Mini Mods - Prevent Spam Posts

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.

[Adrian Schneider]

Well it could be scanned a second time after removing bbcode...

[Tom1234]

Originally Posted by SirAdrian

Edit the plugin that uses the explode function, and change the first parameter to "\n" instead of ' '.

This doesn't seem to work for me. It seems something like this is necessary in order to match on phrases, rather than just a single word.

Are you not trimming any leading or trailing spaces before doing the match?

[ResaleBroker]

This is a fantastic Mod. Thank you for investing the time in this. It is greatly appreciated.

[Clicks Installed]

[Capper5016]

having some problems with this mod on 3.6.7.

Worked flawlessly with 3.6.4, but now its flagging anyone who posts contain the flagged words, regardless of post count. I have mine set to 1, main;y because spammers are going to post their crap in their first post.......but this is even putting users into the mod queue who have thousands of posts

[mwrn]

Hello,

Has anyone ever encountered any problems with this mod and the ban IP from 'User banning options' in VB options ?

Someone on my forum manages to post by bypassing his banned IP but also his posts don't go to moderated state despite his message containing words from the Prevent spam word list.
I've started a thread on vb.com [http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1362944 here] they believe it could be due to mods (like they always like to say).

When I copy/paste the body of that spammer post as an anonymous, my post goes to moderated...so how can that spammer still post live ? he posts as anonymous so the setting to apply Prevent Spam to users with fewer then X messages is not to blame.

Any ideas ?
Thanks,

[dealxa]

thanks, this is a good modification.

[digitalhome]

I have just installed and want to thank SirAdrian for this add-on.

[Chirag patel]

Really nice hack. This will save me some time moderating my forum.

Thank you very muh.

[momo2]

this is good if u make it, to more than one url link or more option, that will be the best.
my forum is all about link exchange but this will not work unless there is a option for ho many spams links.... lately new spammers leave like 50 live url links,

[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!