Add-On Releases - vbAnonymizer

vbAnonymizer

Description:
This is a hack to "anonymize" all outgoing links from your forum to prevent the referrer information from being sent.

Installation:
All the installation information is in the package.

What's different about this one?
Unlike the other anonymizing hacks, this one is integrated with vBulletin, meaning it shows a nice message along with your forum's headers and footers.

Changes:
2 Templates
6 Plugins
2 Files

Other Versions:
vbAnonymizer for 3.6 - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=131292

Uninstall Note
If you are having troubles with URLs after uninstalling this modification, please run the script in this post.

[Dismounted]

Originally Posted by mechanist

Once the URL and the syntax for calling this addOn is public, everybody can abuse this redirector. This addOn does not check if the user is a valid member of the board. Is there any option to verify the user rights before the redirect will start ?
So far I can see, a few "guests" start using the redirect plugin.
Give it a try:
1. log out from vbulletin
2. try YOUR VBULLETIN BOARD URL/redirector.php?url=YOUR TARGE URL

Even without being logged on, you can use and off course abuse the redirect plugin.

Errr, and the problem is? If you disallow guests use of it - they won't be able to click links. In any case, I don't see how you can call other people using it "abuse". It does not cause any noticeable load on your server, and if someone does use it, they will see your header and footer (free advertising). Just to re-iterate, what is being abused?

Originally Posted by Morsolo

This is a great mod, but is there a way to Anonymize links coming out of certain sections?

For example, www.google.com in the General area will go straight to google, but www.google.com in the Advertising area will go through vBAnonymizer...

Possible - but not with the current modification

Originally Posted by rmxs

let me explain.

10% of my posts its look like..

http://and the encoded url...

when you click on it you get something like..

http://http://rapidshare%2ffiles%2f/...f/filename.htm

all the / on the url after click is still %2f% and the double http is there..

if there is no fix for me its ok byt for other future members maybe its not ok..

(also after unistall the links is still 2f%31%30%32%37%32%31%33%35%2f%41%6b%74%69%5f%50%65 %69%72%61%69%6f%73%5f%32%30% 30%36%5f%43%44%5f%31%2e%72%61%72) this is the biger problem because if you need edit the link its not possible.

I'm don't really understand you...

[mechanist]

Errr, and the problem is? If you disallow guests use of it - they won't be able to click links. In any case, I don't see how you can call other people using it "abuse". It does not cause any noticeable load on your server, and if someone does use it, they will see your header and footer (free advertising). Just to re-iterate, what is being abused?

Well, I do not use Ad`s in my system so I don`t care. Also guest`s are not allowed to see postings anyway but for some reasons, the calll method for this redirector was getting pubilc. A feature, that would verify the usergroup would be nice and helpful.
Even if you see no problem at all, other may do and are concerned.

[R-D]

Originally Posted by mechanist

Once the URL and the syntax for calling this addOn is public, everybody can abuse this redirector. This addOn does not check if the user is a valid member of the board. Is there any option to verify the user rights before the redirect will start ?
So far I can see, a few "guests" start using the redirect plugin.
Give it a try:
1. log out from vbulletin
2. try YOUR VBULLETIN BOARD URL/redirector.php?url=YOUR TARGE URL

Even without being logged on, you can use and off course abuse the redirect plugin.

Open redirector.php
Find:

// check for script path

Add above:

if (!$vbulletin->userinfo['userid'])
{
	print_no_permission();
}

That forces guests to login before they can use the redirector.php page. Doesn't stop them from seeing and copying the target link directly from the URL though
(eg. http://www.mysite.com/redirector.php?url=http://www.yoursite.com).

I added that as people were just copying my redirector.php URLs onto other sites. As I don't add ads, there was no point in letting them get away with that.

[mechanist]

Very good !
Thank you very much !!!! :up:

[Dismounted]

Originally Posted by mechanist

Well, I do not use Ad`s in my system so I don`t care. Also guest`s are not allowed to see postings anyway but for some reasons, the calll method for this redirector was getting pubilc. A feature, that would verify the usergroup would be nice and helpful.
Even if you see no problem at all, other may do and are concerned.

I was not talking about ads - I am talking about your forum, your brand - when people visit that link - they'll see your forum (which is advertising your forum).

[Dismounted]

Modification Updated!

3/10/2008 - Version 3.0
- Rewrite of Code to Streamline for Efficency
- Fixed Local URL Issues
- Fixed No Follow Attribute Issues
- Renamed Local URLs list to Whitelist
- Added Ability to Rename 'redirector.php'

You can actually see the streamlining even if you cannot code PHP. Look at the size of 2.9 (115.4 KB), compared to 2.8 (155.9 KB).

[redlabour]

Originally Posted by Dismounted

Modification Updated!

3/10/2008 - Version 2.9

- Rewrite of Code to Streamline for Efficency
- Fixed Local URL Issues
- Fixed No Follow Attribute Issues
- Renamed Local URLs list to Whitelist
- Added Ability to Rename 'redirector.php'

You can actually see the streamlining even if you cannot code PHP. Look at the size of 2.9 (115.5 KB), compared to 2.8 (155.9 KB).

Works great!

[Dismounted]

Decided to use a major version revision number, as this is a near complete rewrite of the code, and removes the (previous) fairly costly PCRE functions.

There is only one difference in 3.0 (compared to 2.9 - which has been taken down in favour of a major revision), that is, the complete removal of PCRE functions (as mentioned before).

[Hatsu]

The option Countdown Timer has no effect. It's always a countdown whether yes or no. Tested with FF 3.0.3. Rest works great. Thank you.

[Dismounted]

Fixed in next release.