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Spam Bot Registration
Ever since I made the switch to 4.0 I have been getting a ton of spam bots registering. I was using NoSpam! on vb3.8 and it worked wonderfully, but it is not compatible with 4.0 and now I am receiving a dozen spam bots a day.
I set it so that I have to approve new members, but I've noticed it still shows them on the Members Lists and just simply keeps them from posting. I don't even get an email to approve them until they have confirmed their email address. I really don't want some of the X-Rated names showing up on my family friendly board. What can I do to prevent bots from even getting past the registering stage? |
install this hack to prevent registrations that happen in under a set time:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/search.php?searchid=14372664 --------------- Added [DATE]1261573426[/DATE] at [TIME]1261573426[/TIME] --------------- You may need to edit the <dependancies> part of the .xml file to make it work on vb4. |
vbstopforumspam is available for vb4. Hopefully these mods will be updated:
Check4SPAM - Advanced SPAM Search & Destroy! Is Bot: Registration Time Check These mods work like a charm together. |
vbStopForumSpam is a good way to keep a lot of them out to begin with. One of my sites gets a TON of attempts a day that are blocked by it.
As far as not showing up on the member list, I suggest the following setting in the AdminCP. User Listing Options => Minimum Posts = 1 This will at least keep them out of the member list until they can post a message. They will still show up in teh "Welcome to our newest member," section, but then there will only be the latest registered member. I also blocked viewing of the member list to registered, logged in members only. vBStopForumSpam link https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=230921 |
<a href="http://www.projecthoneypot.org/home.php" target="_blank">http://www.projecthoneypot.org/home.php</a>
Install http:BL Apache module on your server(s) to deny known content spammers. |
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