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Outlaw Mantis · #1 08-09-2014, 07:43 PM

I'm still working on my reboot of a forum before I launch it, but I did open the floodgates and forgot to close when I went out for the day. When I got back recently? FIVE THOUSAND spambots have registered and some have posted. I hadn't thought to install an extra layer of spam protection yet, but I get the impression there is no spam protection on vBulletin by default. I just can't understand how it can happen in such massive numbers. I hate to bring up MyBB again since it's probably the last thing you want to hear, but back when my board was active and on MyBB, I got a few spambots a week. After having those for a while, it's then I decided to add CAPTCHA protection. My point is, what could have caused this? I used to own an active board. Now with a dormant vBulletin board which I accidentally left open for a while, this happens?

I assume I can delete all users in a date range? I think I'll be able to remove the posts manually, but I'm still worried about the future even with spam plugins. I'm confused. I've often left it open for hours at a time when testing features with no registrations.

Can anybody shed some light?

ozzy47 · #2 08-09-2014, 08:07 PM

You can read this thread about preventing more bots from signing up, http://ozzmodz.com/showthread.php/50...g-Spam-Is-Over

There is ways of deleting the users, but I don't remember where the thread was, someone will add to this.

Outlaw Mantis · #3 08-11-2014, 07:06 PM

Thanks, I must say the spambot armada was a bit of a scare! This link seems good. Any tips from others about mass user deletion then?

Max Taxable · #4 08-11-2014, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Outlaw Mantis

Thanks, I must say the spambot armada was a bit of a scare! This link seems good. Any tips from others about mass user deletion then?

Google that up, "vbulletin 4 mass spammer deletion" or "user" instead, there's a thread here about this with some answers on "mass pruning of spammer accounts." <-- Another good search term.

leemart44 · #5 08-12-2014, 12:28 AM

Sounds like you should create a honeypot on your site.

Outlaw Mantis · #6 08-12-2014, 08:25 PM

My site was down. My host tells me something's wrong with my site's code. Since the board was closed from registrations ever since, what could have corrupted? This doesn't make sense to me.

ozzy47 · #7 08-12-2014, 08:26 PM

Is the site up now?

Outlaw Mantis · #8 08-12-2014, 11:49 PM

I guess I should have written, "my site is down", lol. Yeah, I have no idea why.

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ozzy47 · #9 08-12-2014, 11:51 PM

Did you or your host make any changes to the site or server before this happened?

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