How to stop spam bots on vb 4.x?
 

Hello,

Daily atleast 3-4 new spam bots registration & threads by them.

Tired if deleting manually.

How to stop them even before they register? Surprisingly they even verify their email account!!!

In vb 3.7.1 I has same problem & I was using "Vmail" which solved problem , vulletin shd have implemented that extra email verification system in vb 4.x as thus us basic need of any forum.

"Vmail" isn't available 4 vb 4.x.

Now pls advice me what shd I do??

Upgrade your captcha with one of the new non-recaptcha plugins and also add the advanced registration plugin which you can make up verification questions that must be answered before registration will occur

Can u pls post link of both plugin u're talking about?

Thx.

<a href="https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=248042&highlight=Glowhost" target="_blank">https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showt...light=Glowhost</a>

This is the best one i use. Although some bots manage to pass them

Advanced Registration plugin:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...hlight=captcha

Solvemedia Captcha plugin

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...hlight=captcha

I use the Question & Answer Verification Options feature and have experienced no spam bots. I can see them trying, but they have never succeeded.

From which plugin?

its built in to vb the mods just use it:>

you may want to add boofos mod for spiders it has a link to use wolfheads spider list its updated often, but the built in Q and A system for VB works add 5 or so it will randomly use them as needed oh i would block this one its the lates one trying to access my system
vpntunnel.org. vpntunnel.org has one IP number (80.67.14.5) , but the reverse is webb01.vpntunnel.se.

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https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...ighlight=boofo

Thx but I didn't understand what u toldspecially last sentence.


Built in Vb? Which option in admincp then?

oh you can ban the ip of bots trying to access your system and the last part is of a bot that just tried to access my system so I would ban that ip
80.67.14.5