Administrative and Maintenance Tools - ragtek Botscout Register Check

This add-on will compare the new users on registration with the data from botscout (botscout is a big botdatabase)

So if the user is a bot, he'll get an errormessage instead of being registered

How it's working:
The Ip and mailadress of the user who tries to register there will be send to botscout
now botscout sends an answer and you will know whetere if its a bot or not

the provider allows 20 requests per day
For more you have to organize a API key which you can get at www.botscout.com/getkey
in the VB Settings by the Userregistry options you have to enter the key(if you have one)



The second function against bots is the timecheck.
This modification is checking the timedifferenz between the call of the registerform and the submiting.
If it is sent to fast, you can be sure that it's a bot.






In the dontuploadfolder you'll find the english language file.

You'll find the seetings in the acp -> vBulletin Options ->User Registration Options

German Info: http://ragtek.org/blog/vbulletin/rag...egister-check/


History:
1.0.0
Added registrationtime check
Added registrationsupport if botscout is down

[GamerPerfection]

Just installed this, let's see if it now works.

Does the Forum Admin get notification of an attempted registration by a bot?

[ragtek]

You can see it on the botscout page if you have a api key

[GamerPerfection]

Ok thanks, got my API Key now. So now i'll just sit back and see what happens.

[ragtek]

and you have to set up the api key in your vb acp, then you can see if its working

[GamerPerfection]

Originally Posted by ragtek

and you have to set up the api key in your vb acp, then you can see if its working

Ah ok, how do i set up the API Key?

EDIT: Not to worry, I found where to put my API Key.

[GamerPerfection]

Status: Enabled
Current/Max Daily: 0/300
Last Used: 2009-06-18
Total Test: 3
Total Bots: 1

Does this mean that I caught 1 bot trying to register on my forums???

[Fred.]

let's try this one too

[Fred.]

Great Mod

Nice work Ragtek. :up:

[ragtek]

Originally Posted by Fred.

Great Mod

Nice work Ragtek. :up:

nice to see it helps

[Dutch_Boy]

Hey ragtek,

Im a bit confused.

Find the following Text in Template register Which file do i need to change? If lookd for the code
<input type="hidden" name="url" value="$url" />
but its used nm more then one file so i dont really know which one i have to us.