Miscellaneous Hacks - Ban Spiders by User Agent

What this mod does
With this mod you can enter User Agents to watch or ban, you can also recieve emails or have an Output.txt created and updated with time and date of visits. It doesn't just have to be spiders, you can watch, log or ban any useragent!

How to install
Simply import the product ban_spider, the mod is active by default but none of the other options are turned on.

What is a UserAgent?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_agent

Understanding a UserAgent string
http://user-agent-string.info/parse

Genuine User Getting Blocked?
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=105

Tools to help
http://whatsmyuseragent.com/SwitchingUserAgents.asp
http://www.botsvsbrowsers.com/SimulateUserAgent.asp

FAQ
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=137

What's a bot?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spambot

How do i ban a bot?
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=318
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....7&postcount=51

Where's output.txt located?
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=216

Bad bot lists
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=259
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=224
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=281

VB4.x Version of Ban Spiders By User Agent

Tested on vb3.7.x, vB3.8.x but should work on any version.

__________________________________________________ __________________
Special thanks to:
Lior
KH99
BoP5
for helping me sort out a few issues

...and beta testers
ForceHSS (Special thanks to Force for latest testing)
ozzy47
GreyHost

If you use this please mark as INSTALLED

History
9th June 2011 Orginal xml added
12th June 2011 Added both email notification and text file logging
22nd June 2011 Version 2.0.0, Added create thread on activity

1. Added match facility you can now use something like Yandex and it will match MOZILLA/5.0 (COMPATIBLE; YANDEXBOT/3.0; +HTTP://YANDEX.COM/BOTS)
2. Added clickable link to visited thread

22nd September 2011 added user redirect url selection
08th October Beta testing started for thread creation.
20th October Beta testing started for emailing.
21st October Beta testing complete Ver 3.0.0 uploaded
29th October minor fix added to cope with empty userid on thread creation
30th October Beta testing automatic redirection to spiders/bots IP
31st October New xml uploaded with automatic redirect to IP
25th November Minor fix for blank forumid fixed
26th November 2011 Fixed version check & create thread Off by default
17th December 2014 Version 3.1.0 uploaded, Extra logging and statistics added by Ozzy47 (Chris)
18th December 2014 Version 3.1.2 uploaded, due to rogue process from other mod
18th December 2014 Version 3.1.3 uploaded, due to previous one being VB4 mistakingly uploaded

The Bad Bots list is now included in the product
Please prune out all those that you wish to be able to see your site (i suggest you definately prune out "DA" and "Custo" :

Support will now only be given to those who have this mod marked as INSTALLED

[ozzy47]

Ok lets do this, disable plugins via the includes/config.php file.

To do that open your includes/config.php file and below <?php add the following.

PHP Code:

define('DISABLE_HOOKS', true); 


So it looks like this:

PHP Code:

<?php
define('DISABLE_HOOKS', true);
/*=================================================  =====================*\
|| ##################################################  ################## ||
|| # vBulletin 4.2.2

Use a editor like notepad++ to edit any files, don't use Notepad or Wordpad.

Then you can import the updated XML, then reenable hooks.

[Doug Nelson]

Thanks.

[ozzy47]

Not a problem.

[Max Taxable]

Originally Posted by Doug Nelson

Is this the bug that is keeping me from logging in since I installed it?

The only "bug" was, the new version was continuing to count bots even when off. Nothing to do with your login.

[ozzy47]

Yes there was a conflict in the vB3 version with catching templates, that might have caused the described issue. But it is fixed now.

[Max Taxable]

Originally Posted by ozzy47

Yes there was a conflict in the vB3 version with catching templates, that might have caused the described issue. But it is fixed now.

Ahh, didn't realize what thread this was!

Imagine though if, the complaint really had to do with use of IE6....

[ozzy47]

If anyone gets errors like this,

Invalid SQL:

UPDATE `bad_bots_blocked` SET ban_useragent = ban_useragent + 1;

Use the attached XML, I had one of my own updates to my own table in the XML, that should not have been in there.

Simon can grab that XML, and update the OP when he comes on.

[Simon Lloyd]

Originally Posted by ozzy47

If anyone gets errors like this,

Invalid SQL:

UPDATE `bad_bots_blocked` SET ban_useragent = ban_useragent + 1;

Use the attached XML, I had one of my own updates to my own table in the XML, that should not have been in there.

Simon can grab that XML, and update the OP when he comes on.

New XML uploaded as requested, labelled version 3.1.2

[Simon Lloyd]

Originally Posted by Doug Nelson

Is this the bug that is keeping me from logging in since I installed it?

If you cant log in it's probably because you have something from your own User Agent in the ban list. use the links i give in the mod description to find out more about this, check the "Genuine Members getting blocked" section

[Alex6969]

problem V 3.1.2

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare banned_redirect() (previously declared in /home4/XXXXXX/public_html/includes/class_bootstrap.php(103) : eval()'d code:7) in /home4/XXXXXX/public_html/includes/class_bootstrap.php(996) : eval()'d code on line 7

old version no problem