Bots are devouring my monthly execution limit/bandwidth. Love some help

[qpurser]

I am using the MOD Ozzy suggested and works really well.

I noticed also some spammers are constantly trying to register or even login without being registered.
Therefore I added a couple countries to my blacklist in the htcacess file.
If you need the IP's from certain countries try this page: http://incredibill.me/htaccess-block-country-ips

[obglobal.net]

I'm still getting bombarded with bot registrations.

A lot of these: v39.server16.vpn999.com

Any ideas?

[Zachery]

Block the ip or hostname, though I wouldn't block bing personally.

[final kaoss]

Try using this.
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...ghlight=spider

[Max Taxable]

Originally Posted by final kaoss

Try using this.
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...ghlight=spider

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....91&postcount=2

[obglobal.net]

I've installed every mod and edited my htaccess to exclude particular countries.

I'm still getting ravaged by bot registrations:



Any guru ideas, gentlemen?

[Max Taxable]

Originally Posted by obglobal.net

I've installed every mod and edited my htaccess to exclude particular countries.

I'm still getting ravaged by bot registrations:



Any guru ideas, gentlemen?

Increase timer setting to 25 seconds.

The "Block Registrations by Hostname" Mod is only so good as the list you have for it, same story with "Ban Spiders by User Agent.

I recently stopped hundreds of bots a day from registering on a vB4 that was being ravaged. Now, nothing spammy gets through at all. You can PM me for my user agent and hostname ban lists.

[obglobal.net]

Originally Posted by Max Taxable

Increase timer setting to 25 seconds.

The "Block Registrations by Hostname" Mod is only so good as the list you have for it, same story with "Ban Spiders by User Agent.

I recently stopped hundreds of bots a day from registering on a vB4 that was being ravaged. Now, nothing spammy gets through at all. You can PM me for my user agent and hostname ban lists.

On to it right now!

[rhody401]

We have stopped 100% here by using these free tools:

• Spambot Stopper (times how long they take in reg screen)
• Q&A a random question and answer from a pool of 5
• Spam-O-Matic

They get executed in the order above. If its a bot (fast, spambot stopper does the job, by counting number of seconds it takes them to fill out the registration screen), if its slow, and can answer the random question, the IP and EMAIL addresses are checked by Spam-o-matic by the blacklist database at www.stopforumspam.com (Just make sure you have the NICKNAME CHECKING turned off in that app, or it will get a lot of false positives)

If they pass all 3, then they are allowed to create a new account on the forum.

Mike

PS: We also use vb bad behavior

[obglobal.net]

Originally Posted by rhody401

We have stopped 100% here by using these free tools:

• Spambot Stopper (times how long they take in reg screen)
• Q&A a random question and answer from a pool of 5
• Spam-O-Matic

They get executed in the order above. If its a bot (fast, spambot stopper does the job, by counting number of seconds it takes them to fill out the registration screen), if its slow, and can answer the random question, the IP and EMAIL addresses are checked by Spam-o-matic by the blacklist database at www.stopforumspam.com (Just make sure you have the NICKNAME CHECKING turned off in that app, or it will get a lot of false positives)

If they pass all 3, then they are allowed to create a new account on the forum.

Mike

PS: We also use vb bad behavior

Awesomeness. Thanks, Mike. Good dude.

Also, big thanks to Max Taxable for his help, aong, of course, with everyone else. vb.org rocks!