Since installing this plugin spambots have been able to get past it.

Previous we had the normal reCAPTCHA™ in place and have never had this until now via the contact us and yes this is in place there.?

Hi synseal,

Can you PM me details of your site so we can look into it? We've had no indications of being bypassed to date, so we'll look and see what might be the cause of this ASAP.

Kind regards,
FunCaptcha team.

My site is in my signature and on my profile page.

Regards.

Ok, great.

We're not seeing any issues on our end, I've sent you a PM to get some more info and find what is going on.

Regards,
FunCaptcha team

They are probably using a program such as XRumer, which the program is able to bypass security techniques commonly used by many forums and blogs to deter automated spam, such as account registration, client detection, CAPTCHAs, and e-mail activation before posting.

You may be right. We've checked our logs and have no strange/un-humane activity for FunCaptcha solves themselves, however our javascript fallback alternative may not offer the same protection.

We've been using a strong text CAPTCHA as a fallback if Javascript is disabled. We've just disabled that feature for now (done remotely, no update to plugins required) as we know XRumer is known to be able to crack that, and we'll look at a better way to provide javascript fallback that remains secure.

We may update the plugin giving admins the option to enable it, with it disabled by default, based on some further research into the issue.

Regards,
FunCaptcha team

This is because captchas are obsolete and all they really do is annoy legitimate humans.

End the spam:

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Hello all,

Version 1.2.1 is now released. It gives site admins the option to have the fallback to text CAPTCHA enabled (allowing compatibility with older browsers and users who disable JS), or the fallback disabled (which is more secure). From this version forward, the fallback will be disabled by default, so if you install this and still want FunCaptcha to fallback to a text CAPTCHA when JavaScript is disabled, you will need to go into the settings to enable the fallback. If the fallback is disabled and JavaScript is disabled, users see a message prompting them to enable JavaScript.

Why this change? After a thorough review, we find that some spamming programs can easily solve many text CAPTCHAs, including those we could use when the user has JavaScript disabled. These programs can pretend to be a browser with JavaScript disabled. For maximum protection, we recommend keeping the fallback to text CAPTCHA disabled. As always, we are dedicated to keeping the bots out while giving your users a faster, easier experience.

Kind regards,
FunCaptcha team

Was doing a reinstall on a site, and i was looking for a change.

This is nice. so just installed it, Love it..

Hey Vaupell, glad you're liking us! If you have any questions (or more nice things to say), don't hesitate to let us know at support@funcaptcha.com or on twitter, with our handle being @FunCaptcha.

For everyone else: we're currently in the midst of a big update to FunCaptcha, aptly named FunCaptcha 2.0. This will involve a few key areas seeing some love and a few useful additions being made to the FunCaptcha package. Stay tuned to our blog at www.funcatpcha.com/blog/ for more details as the rollout completes.

Thanks again!