vbSpamBuster v0.2

Following the release of vB SpamBuster v0.1 earlier in the week I've added some of the improvements based on the discussion about it.

This version is a complete rewrite over v0.1 and adds the major features:

• Moves spam into the moderation queue rather than giving the user a "permission denied error"
• Has a highly configurable scoring system

As you can see the ruleset is fairly small at the moment I still think that it will catch a lot of spam posts. Any help/feedback from people running the system and either getting "false positives" or want to add any better rules to the default list please let me know.

Installation instructions

Download spambuster-libs.php and spambuster-rules.php.

You may wish to edit the define values at the top of the spambuster-libs.php file. Later on you might want to edit the rules in spambuster-rules.php too.

Upload spambuster-libs.php and spambuster-rules.php into your includes directory.

In both newthread.php and newreply.php find:

PHP Code:

require_once('./includes/functions_bigthree.php'); 


after it add:

PHP Code:

require_once('./includes/spambuster-libs.php'); 


In newthread.php find:

PHP Code:

verify_forum_password($foruminfo['forumid'], $foruminfo['password']); 


after it add:

PHP Code:

// do a spambuster test
sb_test($_POST['subject'],$_POST['message'].$_POST['WYSIWYG_HTML']); 


Now in newreply.php find:

PHP Code:

$threadid = intval($_REQUEST['threadid']); 


after it add:

PHP Code:

// do a spambuster test
sb_test($_POST['title'],$_POST['message'].$_POST['WYSIWYG_HTML']); 


As ever any feedback would be gratefully received.

[UK Jimbo]

<a href="https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/announcement.php?f=38&announcementid=18" target="_blank">https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/annou...ouncementid=18</a> is from the main release boards (and doesn't mention versions).

I couldn't find anything for the Beta forums either.

[Erwin]

Originally Posted by UK Jimbo

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/announcem...ouncementid=18 is from the main release boards (and doesn't mention versions).

I couldn't find anything for the Beta forums either.

I added it to the rules now. But most hackers know that this is frowned upon. Why create a new thread for a new version? Some hacks have 20 versions - do they get 20 hacks?

[UK Jimbo]

Originally Posted by Erwin

I added it to the rules now. But most hackers know that this is frowned upon. Why create a new thread for a new version? Some hacks have 20 versions - do they get 20 hacks?

Fair play - I'd not used the forums enough to realise this was frowned upon.

Please feel free to merge the two threads in this forum.

[oldengine]

Hopefully, the new thread and subsequent re-merging didn't throw cold water on this hack. It is (to me) one of the more significant hacks on this site. Unfortunately, it is quite hard to find once removed from the list of "Latest Hacks" on the home page.

[UK Jimbo]

Hi oldengine - thanks again for the support.

Michael Morris and I will be working together to merge SpamKiller and SpamBuster together. We've had one brainstorming session over MSN Messenger but will be having more in the coming days and hopefully releasing something soon.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=76800

as an aside no spam has been sucessfully posted on visordown.com in the last four days

[Odoin]

Hi Guys...

Would this work with the NNTP mod? I get tons of spam from the NNTP groups.

Thank you..

[oldengine]

UK Jimbo: I fear that the inclusion of an external site download of material has overburdened this idea.

What started out initially would work within my server and be updated by myself only as needed. The spam quantity that I get does not justify an automated update. You saw part of my word list in an earlier post. That same word file could include the heart of a domain name to block a URL as well.

Is the hack at the begining of this thread complete and sufficient for a self-maintained anti spam system based on a word/phrase list kept in a file?

[White Knight]

Just to give you a heads up. I installed it and its working great. Thanks for the Hack!

[oldengine]

Clicks install, finally. (Just had someone post some crap that I'd rather not have see the light of day.)

I guess I've figured it all out.

EDIT:

# contins the word free anywhere
regexp:a_free:5:any:"/free/i"

So, to add "work at home" as a phrase:

regexp:a_free:5:any:"/work at home/i"

Correct? (of course we could make that one a 10.)

[007]

It would be cool if it would autoban users when a certain number of their posts in a row are flagged as spam.