Administrative and Maintenance Tools - Stop the Registration Bots

Stop the Registration Bots for vBulletin 4.2.0 PL3 and up.

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 can be emailed about the event.

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.

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

Installation is very easy.
Template edits.
Files to upload.
Product xml file to import.

Backup your database before any install or upgrade.

To upgrade from 2.x to 4.0.2, remove the existing Stop the Registration Bots product in the ACP and then follow the installation file instructions.


History

4.0.2
Added 10 minute delete interval
Fixed bug in part 3
updated table query
removed old hook code from product.

4.0.1
modify phrase vars
modified install instructions for 4.2.0 pl3 templates.

4.0.0
modified to work with vB 4.x.

2.0.2
Edited file includes/stb_reg_process.php
Added IP and Proxy IP to email notification.

2.0.1
Added tabindex="1" to input box template edit.
Fixed onsubmit code in input box template edit.

2.0.0
Conversion from vB 3.x version to vB 4.x
Reduced template edits to one.
Edited all arrays to include single quotes.
Removed ACP Setting StopBotReg_rulespage_hash
Removed Rules page instructions. All one page now.
Removed file includes/stb_reg_signup.php
Removed hook register_signup
Edited includes/cron/strb_cron_job.php Removed Rules page query.
Removed `rf_name` and `rf_value` fields from DB table.
Moved register_form_start hook code to register_form_complete hook
New Phrases
stop_reg_bot_please_wait
stop_reg_bot_seconds_more
stop_reg_bot_seconds_remaining
Removed phrase stop_reg_bot_enter_prereg_name
Removed phrase setting_StopBotReg_rulespage_hash_title
Removed phrase setting_StopBotReg_rulespage_hash_desc

[bongwater]

does anybody know if this works on 4.1.6, or the latest 4.1.7?

[Videx]

Originally Posted by bongwater

does anybody know if this works on 4.1.6, or the latest 4.1.7?

Maybe, but I doubt it will help anything as all the spammers we get nowadays are actual humans. Good Q&A will stop the bots.

[caper12]

I have looked everywhere. What file am I looking for in the registration template? Is it a php file? I did find a register.php but that didn't have the lines that the instructions say need to be modified

I have 4.0.8 Vbulletin
Thanks

[DAMINK]

Does not appear to be working anymore for me with 4.1.10
I tried reinstalling and still no luck.
I have it set at 20 seconds but can hit the "Complete Registration" instantly.
Is this a problem my end or a problem with 4.1.10?

[tnagaming]

Originally Posted by DAMINK

Does not appear to be working anymore for me with 4.1.10
I tried reinstalling and still no luck.
I have it set at 20 seconds but can hit the "Complete Registration" instantly.
Is this a problem my end or a problem with 4.1.10?

I'm running 4.1.10 vbulletin with this mod installed. Havn't encountered any problems as of yet.

Getting 5 to 10 emails a day about blocked registrations. My human members don't have a problem registering either.

Only thing I would like to do is find a way to make it post up in my Admin forums each time it blocks someone.

[DAMINK]

Your lucky tnagaming.
Dont work for me and no advice from creator so sort of in the dark.
Sucks really it was a good mod i liked to have.
Uninstalled until i can fix the problem.

[Toorak Times]

Hi mate,

Tried to mark as installed but am not authorised or something...I own a 4.19 version atm. Thanks, hope this works for me as the bots drive me nuts.

Cheers

Mick

[DAMINK]

Hey guys. I really want to get this mod to work but cant currently.
I found out why. I cant seem to edit my registration template. It just hangs on the loading screen forever so i was wondering....
Is there any way i can do this template edit manually? Not from within ACP i mean.
I really would like to get this mod going again.

[datoneer]

Works with 4.1.10. Thanks, great mod

[AshenTemper]

Using this with 4.1.12 and it is a fantastic mod! I have a couple of barriers of entry for would-be spambots but thismod is catching a good 90+% of them before they even get to the others. Definitely thumbs up on it!