How to stop spam bots from addictiontreatment.net ?

[Alfa1]

I am getting a lot of spam bots posting the url www.addictiontreatment.net on my site.
I already have put this url in the censor, but the bots are still coming using many IP's.

Does anyone have an idea how to counter this specific spam nuisance?

[kiwivc]

I had this problem too and I found a way that is quick and easy to deal with the spambots.

I created a new usergroup with the permissions of the 'Banned Usergroup' and added the following code to the headinclude of my skins:

<if condition="$bbuserinfo['usergroupid'] == XX">
<meta HTTP-EQUIV="REFRESH" content="0; url=http://www.anyaddress.com">
</if>

Just change XX to the usergroup number which you want redirected to the address listed.
Also change http://www.anyaddress.com to whatever address you want them redirected to.

Anyone logging in to your forum who is in this new usergroup will be redirected to the site of your choosing. A user could press the escape key to interfere with the redirection though.

Also I make their advertisement, or part of it, a banned word or make a smilie to interfere with part of their advertising. I had a big problem with wow spam bots and so made a smilie that displays whenever the words wow or WOW are used on my forum.

Some of the spammers use so many proxy IP address it can create a huge amount of work keeping them away. Often I just change their password, delete their posts and get on with my day. The redirection has worked best for me so far.

[badboyz]

the best way to stop spam bot is add accept forum rules b4 posting it will stop them.
unless he is Manuel logging in the users lol

[DieselMinded]

I keep getting

WOW, WORLD OF WAR CRAFT WOWWOW, WORLD OF WAR CRAFT WOW
WOW, WORLD OF WAR CRAFT WOW WOW, WORLD OF WAR CRAFT WOW
WOW, WORLD OF WAR CRAFT WOW WOW, WORLD OF WAR CRAFT WOW
WOW, WORLD OF WAR CRAFT WOW WOW, WORLD OF WAR CRAFT WOW

Bull crap posts , I dont know how these spammers are getting threw

[badboyz]

he is using this spammer then lolzzz





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Originally Posted by DiesellMinded

I keep getting

WOW, WORLD OF WAR CRAFT WOWWOW, WORLD OF WAR CRAFT WOW
WOW, WORLD OF WAR CRAFT WOW WOW, WORLD OF WAR CRAFT WOW
WOW, WORLD OF WAR CRAFT WOW WOW, WORLD OF WAR CRAFT WOW
WOW, WORLD OF WAR CRAFT WOW WOW, WORLD OF WAR CRAFT WOW

Bull crap posts , I dont know how these spammers are getting threw

whats ur forum site may i have a look at it

[Alfa1]

Originally Posted by kiwivc

The redirection has worked best for me so far.

The idea is good, but you still have to change the usergroup. So I might as well ban.

Originally Posted by badboyz

the best way to stop spam bot is add accept forum rules b4 posting it will stop them.

I have that and several other anti-spam modifications.

Originally Posted by badboyz

he is using this spammer then lolzzz

Spamming software designed for vbulletin is worth looking into. I hope a coder finds the time to inspect it and find ways to counter it.

[kiwivc]

Originally Posted by Alfa1

The idea is good, but you still have to change the usergroup. So I might as well ban.

I prefer to use another usergroup for these types of registrations. There is nothing preventing you from using your Banned Usergroup number and adding that to the code supplied above.

[DieselMinded]

Originally Posted by badboyz

he is using this spammer then lolzzz





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whats ur forum site may i have a look at it

How do i prevent this ?

[Vossi]

What about using ReCaptcha?

[DieselMinded]

Im using that now and havent been spammed wow yet , I think someone should get that software and crank it on full blast and aim it back ,

hes probably reading this...

Hey man i didnt mean that