Miscellaneous Hacks - Stop the Registration Bots

Control your vBulletin forum registration process and stop the registration bots.

This mod will check the the time it takes for a vBulletin registration form to be submitted. If the form is submitted faster then humanly possible, the registration will be denied and the admin contact will be emailed about the event. The time is settable

We will start the registration on the forum rules page in two ways. First we will add a custom hidden field with a hash. Second we will insert a randomly named hidden field with a random value. This should make it a bit difficult to program a bot since the field names on all sites will be different as well as the values.

We will use a second set of random hidden fields on the form page as well to add to the confusion.

Time stamps to check the time spent on registration submission are stored in a DB table and private.

A registration will have to come through the Rules page and the form. Every Site will be different.

Installation is very easy.

There are two templates to edit.
One database table is added.
Three hooks are utilized.
Includes uninstall code.
Adds to vBulletin options.
Set time frame option.
Includes Phrases.
Sends Mail to Admin.
No files to upload.
XML product install.
Instructions attached in zip.

Demo usage and view source at http://www.riderinfo.com/

Compatibility
This hack is known to work on vBulletin 3.6.11 PL1 and will likely work back a few versions in the 3.6.x vBulletin series. Of course it works on 3.7.x as posted too.

HISTORY
1.2.2
added admin email on/off setting
moved hook code to files to reduce overhead.
1.2.1
Added Enable/Disable setting.
Fixed coppa includes file probem
Added file upload instructions to readme file.
1.2.0
Added JS timer to registration button.
Added enable/diable for email.
Removed ACP settings for random fields on rules and reg form pages and automated.
Reworded Pharses in ACP.
Recoded rules form and reg form edits.
Renamed variables for better code following.
Added more DB fields per user reg for tracking random automation.
New Hook on start_registration for functions.
Added new functions file. includes/stb_functions.php.
1.0.3
Changed input user name on rules form to random named hidden field with hash value.
Removed \n chars from email phrases.
All changes to registration are transparent to the folks registering.
Renamed DB username field to hash.
New hook on register_signup.
1.0.2
Added new Pre Reg Name hidden field to register form edits and ACP.
Added code to deal transparently with user deciding to change name after pre submitting it.
1.0.1
Fixed typo, changed 36000 to 3600 in product file.
1.0.0
Original Release.

[TheLastSuperman]

Originally Posted by rross

In the xml folder that is found within the includes folder, there is no file called product. However, there are 6 other xml files. Please advise. Thank you for your help!

rross you remind me of myself a few years back

Those are the upload files, they should have been uploaded with all the rest but there is a product xml file for just the mod, that's what you install

S-MAN

[rross]

Thanks S-Man! I finally figured it out with your help. I hope with the fact that I remind you of yourself, means that in a couple of years I'll be advanced enough to develop mods too. Thanks for all of your help!

[Kottonmouth801]

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Will be making donation ...... This mod is a "LIfe Saver"

[0 Seo 0]

this is a very useful mod you have made. A++ Sir

[Pokerbanter]

Had this working really well on 3.7.4. Upgraded now to 3.8.3, are there any changes required or should it still work as it did on 3.7.x?

[AdrianH]

Originally Posted by Pokerbanter

Had this working really well on 3.7.4. Upgraded now to 3.8.3, are there any changes required or should it still work as it did on 3.7.x?

Works for me 100% in 3.8.3.

Best mod ever placed here at vB.org.

[timk17]

Figured out my problem!

Thanks for the great mod. INSTALLED!

[sean289855]

Went thru all the steps and gets this .

After a new user tries to register.
You have left a required field blank.

My board is: http://www.faceoffhockeyshow.com/forum/

Using 3.7.1 and I think I followed everything.
Any help would be great.

[noppid]

Originally Posted by sean289855

Went thru all the steps and gets this .

After a new user tries to register.
You have left a required field blank.

My board is: http://www.faceoffhockeyshow.com/forum/

Using 3.7.1 and I think I followed everything.
Any help would be great.

Looks like you left out a template edit.

[OblivionMage]

I also just installed this and got the 'You have left a required field blank' error when I try to register.

I've successfully used this mod before, so I'll check over the edits.

Note: I'm using 3.8.4

Edit: Apparently, instead of changing the code in 3b I just added stuff after it. Unfortunately, after correcting that I still receive the error on trying to accept the Rules.