Anti-Spam Options - Is Bot: Registration Time Check

This mod calculates the time it takes to go between these two pages:

• /forum/register.php?do=register
• /forum/register.php?do=addmember

The point is to try and prevent bots from registering at your forum when the time between the two pages is humanly impossible, assuming that humans actually take the time to complete the registration page.

Should a user be blocked from registering at your forum, an email will be sent to your vB webmasteremail address and the user will see the vB noregister phrase message, so no screenshot is necessary.

[webgod]

Originally Posted by Torqued

webgod:

Thanks, I'll give this a shot.. I just had a bot try to register 8 times w/ the same email address.

this is the email contents you should see:

The following user name with email address was blocked by the Is Bot mod: Reporter - asxosoooxoux@mail.ru (4 seconds transpired) The IP Address is: 87.118.102.23

if there's enough interest, I could modify it so the IP is added to the Ban IP list

[Torqued]

Originally Posted by webgod

this is the email contents you should see:


if there's enough interest, I could modify it so the IP is added to the Ban IP list

webgod:

I don't know if autobanning them would be such a good idea. While I've had a ton from .ru and .ro domains, I have also had a fair number from domains like comcast.com and other "valid" ISP's.

Thanks for the IP addy modifications, though... it's working great!!!!!! :up:

[webgod]

Originally Posted by Torqued

webgod:

I don't know if autobanning them would be such a good idea. While I've had a ton from .ru and .ro domains, I have also had a fair number from domains like comcast.com and other "valid" ISP's.

Thanks for the IP addy modifications, though... it's working great!!!!!! :up:

The IP address that is listed, is the address of the user's PC and is almost never related to their email domain.. unless they are registering directly from their email server (not possible with apublic company like comcast, et all.)

[quiklink]

Originally Posted by webgod

The IP address that is listed, is the address of the user's PC and is almost never related to their email domain.. unless they are registering directly from their email server (not possible with apublic company like comcast, et all.)

True, but it's quite often a non-static IP address that they are using. So the IP they have today isn't necessarily the one they are using tomorrow, making IP bans useless in that case and risking locking out non-offenders instead.

[Centrix]

Let me get this straight

this prevents those bots who post loads of links to viagra sites and stuff to register on my site? those things annoy me so badly

[almightyone]

Originally Posted by Centrix

Let me get this straight

this prevents those bots who post loads of links to viagra sites and stuff to register on my site? those things annoy me so badly

it times how long it takes from one page to the enxt to complete the registration and if it is under 15 seconds it blocks them a human can not fill the forms in as fast as a bot does

[stratisdan]

Originally Posted by Centrix

Let me get this straight

this prevents those bots who post loads of links to viagra sites and stuff to register on my site? those things annoy me so badly

Really. I'm installing this mod now.

[webgod]

Originally Posted by quiklink

True, but it's quite often a non-static IP address that they are using. So the IP they have today isn't necessarily the one they are using tomorrow, making IP bans useless in that case and risking locking out non-offenders instead.

That's exactly why I'm not a big fan of IP banning, unless you IP WHOIS and find that it's a static IP.


I'd say 90% of residential internet users have a Dynamic IP (changes frequently) so IP banning isn't very useful.

[webgod]

Well the Bots are getting smarter.


just had the following occur:

@ 7:52am CST:

The following user name with email address was blocked by the Is Bot mod: jaulovvoys - ulovvoys-1@1chuan.com (5 seconds transpired) The IP Address is: 124.154.185.4

@ 7:56am CST:

The following user name with email address was blocked by the Is Bot mod: jaulovvoys - ulovvoys-1@1chuan.com (6 seconds transpired) The IP Address is: 122.145.38.99

@ 7:58am CST

There is a new user, jaulovvoys



Email Address : ulovvoys-1@1chuan.com
IP Address: 172.179.223.47

He got through.. note the IP address is different for all three attempts!

[perfphysio]

excellent idea indeed. This combined with the alternate to captcha mod is going to make my life sooooooooo much easier. No more free mobile phones, playstations and friggen discounted nike trainers. Well at least I hope so.

Congrats on making this great addition