Miscellaneous Hacks - NoSpam! for vBulletin 3.7

NoSpam! is back and better than ever! The automatic template edits should be smoother than they were in the previous version, in addition to the 3.7 support. Please note that this version will ONLY work for vBulletin 3.7!

NoSpam! is a simple hack that allows the administrator to specify a number of easy questions, a random one of which must be answered correctly in order for a guest to be able to register, post, search or use the contact form. Because you create the questions and they are unique for each forum, it is impossible for a bot programmer to preprogram a bot to be able to answer them without adjusting the bot specifically to one, and thus you will be rid of all spam posted by CAPTCHA-evading advertisement programs.

This functionality was added by default in vBulletin 3.7's Q&A human verification system, so why use NoSpam! for 3.7 at all? There are a few reasons why one could prefer it:

- I have heard reports that vBulletin's default Q&A human verification is faulty and lets bots through. Truth to be told, I would not have publically released a 3.7 version if not for this. I don't quite see how this could happen and have not experienced it myself seeing as I don't use vBulletin's human verification, but if those reports are to be trusted, NoSpam! will do a better job of keeping the bots out.
- It is much easier to add questions and answers in NoSpam! en massé than in vBulletin's default system. If you want a great number of questions, vBulletin's built-in system takes terribly long to add them all in with quite a lot of page loads in between, while a fast typer can add several dozen questions to NoSpam! in a matter of minutes.
- If you have previously used NoSpam!, a simple copy-paste will get all your previous questions into NoSpam! for 3.7, while to get them into the built-in vBulletin system requires a converter.

If the reports of vBulletin's default human verification system failing are incorrect, I will freely admit that most people will do fine with the built-in system. But if you prefer this hack, by all means use it.

NoSpam! can be used with or without default vBulletin human verification. In this version, the automatic addition of the question into the templates should be flawless and not induce the often-reported problem where the question didn't appear in the previous version of the hack.

VERSION HISTORY:

4.0: Redid the automatic addition of questions to be smoother and more or less foolproof. Released for vBulletin 3.7.
3.0: Added functionality to allow users to specify which pages should use NoSpam!.
2.0: Extended the NoSpam! functionality to guest posts, guest searches and guest "Contact Us" in addition to registration.
1.1: Made template edit automatic (with thanks to Cole2026), added ability to have more than one answer to each question, and made answers case insensitive. To upgrade, I recommend undoing the template edit so you won't have to worry about it anymore (replace $nospamfield in the template register with $imagereg, or if you added $nospamfield above $imagereg, just remove $nospamfield altogether), and then reimport the product through the Admin CP (making sure that Allow Overwrite is set to On).
1.0: Initial release.

INSTALLATION:

1. Import product-nospam.xml through the Admin CP product manager.
2. Go to your vBulletin options in the Admin CP and select NoSpam! Settings. Once there, turn the system on and input your questions and answers according to the instructions there.

The system should now be functional and running.

UNINSTALLATION:

Just uninstall the product through the Admin CP.

SUPPORT:

Full support will be given in this thread. All suggestions are welcome.

Thank you and please click "Mark as Installed" if you like it.

[ahfm]

this product works way better then vbulletin built in Q/A system... wow

im using 3.8

[bkm_mahdi]

hi TanX.
how can i use this plugin for Quick Register ?

[hassi]

Installed on 3.7.4. and translated for my forum to german. If you like, please feel free to offer this translation together with your mod.

Hassi

[JonUrban]

I had this installed on my vB 3.7 forum and it worked GREAT! When I upgraded to 3.8, I had a problem that was not related to NoSpam!, however, vB support asked me to uninstall all of the mods/hacks/add-ons to isolate a problem. The unrelated problem has gone, and I would like to reinstall NoSpam!

Can this be installed on a 3.8 forum now without issue. I noticed that some members are writing that it works with 3.8, but is that because it was already installed before the upgrade, or can it be installed cold on a 3.8 forum.

THANKS (It's a great add-on, I miss it!)

[Possemaster]

not showing in regestration with me eighter.

[stemmy]

Spam bots started getting through yesterday - all is running fine - i logged out and tried registering and questions were there and it wouldnt progress until correct answers were given.

About 20 bogus accounts yesterday and the same today.

I assumed that the robots had got more clever and were able to understand simple questions like

2 + 2 =
and
Type XXXXX here

I initially just replaced the questions with ones very similar just different figures. Seemed to work for a couple of hours then they came again.

So I then replaced the questions with ones that didn't have the answer in them - like

how many fingers on one hand ....

what is the opposite of North ......

What is the talest mountain in the world .........

Since changing these all spam accounts have stopped. Dunno if its coincidence but I'm happy either way

[JonUrban]

Has anyone installed this on vb3.8 yet?

[beishe8]

Originally Posted by JonUrban

Has anyone installed this on vb3.8 yet?

Yes, on 3.8.1 it is working great.

[JonUrban]

Originally Posted by beishe8

Yes, on 3.8.1 it is working great.

Thanks! And you're right. I just installed it from scratch on my vB 3.8.1 board and it went right in. So, back to being MARK AS INSTALLED.

[Maksa]

i have installed long back.

it was working fine but from last 1 week lot of BOTS coming to site. how to stop them please let me know.