Integration with vBulletin - Stop Forum Spam

Purpose

The purpose of the Stop Forum Spam database integration is to add an effective way to reduce the amount of Spammer registrations on your forum.

Limitations

As of v1.0.0, the modification only works with new registrations. A later update will allow submission of previously registered users as well as integration with moderator controls and user profiles. Also, the modification will eventually have the ability to have more actions besides rejection of the registration.

Installation

Installation includes the uploading of 1 file as well as installing 1 product through the Administrators Control Panel.

1. Upload class_sfs.php to your forum's /includes directory.
2. Install product_kk_sfs_integration.xml through the ACP (ACP -> Plugins & Products -> Manage Products -> [Add/Import Product]
3. Modify the tolerance level, if desired. This can be found under the registration options.
4. Enjoy

Default Tolerance Level

By default, the tolerance level is set to 2. Meaning it must match at least 2 out of 3 fields (Username, IP, and Email) to be rejected. If it only matches 1 field, it will be permitted to go through.

Release History
v1.0.0 -3/28/2010

[mokonzi]

I wouldn't say so, I'd suggest it's a completely new one (admittedly I've not looked this over) but built on similar lines.

If the developer works on some of the other features, I'd certainly be interested, as it will have more options that the other mod. Until that time, I'm just gonna tag it.

[viarun]

Thanks for this...giving it a whirl. Marked as installed.

Anyone have any experience with this thing on it's "High" setting? Any false positives ? I'll try "Medium" for now.

[King Kovifor]

Yes, this is completely new. My original class had the options to disable checks, but I needed something pronto, do I removed them. The reasons include with my fail method (tolerance level), a user could theoretically cripple the functions of the modification because of disabling two, yet keeping the same medium tolerance, meaning that it will never fail. There is logic I have to sort out before I implement such a feature. I am always open to feature suggestions, especially as I would like a complete solution that is as effective as can be.

Viarun, I have not had any experience about the false positives given by the high setting as it was just coded. The error message does suggest the user contact the administrator through the contact us link. This may be changed by editing the phases.

[firefoxextreme]

Your new mod here works better than the other one, where it actually works according to the criteria, where the other mod even tells me I'm a spammer. this mod all members not actually on the Stop forum spam list can register. The other mod blocked many who were not on the list and I think its a bug in the setting to block registration if the call to Stop forum spam times out even if its set at disabled. Clicked installed and nominated.

[King Kovifor]

I am glad that I could have helped you. Hopefully I don't get too many false positives.

[firefoxextreme]

Hopefully not, I also check the ips with The Project honeypot just in case and in a few rare occasions a comment spammer is not on the Stop Forum spam list.

[King Kovifor]

Theoretically, false positives should not occur due to my modification, only if there are false entries within the stop forum spam database.

[firefoxextreme]

Well I think your Mod is dead on, as I have members who are able to join now telling me
that they tried before when I had the other Mod installed, and they were told they were
spammers, so according to all available evidence to me so far, I say it works 100 percent.
I have it set at the default of medium also.

[King Kovifor]

Well that is promising. and I am glad that your forum has members returning to register when they had received a false positive.

[Hornstar]

tagged for later use. Looking forward to see what future updates you bring to this