the easy cleanup immediately and their data is submitted to SFS as expected. The issue is that since this appears to be automated, they simply register again immediately using the same IP and email, and I have to manually cleanup registrations from the same email/ip multiple times.

I believe this is because of the caching function of GSOM. If only the bad query results (i.e. this name/email/ip is listed in the db), rather than all query results, then this wouldn't be a problem. And, doing it this way wouldn't add unnecessary burden to SFS's servers because valid users aren't constantly trying to register. Caching clean results isn't necessary.

I'm going to comb through the code myself to see if I can cobble something together but I'm not a dev so I don't have high hopes for success.

[RichieBoy67]

I realize this hasn't been updated in a while and this is probably not worth bringing up but...

For the last few weeks I've had some very persistent spammers causing me headaches. Firstly they're starting off using new email addresses (all gmail) and clean IP addresses from SFS's perspective. They register, then put spam info into their profile fields, such as name. I do the easy cleanup immediately and their data is submitted to SFS as expected. The issue is that since this appears to be automated, they simply register again immediately using the same IP and email, and I have to manually cleanup registrations from the same email/ip multiple times.

I believe this is because of the caching function of GSOM. If only the bad query results (i.e. this name/email/ip is listed in the db), rather than all query results, then this wouldn't be a problem. And, doing it this way wouldn't add unnecessary burden to SFS's servers because valid users aren't constantly trying to register. Caching clean results isn't necessary.

I'm going to comb through the code myself to see if I can cobble something together but I'm not a dev so I don't have high hopes for success.You should install the New Racaptcha plug in.. https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/misc.php?do=producthelp&pid=kh99_new_recaptcha

[curriertech]

You should install the New Racaptcha plug in.. https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/misc.php?do=producthelp&pid=kh99_new_recaptcha

That was the first thing I did but it didn't help, not even a little bit.

[rcull]

I have been running a couple of modifications which can help make a few dollars with the Glowhost Spam-O-Matic plug in.

Here it is Click Here. (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?p=2584341#post2584341)

[fsrmw_tudd]

Is an extented data privacy statement necessary when this mod is installed?
Like for sending user IPs and email adresses to Akismet and StopForumSpam?

[Venlaw]

I had this installed on my forum and it was exploited (filestore72.info redirect). Just an FYI, especially since it no longer appears to be a supported plugin.

Hmm funny you say this. I'm dealing with the same issue right now. Slowly enabling addons one at a time and looking for updates. I haven't enabled this yet and no redirects so far.

[Zarxrax]

In the past couple of months I have seen a big increase in spam posts, and the automoderation in this addon doesnt seem to be working like I expect it should. For instance, I have it set to automoderate posts with more than 1 link, but I frequently see posts get through with more than 1 link. I also have "live stream" and "live streaming" listed in my bad words, but almost every spam posts contains these words. Only maybe 10% of spam posts actually end up in moderation.

Any ideas what could be wrong?

[In Omnibus]

In the past couple of months I have seen a big increase in spam posts, and the automoderation in this addon doesnt seem to be working like I expect it should. For instance, I have it set to automoderate posts with more than 1 link, but I frequently see posts get through with more than 1 link. I also have "live stream" and "live streaming" listed in my bad words, but almost every spam posts contains these words. Only maybe 10% of spam posts actually end up in moderation.

Any ideas what could be wrong?

This product hasn't been updated in over four years and it has major security holes. It should probably be removed from the downloads section and quarantined. That's what is wrong.

[Zarxrax]

This product hasn't been updated in over four years and it has major security holes. It should probably be removed from the downloads section and quarantined. That's what is wrong.

What would you recommend that I do for spam protection then? It's a real problem on my board and akismet doesnt catch it.

[In Omnibus]

What would you recommend that I do for spam protection then? It's a real problem on my board and akismet doesnt catch it.

StopForumSpam will catch a good deal of it if set up to check both IP addresses and e-mail addresses. Unfortunately, it won't catch everything.

The new Recaptcha will catch virtually all spambots but human spammers can still bypass it.

I find the most effective spam tool is still using the Question And Answer function. If you ask questions that only real people with a genuine interest in your forum can answer, and that don't have "yes" or "no" or "true" or "false" type answers it will stop most of the spam most of the time.

If, for example, you are a math forum, and you ask "How many pieces of pii are in a circle?" only a math nerd would even understand the question. It's not something answerable by a bot or most human spammers.

[handruin]

I had the same issue but I can help you fix this. The issue is that the code only looks for "http" urls and not "https", among others when acting on the auto moderation.

Download this plugin and extract the files on your drive. Open the file named "product-glowhostspamomatic.xml" with a text editor.

Search for all instances of this line; I believe there are two of them.

$link_count = substr_count(strtolower($this->fetch_field('pagetext', 'post')), 'http:');

Replace that line so that it looks like this:

$url_pattern = '#[-a-zA-Z0-9@:%_\+.~\#?&//=]{2,256}\.[a-z]{2,4}\b(\/[-a-zA-Z0-9@:%_\+.~\#?&//=]*)?#si';
$link_count = preg_match_all($url_pattern, strtolower($this->fetch_field('pagetext', 'post')));
$link_count += substr_count($this->fetch_field('pagetext', 'post'), '@');

This change will catch all variations of URLs being posted in your forum, not just if they start with http or https so this does a much better job of catching spam.

Under Admin > Manage Products > Add/Import Product:
Once you've made the changes, you can install the plugin again but make sure to select the radio button to "Allow Overwrite".

[Zarxrax]

StopForumSpam will catch a good deal of it if set up to check both IP addresses and e-mail addresses. Unfortunately, it won't catch everything.

The new Recaptcha will catch virtually all spambots but human spammers can still bypass it.

I find the most effective spam tool is still using the Question And Answer function. If you ask questions that only real people with a genuine interest in your forum can answer, and that don't have "yes" or "no" or "true" or "false" type answers it will stop most of the spam most of the time.

If, for example, you are a math forum, and you ask "How many pieces of pii are in a circle?" only a math nerd would even understand the question. It's not something answerable by a bot or most human spammers.

LOL, the stopforumspam website links to this plugin as the way to implement it on vbulletin 4.
I also have Question and Answers set up on registration that can not be solved by a bot, but that isn't helping lately. I would imagine that any good bot software would keep a database of questions and answers so they only have to be answered once, anyways.

[Zarxrax]

I had the same issue but I can help you fix this. The issue is that the code only looks for "http" urls and not "https", among others when acting on the auto moderation.

Download this plugin and extract the files on your drive. Open the file named "product-glowhostspamomatic.xml" with a text editor.

Search for all instances of this line; I believe there are two of them.

$link_count = substr_count(strtolower($this->fetch_field('pagetext', 'post')), 'http:');

Replace that line so that it looks like this:

$url_pattern = '#[-a-zA-Z0-9@:%_\+.~\#?&//=]{2,256}\.[a-z]{2,4}\b(\/[-a-zA-Z0-9@:%_\+.~\#?&//=]*)?#si';
$link_count = preg_match_all($url_pattern, strtolower($this->fetch_field('pagetext', 'post')));
$link_count += substr_count($this->fetch_field('pagetext', 'post'), '@');

This change will catch all variations of URLs being posted in your forum, not just if they start with http or https so this does a much better job of catching spam.

Under Admin > Manage Products > Add/Import Product:
Once you've made the changes, you can install the plugin again but make sure to select the radio button to "Allow Overwrite".

Thanks, I think that might actually be the problem. I'm going to look into the possibility of turning off this plugin altogether if I can find another solution, but if not, I will make these edits.

[postcd]

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Hello, i am getting following error many times, and i am getting it only regarding this vB module, and from multiple vB forums hosted on same server of mine:

Invalid SQL:
INSERT INTO glowhostspamomatic_log(`date`, `ip`, `email`, `username`, `message`, `is_blocked`, `user_hash`) VALUES (now(), "85.174.*.*", "*@yandex.ru", "*", "Spam-O-Matic Tagged email - *@yandex.ru Unable to connect to StopForumSpam.com. This is probably due to some temporary problems on their website: Unable to check. User passed to vBulletin registration system per your settings at \'StopForumSpam: Query Connection Errors\'", "0", "**long*string*here");;

MySQL Error : MySQL server has gone away
Error Number : 2006
Request Date : Monday, December 11th 2017 @ 10:41:15 AM
Error Date : Monday, December 11th 2017 @ 10:42:26 AM
Script : http://mysitehere.com/register.php?do=addmember
Referrer : https://mysitehere.com/register.php?do=addmember
IP Address : 85.174.*.*
Username : *usernamehere*
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version :MySQL server also gone away everytime i try to report spammer using this vB module (Glowhost spam-o-matic)

It do not appear like stopforumspam banned my server IP:
curl http://api.stopforumspam.org/api?username=spammer&json^C
[1]+ Done curl http://api.stopforumspam.org/api?username=spammer
root@host1 [/]# curl "http://api.stopforumspam.org/api?username=spammer&json"
{"success":1,"username":{"frequency":0,"appears":0}}rI can login my SFS account, no problem.
UPDATE: i found these timeouts happening only from time to time. And during one timeout i tried to run this command on my hosting server: wget -O /dev/null stopforumspam.com and it timeout and shown SFS IPs and i searched logs for these IPs and also firewall and found these SFS IPs was banned on my firewall because somehow ended up in abuseipdb and stopforum spam blocklist, it could be also my fault.

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[BasilFawlty]

Are there any plans to update this mod to work with Version 5.X of vBulletin? (I did a search of this thread but came up empty).

[GlowHost.com]

There are no plans for vBulletin 5. The code base is too different and it would have to be written from scratch it looks like.

[Total666]

I believe I have the program set to moderate posts from spammers , and it says it is moderating them . But I have 0 moderated post . Wrong Settings ? thanks

[BGObsession]

I have used this add-on for years. Prior to Dec 2017, it was stopping numerous spammer account registration attempts. Since late last year, I have only a handful of registrations blocked according to my Glowhost logs.

Anyone else noticed the add-on activity dropping to almost zero? I've made no major changes during that time frame in terms of my site.

[BGObsession]

***cricket chirps***

More and more here - zero responses when posting questions :(

[In Omnibus]

***cricket chirps***

More and more here - zero responses when posting questions :(

I found this plugin ceased being effective years ago. Spambots can create accounts faster than any software can identify and block them. The most effective spam protection I've found is still the Question And Answer combined with the banning of free e-mail addresses. A lot of administrators don't like to block freemail providers like outlook, google, yahoo, aol, etc. but those are what spambots use. Spammers do not pay for e-mail addresses.

[BGObsession]

I appreciate the insight - but I'm trying to figure out why this add-on stopped functioning (regardless of how effective it is)? Prior to the October-December 2017 timeframe, it was blocking hundreds of attempted registrations per day. It began dwindling to just a few a week in Jan 2018 and now the logs show zero registrations blocked.

[In Omnibus]

I appreciate the insight - but I'm trying to figure out why this add-on stopped functioning (regardless of how effective it is)? Prior to the October-December 2017 timeframe, it was blocking hundreds of attempted registrations per day. It began dwindling to just a few a week in Jan 2018 and now the logs show zero registrations blocked.

Hard to answer since I don't use it any longer. Are you having a large number of spam accounts getting by it? Maybe they found a way around it.

[BGObsession]

No. That's the weird part. I've not had a single spam registration, but the GlowHost add-on appears to have completely stopped working.

[Master Of Unive]

No. That's the weird part. I've not had a single spam registration, but the GlowHost add-on appears to have completely stopped working.

Better ask on their site.

[rcull]

It is still working for me, thankfully. It logged 37 rejections yesterday! Spamming was getting so bad I wondered if my site was going to survive! Could it could be a server issue. A few years ago I changed virtual servers, and chose GlowHost because they wrote Spam-O-Matic.
Perhaps other hosts are upgrading things that are stopping the program from working properly, while GlowHost is being more careful?

My site is an automotive related site, the only registration that comes by regularily is one where they register with BMW in a field I call "Cars I Own". There is occasionally a post attempt with the registration.

[BasilFawlty]

It is still working for me, thankfully. It logged 37 rejections yesterday! Spamming was getting so bad I wondered if my site was going to survive! Could it could be a server issue. A few years ago I changed virtual servers, and chose GlowHost because they wrote Spam-O-Matic.
Perhaps other hosts are upgrading things that are stopping the program from working properly, while GlowHost is being more careful?

My site is an automotive related site, the only registration that comes by regularily is one where they register with BMW in a field I call "Cars I Own". There is occasionally a post attempt with the registration.

Working for me too. I have it running along side reCaptcha mod. Now, the reCaptcha seems to be stopping most and so the numbers I see stopped in GlowHost Spam-o-matic is much less, but I do still see a few now and them. Running 4.2.5 by the way.

[yjeanrenaud]

we have massive spam bot registrations for three days now.I had to close down registration as they got pass reCaptcha v2. I hope GlowHost will help now stopping this mayem

[Zelda-King]

I'm running 4.2.5 and have noticed that this plugin causes users to bypass "awaiting moderation" on registering. I do have a number of other plugins but did test this with all the others disabled. I don't recall this being a problem before so it could be something to do with me having Registered Users as a Newcomer group with limited privileges that only become Approved Users at 10 posts.

However, as the product is still catching spammers and my setup moderates newcomer posts anyway, I will simply keep the product installed and disable user moderation.

[Miss Belair]

Wonderful, thank you thank you so much. lifesaver. My forum was over run with over 75000 spammers, already after being installed it has stopped over 60 spammers registering in 3 minutes.

[uurayan]

reinstalled this plugin recently and all new registration are getting this errors:

Call to undefined function SOM_Process() on line 64 in /home/forum/public_html/register.php(347) : eval()'d code
#0 /home/forum/public_html/register.php(347): eval()
#1 {main}

Fatal User Error: Call to undefined function SOM_Process() on line 64 in ..../register.php(347) : eval()'d code in ..../vb/vb.php on line 286

[iA1]

reinstalled this plugin recently and all new registration are getting this errors:

Call to undefined function SOM_Process() on line 64 in /home/forum/public_html/register.php(347) : eval()'d code
#0 /home/forum/public_html/register.php(347): eval()
#1 {main}

Fatal User Error: Call to undefined function SOM_Process() on line 64 in ..../register.php(347) : eval()'d code in ..../vb/vb.php on line 286

Did you upload the file includes/functions_ghsom.php?

[gnrx]

Hello.
This thread its very big, I read some posts, but a question:
Work in vb 4.2.5, but work with php 7.1?
Thanks and regards.

[MarkFL]

Hello.
This thread its very big, I read some posts, but a question:
Work in vb 4.2.5, but work with php 7.1?
Thanks and regards.

Yes, I have it working on a site running vB 4.2.5/PHP 7.1.14, and I didn't have to make any changes to the code.

[gnrx]

Yes, I have it working on a site running vB 4.2.5/PHP 7.1.14, and I didn't have to make any changes to the code.

Like always, thanks MarkFL!

[gnrx]

Hello.
I have a one "little problem" and I don't know if are for this product or not.
After install this product, some days after, I view in my admincp that, I have 5070 messages in moderation queue.
But if I click to view this messages, not appears any message, any message for moderation.
I reconfigured this product, but continue appears this 5070 messages in moderation queue and I don't view where are this messages.
Some iddea, its possible its for this product or need search by other vía?

Thanks and regards.

[gnrx]

Solved the "issue", apparently a bad configuration of this product and another that I have (welcome new members with thread creation) and generated some threads not visible, with a query in phpmyadmin I could eliminate them.

[dknelson]

I'm a little confused. I see that this is an, upgrade?, too StopForumSpam Is that the same as VBStopForumSPam here. https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=176481&highlight=stopforumspam

[rinkrat]

My Glowhostspamomatic mysql table is huge. Is there a way to trim it?

[Kane@airrifle]

AdminCP /Statistics & Logs/Glowhost/ Prune.

[carmine3838]

installed and working with vb 4.2.5 but I have some problems with game plugins when the spam product is active does not work some plugins as I solve?

[andy626]

Hi folks, thread did but I need some help please.

One of my mods last night accidentally spamomatic a long time user.

I'm assuming theres no way to revert them back?

Thanks for any help guys.

[attroll]

I am a little confused. Let me explain.
I have a user that is getting the following message when they try to register on my forum.
“Registration denied, this forum runs and active policy not allowing spammers. Please contact us via the “Contact Us” page link if you believe this is in error.

They do not seem to be a spammer, yet there being blocked by the GlowHost addon.
There IP is 2600:387:a:5::17. If I go to the stopforumspam web site and do a search for that IP and check box the EXACT MATCH, and I get the 190 results for 2600:387:a:5::/64. If I click on EXACT MATCH, why is 2600:387:a:5::/64 showing up?

How can I fix it so this user can register, if I know they are not a spammer?

[Brucec]

DO I need both downloads Glow Host and also Change log?

I am trying to stop the fake user registrations, I have blocked 70 IP addresses and ranges but the hackers keep finding more.

[postcd]

DO I need both downloads Glow Host and also Change log?
I wish You have described it in greater detail. I have .zip archive from 2017 and it contains product-glowhostspamomatic.xml and this needs to be imported in Admin / Plugins & Products / Manage Products / [Add/Import Product]. Thats all, no log. Then configure it in vB admin / Options / GlowHost - Spam-O-Matic , entering protected groups separating by "," and "StopForumSpam: API Key".