Administrative and Maintenance Tools - New Registrant Analyzer

Description:
At the forum I maintain these are the general measures taken to determine if a new registrant is a spammer:
- google username see if it has been used elsewhere and if it has been banned, if there are a lot of results, try searching using: $username vbulletin, or, $username phpbb, or $username forum
- go to domain of email address if unfamiliar
- google first part of email address
- google second part of email address if unfamiliar
- check IP on DNS Stuff

So, to make it easier for the other admins to check this information I wrote this which basically has quick links to get this information. Refer to the screenshot for more details.

In the contained zip file, import the product via 'Manage Products' and upload the rest of the file to their appropiate locations

After installing, you'd need to refresh the admincp/modcp area with your browser then look under 'Users' in the admincp, otherwise look under 'New Registrant Info' if in the modcp

changelog
0.1 - initial release
0.2 - make it work for both mods and admins (shows in admincp and modcp)
0.3 - use dynamic modcp/admincp variables, move 'New Registrant Info' under Users menu

NOTE: remember to look under Users when browsing in the admincp

[Tulsa]

This was the initial release that didn't work in the modcp I believe. You could try it and see if it meets your needs.

[Mrdby]

Originally Posted by Tulsa

This was the initial release that didn't work in the modcp I believe. You could try it and see if it meets your needs.

trhanks!!

[YHB]

Installed...Thanks

[AzaDiyaR]

installed thanks man

[AngelBlue]

Editing the "newuser" phrase to include the following is a 5 second job which gives you most (but not all) of the features this hack has :

http://www.google.com/search?q=$username
http://www.google.com/search?q=$email
http://www.google.com/search?q=$ipaddress
http://www.geobytes.com/IpLocator.htm?GetLocation&ipaddress=$ipaddress
http://searchresults.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=find.search&searchType=networ k&interesttype=&country=&searchBy=Email&f_first_na me=$email&Submit=Find&SearchBoxID=FindAFriend

[beheshtnet]

Thanks !

Very GooD !

[Gripemaster]

Installed...thank you!

[Cyburbia]

The "Lookup IP" function no longer works, due to new restrictions at DNSstuff.

Where are my DNSstuff results?

You landed here most likely from doing a direct tool lookup using a URL.

This type of DNSstuff tool access requires being logged in to DNSstuff as a member (we recommend using the remember me checkbox).

If you would like to do any of the following, please join us for just $3/mo:

* bookmark or directly type a tool query
* embed a DNSstuff tool query URL into a program or script
* use 3rd party browser extensions (ex: Firefox's DNSstuff Toolbar)

[alfaowner]

I get this when I try to uplaod the xml
Fatal error: Direct Instantiation of vB_Database_Alter class prohibited. in /includes/class_dbalter.php on line 106

[Lois215]

I love stuff like this! Thanks!