Version: 1.00, by Adrian Schneider
Developer Last Online: Nov 2022
Category: Mini Mods -
Version: 3.6.3
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Released: 11-13-2006
Last Update: 11-13-2006
Installs: 600
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Description
This will allow you to automatically scan new posts from new members for common spam keywords. If any are found, the post/thread will be sent to the moderation queue to prevent their spam from having any affect. If your filter is very strict, and a regular user happens to trigger it, no harm is done because your moderators can just approve the post.
Options
Maximum Posts - this will only scan posts posted by users who have this many (or less) posts. Usually spammers only post 1-5 times!
Keywords - a list of keywords (or any strings) to be searched. Remember it doesn't match a whole word, so a keyword of "[url" will block the user from posting any links. This is NOT case sensitive!
3.5 Users:
A 3.5x version XML file is also included.
I removed the [url from the banned words. It was blocking too many noobies.
Same here.
Quote:
Originally Posted by DementedMindz
I had it a few times with smileys but i rather a smiley set it off then see spam on my site.
Be on the lookout for smilies. Cookie stuffing, a technique that uses smilies, links to broken gif images (both gif and php extensions at the end of the URL) are 99% likely to be connected to cookie stuffing. The process being: The browser still tries to resolve the link. The gif, php, or smiley is actually a file that loads the source code of the html on your page with affiliate links (e.g., Amazon). These affiliate links are added to the browsers cookie cache, and from that point on, any product a member buys that's connected to the links in the cookie are credited to the malicious affiliate. This nasty trick has resurfaced it's ugly head -- at least in the forum I run.
Quote:
Originally Posted by blackvborg
could you please add a feature to match only the exact word?
eg putting keywords inside "" uses exact match, without is normal/broad match
if in my keyword list now I've ABC DEF a post containing the word 12ABC34 will be put in moderation queue; for some spam keywords I don't want it (I use this mod to prevent adult keywords in my posts too)
So I'de like to specify my keywords in this manner: "ABC" DEF "drh" gerg ergerg
Thank you!
This mod is my favorite of all, but at the same time we have 1,500 registrations per day in our forums. It is a great tool, but is also a difficult thing to keep up with, due to false positives and the lack of being able to configure partial matches -- like you can in the censorship filter. For example, I can't block .gif, because it then adds words like "gift" to the mod queue.
Based on the last time this was updated, I don't think the feature request will be implemented, but I wanted to post my feedback anyway. Using 3.8.7 BTW.
Is there a way for it to moderate whole phrases? I'm using this to catch posts that start arguments, and it would be great to moderates posts when someone types, "No offense, but..."
Just a follow-up on my post above. Convert all your smilies from .gif to .png's and then add these to your filter if you want to prevent the onslaught of cookie stuffing going on lately:
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10-31-2011, 04:03 PM
