Got heavily spammed today, need advice!

[RichieBoy67]

Originally Posted by Max Taxable

Yep, there is but it is in beta and I am still trying to convince Ozzy to code it and release it as a Mod.

I have all permissions open, use NO human verification that is native, allow links in first posts, no accounts are moderated... No spam.That's a function of the "gotcha" type nature of the post count requirement for posting links. Of course we have all seen this before as well.

This was what I meant when saying we will never stop it 100% if they are willing to take the time. Sure we can stop the auto bots pretty much 100% and we can stop people from posting links at least in the beginning but if someone is determined enough they can sneak in something even if only is left there for a few minutes.

Other than an interview or moderating members I cannot imagine any way to stop this type of thing. A lie detector plug in? Does Ozzy have a lie detector plug in? haha

[Max Taxable]

Originally Posted by RichieBoy67

This was what I meant when saying we will never stop it 100% if they are willing to take the time. Sure we can stop the auto bots pretty much 100% and we can stop people from posting links at least in the beginning but if someone is determined enough they can sneak in something even if only is left there for a few minutes.

Other than an interview or moderating members I cannot imagine any way to stop this type of thing. A lie detector plug in? Does Ozzy have a lie detector plug in? haha

I PM'd you. Yes we can and do stop 100% of it 100% of the time. That was the premise started with, instead of the normal defeatist one.

We believe we are smarter, more creative, better looking, and just overall superior to any botnet admin, spammer supervisor, or spammer alive. This is why they are bottom feeders to start with.

[Disco_Stu]

Originally Posted by matthewd5

Hello

...can I do more, short of licking down all new members to be moderated?

Matthew

Now THAT'S what I call a typo!!!

[RichieBoy67]

Originally Posted by Disco_Stu

Now THAT'S what I call a typo!!!

Yeah, I would not suggest it unless maybe your forum is for the Victoria secret models.

I PM'd you. Yes we can and do stop 100% of it 100% of the time. That was the premise started with, instead of the normal defeatist one.

We believe we are smarter, more creative, better looking, and just overall superior to any botnet admin, spammer supervisor, or spammer alive. This is why they are bottom feeders to start with.

Good talk! No more defeatism from me. :up: And we always have to do what we can by reporting spammers, spammer ips, domains, etc.

[vbresults]

<a href="https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=289463" target="_blank">https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=289463</a>

[ozzy47]

Kevin's version is better in My opinion of the above mod. Which is why it is in the thread I linked to.

[Max Taxable]

Originally Posted by ozzy47

Kevin's version is better in My opinion of the above mod. Which is why it is in the thread I linked to.

I could have had that spam in my signature here, for a fee!

[matthewd5]

Originally Posted by ozzy47

Did you use the lists in the mods that were in the thread I pointed you to?

Hello.

Things are a little bit better, 2 hours ago I had 90 spammers connected, but none were able to. Login and post anything.

I had my hosting provider install the 4 recommended mods

The spider blocking one definitely has the long list of known bad spiders, that's the good news, when I activate it everything goes off the deep end, and my screen goes black with a long error code scrolling repeatedly...



If someone can help me figure out this one I sure would appreciate it...

I think I need someone more knowledgable about these mods to login to my system and check the settings.

Matthew

[ozzy47]

If you want pm me a admin account and I can look into it when I get home. Also which mod is it that is causing the errors.

[vbresults]

Originally Posted by ozzy47

Kevin's version is better in My opinion of the above mod. Which is why it is in the thread I linked to.

The mod I linked to is better hands down. Rather than us going back and forth, the OP can try that 1 mod for themselves. No reason to run 4 impotent mods when he can run a simpler single, more effective mod.

With the mod I linked to he doesn't need to upload any files or rename anything, or even deal with their host -- it's nothing more than a simple XML import. I suspect the reason you didn't link to it has nothing to do with the actual plugin itself.

Look at this:

Originally Posted by matthewd5

...when I activate it everything goes off the deep end, and my screen goes black with a long error code scrolling repeatedly...



... Matthew