Remove version from copyright [FINAL]

Extended version by vbshazz.com

Original hack by UbuntuniX, now extended / supported ONLY by vBShazz.com.

Okay so we all need security right?

Well if you want extra sucurity it helps to remove the vbulletin version,
this way if someone wants to use an exploit on you they won't know the version!

vBulletin version will be removed from the following pages:

Board Index
Admin Login
Mod Login
Archives

Note: This hack is not intended to show you how to remove vbulletin copyright!

First, login to admin control panel.
Under Styles & Templates tab go Style Manager | Select skin and click Edit Templates on dropdown menu | Edit Footer template
Find:

PHP Code:

<div align="center">
    <div class="smallfont" align="center">
    <!-- Do not remove this copyright notice -->
    $vbphrase[powered_by_vbulletin]
    <!-- Do not remove this copyright notice -->
    </div> 


Replace with:

PHP Code:

<div align="center">
    <div class="smallfont" align="center">
    <!-- Do not remove this copyright notice -->
    Powered by vBulletin
<br />
        Copyright ? 2000 - 2006, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
    <!-- Do not remove this copyright notice -->
    </div> 


The version is now removed from the footer.
Now we'll remove it from the admin/mod login.

Edit includes/adminfunctions.php

Find:

PHP Code:

<b><a href="../<?php echo $vbulletin->options['forumhome']; ?>.php"><?php echo $vbulletin->options['bbtitle']; ?></a></b><br />
                <?php echo "vBulletin " . $vbulletin->options['templateversion'] . " $pagetitle"; ?><br />

Replace With:

PHP Code:

<b><a href="../<?php echo $vbulletin->options['forumhome']; ?>.php"><?php echo $vbulletin->options['bbtitle']; ?></a></b><br />
                <?php echo "vBulletin Admin Control Panel"; ?><br />

Open ./forum/archive/index.php file
Find:

PHP Code:

<div id="copyright\">$vbphrase[vbulletin_copyright]</div> 


Replace With:

PHP Code:

<div>vBShazz.com Copyright ?2006<br />Powered by vBulletin Copyright ?2000 - 2006, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.</div> 


^Change it to what you want


-Enjoy
----------------------
UbuntuniX
Shazz

[Ntfu2]

for real people, calm down. Its not your liscense thats going to be revoked and thats the most jelsoft will do 9 times outta 10. Oh and if they are feeling real good, they try to get your hosting company to remove your account

But anyway, i still wonder why someone would take all those steps to remove something controled by phrases anyway, and then even remove it from the AdminCP like the public can access that :???:

[FleaBag]

I think he means just from the login page.

[cyberphr]

Originally Posted by LandRover

You aware you can still view it from page's source:

<meta name="generator" content="vBulletin 3.xxxx" >

Yes I'm aware of that..

And I'm doing nothing illegal here; the copyright is staying intact,
just the version is removed.

If Jelsoft has a problem with this they can remove it

Originally Posted by Shazz

It is not a violation to remove the version. Relax. Though it is much easier to edit the phrase.

Yes it is, but why do it when the point is just to remove parts viewable by members and guests?

You might want your staff to know.

[Shazz]

Originally Posted by cyberphr

Yes I'm aware of that..

And I'm doing nothing illegal here; the copyright is staying intact,
just the version is removed.

If Jelsoft has a problem with this they can remove it


Yes it is, but why do it when the point is just to remove parts viewable by members and guests?

You might want your staff to know.

I didn't say that . I don't know how you got my name in there.
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strawberry cough

[Nxs]

Version number is also shown on "Archive" page

I just edited the phrase to remove the version number from the footer and archive page, my mod/admincp have .htaccess files to lock them down anyway.

Still need to look into the page source tho just haven't got round to it.

[utw-Mephisto]

You can also enable debug mode and then you have another option

vBulletin Options > vBulletin Options > Version Info and Other Untouchables

and there you can change it to whatever ..

[lasto]

if u was always upto date then u would`nt need to remove version number - so be vigilant cause there is a lot of script kiddies out there who would love nothing better than to bring your site down.

[Snake]

Originally Posted by Code Monkey

It is not a violation to remove the version. Relax. Though it is much easier to edit the phrase.

And what makes you say that? And we still haven't heard anything from the staff on this site yet.

[rasp187]

This has been exhausted over and over on vBulletin.com. It's fine to remove the version number, though you have to keep the copyright information.

[Selene]

exactly this hack is fine. its totally fine to remove version.