TomBot v1.1 vB AI User Bot

Hi after reading the forums i have seen many people after a hack like this so here it is.

This has been installed and testing on a busy live server and it worked fine thats why im posting it in here right away.

I can not hack that much if theres a prob but i try my best to, i also add this is my first time so i have tryed my very best to make the install file easy to follow.

all the files you need are in the zip file just unzip it to your pc keeping the lay out how it is in the zip file and then following the install text file.

What does this hack do?

Basicy it add's a chat bot to a forum on your board that will reply to users posts.

if you wish the bot not to reply to a post inside of the forum its set up to reply in just add ### anywhere in your post and it will stop the bot from replying.

You may give the bot its own profile on the board eg av and sign to make it fit in abit better.

The bot will also learn things has it gets used more but if it gets to a point where it trys taking over the wrold please dont sue me.

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[vB v2.2.8] vBTeachbot 1.0: Click Here By Martin64

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Update
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Added more aiml files for clean install's so the bot knows more information from the start.

Bot also recall's your name now

Updated the Zip File Below
http://www.ultimatepop-network.com/TomBot v1.2.zip

[Beorn]

OK...here's a way that may fix your fopen errors. It fixed mine. May not work on Windblows:

OPEN: tomstalkerbot.php
FIND:

PHP Code:

$rss = preg_replace("#^(.*)\[/quote\]#ies","",$message);
$ff = fopen($ttb_alicelocation . "?input=" . urlencode($rss),"r");
$response = fread($ff,10000);
fclose($ff); 


REPLACE IT WITH:

PHP Code:

$rss = preg_replace("#^(.*)\[/quote\]#ies","",$message);
shell_exec("fetch -o /tmp/alice "$ttb_alicelocation input=".urlencode($rss).""");

$ff = fopen("/tmp/alice","r");
$response = fread($ff,10000);
fclose($ff); 


You can replace /tmp/alice with whatever you like...

[nuno]

Originally posted by fury

But he was causing so much server load that I had to turn him off

Damn right, i'll miss him. :dead:

[bandersen]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Beorn
[B]OK...here's a way that may fix your fopen errors. It fixed mine. May not work on Windblows:



Hey - thanks, I am getting closer... first time I get more than smileys... see attachment :-)
(I have now also upgraded from 226 to 229)

I am on a shared server and not sure the path is right or what.... I entered the following path in both places:

$ff = fopen("/usr251/home/fiddler/public_html/forums/upload/alice","r");

same as www.domainname.com/forums/upload/alice in the browser.

Does it look correct?

(ps. the error message showing in the redirect page is gone tho...)

[Automated]

Does this thing actually improve or does it stay as it is? I mean you said that it would learn but it doesnt remember anything you tell it and it doesnt seem to be improving its grasp of things

How do i get it to improve?

Thanks
Matthew

[Simms]

Originally posted by Automated
Your bots table is supped to be empty, Mine is and it works.

My Question. How do teach the bot to remember things?

Thanks
Matthew

If the bots table is supposed to be empty, how then do we check to make sure the botid=0? I spent 15 minutes looking around the bot and bots table wondering why the hell the "Browse" link in phpMyAdmin was greyed out. Also, aren't we supposed to edit the bot's name, favourite food, etc. in the bot table (according to the install file, anyway)? I'm fairly certain I'm missing something here, but I'm confused nonetheless. Any help would be hugely appreciated.

Everything else seems to be fine....got rid of the errors after running botloader.php, but I haven't turned the bot "on" yet. Just want to make sure everything is in order before I do.

[jbear6]

Originally posted by Simms


If the bots table is supposed to be empty, how then do we check to make sure the botid=0? I spent 15 minutes looking around the bot and bots table wondering why the hell the "Browse" link in phpMyAdmin was greyed out. Also, aren't we supposed to edit the bot's name, favourite food, etc. in the bot table (according to the install file, anyway)? I'm fairly certain I'm missing something here, but I'm confused nonetheless. Any help would be hugely appreciated.

Everything else seems to be fine....got rid of the errors after running botloader.php, but I haven't turned the bot "on" yet. Just want to make sure everything is in order before I do.

You can edit the "bot" table, but not the "bots" table. The bot table has the gender, name of the bot, favorite book, food, etc.

[Floris]

This is a big thread, and I have not followed it.
Can the bot be set to just 1 forum ?
Can the bot be set to just follow 1 thread ?
Can the bot be set to just follow 1 category ? (and therefor all forums + subforums within that category ?
Can the bot be set to NOT reply to certain users ?
Can the bot be set to NOT have the same awnser twice or more in the same thread ?
Can the bot be set to NOT reply more then X times in a thread ? (so after 5 posts or so, it will not reply no more to prevent big useless threads) ?

[Simms]

Originally posted by jbear6


You can edit the "bot" table, but not the "bots" table. The bot table has the gender, name of the bot, favorite book, food, etc.

The only fields in my "bot" table are "id", "bot", "name", and "value"....and there is 0 bytes of data in the table.

Would it be safe to say there's something wrong at this point?

[jbear6]

Originally posted by Simms


The only fields in my "bot" table are "id", "bot", "name", and "value"....and there is 0 bytes of data in the table.

Would it be safe to say there's something wrong at this point?

I would say that is a safe assumption
If your "Browse" link is not active in the bot table, there is definately something wrong.

[Doogie]

I've got a couple of issues some of which have been mentioned already.

1) How easy is it to get him to do something else apart from reply with a smilie??
2) We're trying to pass him off as a real user. Is there anyway to delay his response a bit so he doesn't post like 'right' away??