Anti-Spam Options - vbStopForumSpam

vbStopForumSpam

Mod of the month winner October 2009.... That cant be bad :up:

Apologies in advance, this is a copy of the 3.6/3.7/3.8 mod that has been verified to work in 4.0 (its so that I dont get a billion PMs asking if it works in 4.0)

This provides access to a RBL type system for forum admins, listing known spam IP / email / usernames. The RBL database is provided by www.stopforumspam.com. You do NOT need an API key from the website in order to access the database. only to submit data if you should wish to do so.

At the point of user registration, the mod checks if the IP number / provided username / email addresses appear on a block list and can block the registration.

Whilst this isnt the most perfect way to stop all forum spam, its another step that spammers have to overcome.

What it does

It checks with a remote database of known forum spammers. Their IP number, email address and forum username are tested and based on your configuration, you can reject / log / accept user registrations based on what you get back.

This version doesnt have
- whitelisting or the ability to submit users to the database but it will within the next week.
- automatic user deletion / post / PM purging. There are good tools out there already, this does something else.

Instructions are included in the installation.txt file - PLEASE read it first and dont forget to actually upload the files in the upload folder, otherwise it WILL kill your registration progress and you wont see the log file options in admincp.

Changes to vB
- 3 new database tables
- 2 database table alternations
- No new templates.
- 2 Hook (register_addmember_process & register_addmember_complete)

Ive tested it but had feedback that it works with versions as old as 3.6.2... Support should go back to older versions, as long as they have hook support for register_addmember_process / register_addmember_complete

For code to submit spammers to the database, check this post for code changes
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=288

Reported to work
- 3.6.1, 3.6.2, 3.6.9, 3.6.10, 3.7.0, 3.7.1, 3.7.2, 3.7.3, 3.74, 3.80, 3.81, 3.82, 3.83, 3.8.4, 4.0beta3, 4.0 Gold, 4.2pl1,2

Installers should remember to refresh their ACP navigation window when they first install it so they can see the new log file menu item.

REQUIRES MySQL 4.1.1+

There is a small mod, coded by Wired1 that will allow you to submit spammer details to the database from the admin control panel, here https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=289 This relies 100% on javascript being enabled and makes no tests that it is enabled.

You need to have an API key from www.stopforumspam.com in order to submit data, its free and easy to get... You DONT need an API key in order to use this mod however, only to submit spammer data.

Issues are
- The usergroup permissions / view details etc DONT work. I jumped the gun and put the permissions controls in there before I put the code in. Please delete the includes/xml/bitfield_vbstopforumspam.xml file and rebuild your postbit

Installation
- Follow the instructions in the zip file, that includes the file upload the correct folders.

Please click Installed

The original thread is at https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=176481 where there is a wealth of knowledge about the mod, please ask questions in there.

[cmiller1014]

Something isnt right about this mod.... it shows a number of them "Allowed" but they aren't (notice their names are not linked). And then suddenly one will slip through.

This thing is BROKEN.

[Michael Tsai]

Worked fine till now, thanks again!:up::up::up:

[Davidinh]

that's a great mod ....
unforturenatly, no ones who are not spammer can not register into your site too,

what can we do?

manually add new user if you check out they are not spammer

not for sure this idea to fix with someone here but that issure after i installed this mod

Best,

[djbaxter]

Originally Posted by Davidinh

that's a great mod ....
unforturenatly, no ones who are not spammer can not register into your site too,

what can we do?

manually add new user if you check out they are not spammer

not for sure this idea to fix with someone here but that issure after i installed this mod

It sounds like you missed something in the installation or in setting up the options.

If you want to be able to check for spam and optionally prevent or approve registration manually, see https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=224073 - it manually queries the same stopforumspam database. You will need to set your forum to require manual approval of all registrations for that to work.

[Davidinh]

i'm running vb 4.0.2
and ..... when i install this mod i didn't change everything inside

so, what i missing hummm .... let me double check about config of mod

thanks for your reply DJ

yeah i double check
in the option verything as it as default
some part as check email, ip, usernam (in the note: shouldnt change) so i leave it alone
the url like

http://www.stopforumspam.com/api?ip=
http://www.stopforumspam.com/api?email=
http://www.stopforumspam.com/api?username=

anything else i have to check....????
can everyone tell me .... thanks

the issure is everyone consider as spammer when they register into my board
but in log it show differnce
with ones who is not spammer it least a usename + email + ip ....
with ones who is a spammer it least a Unregistered + email + ip .....


but no ones get in

best,

[kall]

Originally Posted by Davidinh

i'm running vb 4.0.2
and ..... when i install this mod i didn't change everything inside

so, what i missing hummm .... let me double check about config of mod

thanks for your reply DJ

yeah i double check
in the option verything as it as default
some part as check email, ip, usernam (in the note: shouldnt change) so i leave it alone
the url like

http://www.stopforumspam.com/api?ip=
http://www.stopforumspam.com/api?email=
http://www.stopforumspam.com/api?username=

anything else i have to check....????
can everyone tell me .... thanks

the issure is everyone consider as spammer when they register into my board
but in log it show differnce
with ones who is not spammer it least a usename + email + ip ....
with ones who is a spammer it least a Unregistered + email + ip .....


but no ones get in

best,

You run a forum devoted to things like 'Windows Validation Crack' and 'How To Watch Movies Without Paying for Them'.

Why are you surprised that the people trying to register have their details in a global spam database?

[cmiller1014]

Originally Posted by kall

You run a forum devoted to things like 'Windows Validation Crack' and 'How To Watch Movies Without Paying for Them'.

Why are you surprised that the people trying to register have their details in a global spam database?

HAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHA!

[utahraves]

LoL I don't know what you guys are talking about. This mod works 100% fantastically.
It blocks usernames, ips, and e-mails that are on the list. If they have a matching username, CHANGE IT. Not a big deal...

[MedellinStyle]

Some very old and also new members, are getting this in some of their post:

Thank you for posting! Your post will not be visible until a moderator has approved it for posting. You will now be taken back to the forum. If you opted to post a poll, you will now be allowed to do so.

Any idea why? or how to fix this? thanks !

[djbaxter]

Originally Posted by MedellinStyle

Some very old and also new members, are getting this in some of their post:

Thank you for posting! Your post will not be visible until a moderator has approved it for posting. You will now be taken back to the forum. If you opted to post a poll, you will now be allowed to do so.

Any idea why? or how to fix this? thanks !

That's not from this mod. That's likely from the vBulletin antispam feature using Akismet.

See Admin CP | Settings | Spam Management.

Akismet works well for vBulletin and Wordpress - except that you can't see what is triggering it, only that it's triggered. Look for commonalities in the moderated posts. Sometimes I can tell what's triggering it (i.e., obvious common spam words like Nokia or ringtone); sometimes I can't see anything.

Do you have any other spam censor mods installed? If so, you can try disabling them, or you can disable scanning in the Spam Management setting if you trust your forum members.