vbSpamBuster v0.2

Following the release of vB SpamBuster v0.1 earlier in the week I've added some of the improvements based on the discussion about it.

This version is a complete rewrite over v0.1 and adds the major features:

• Moves spam into the moderation queue rather than giving the user a "permission denied error"
• Has a highly configurable scoring system

As you can see the ruleset is fairly small at the moment I still think that it will catch a lot of spam posts. Any help/feedback from people running the system and either getting "false positives" or want to add any better rules to the default list please let me know.

Installation instructions

Download spambuster-libs.php and spambuster-rules.php.

You may wish to edit the define values at the top of the spambuster-libs.php file. Later on you might want to edit the rules in spambuster-rules.php too.

Upload spambuster-libs.php and spambuster-rules.php into your includes directory.

In both newthread.php and newreply.php find:

PHP Code:

require_once('./includes/functions_bigthree.php'); 


after it add:

PHP Code:

require_once('./includes/spambuster-libs.php'); 


In newthread.php find:

PHP Code:

verify_forum_password($foruminfo['forumid'], $foruminfo['password']); 


after it add:

PHP Code:

// do a spambuster test
sb_test($_POST['subject'],$_POST['message'].$_POST['WYSIWYG_HTML']); 


Now in newreply.php find:

PHP Code:

$threadid = intval($_REQUEST['threadid']); 


after it add:

PHP Code:

// do a spambuster test
sb_test($_POST['title'],$_POST['message'].$_POST['WYSIWYG_HTML']); 


As ever any feedback would be gratefully received.

[oldengine]

I'm starting to panic! This and a lot of other good mods are either going to go down the drain or I'm going to stay on vB 3.0.9 and forget about 3.5.

Now I see why there are still users on vB 2. :disappointed:

[UK Jimbo]

As soon there is a gold release of 3.5 and we've migrated the forum I use to it then I'll port this mod over to 3.5 (to save my sanity patching in this and a load of other mods every time the forum software gets upgraded).

[oldengine]

Glad to hear this. Spambuster is a valued asset to vBulletin!

[motorhaven]

There's a major hole in this hack...

Create a new thread or post without a spam link or keyword. Post appears (as it should). Now edit the post and put in the spam link/keyword. Post is live, instead of in the moderation queue.

[motorhaven]

Okay, here's the fix:

In editpost.php look for:

require_once('./includes/functions_editor.php');

Below that add:

require_once('./includes/spambuster-libs.php');

In editpost.php look for:

	build_post_index($postid , $foruminfo);

		$url = "showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$postid#post$postid";
		eval(print_standard_redirect('redirect_editthanks'));

Above that add:

        sb_test( $edit['title'], $edit['message'] ); 
        if ( $foruminfo['moderatenewpost'] == 1 )
        {
    		$thepost = $DB_site->query_first("SELECT * FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "post WHERE postid = $postid");

            // First post in thread?
            if ( $thepost['parentid'] == 0 )
            {
                $hidetype = "thread";
			    $DB_site->query("UPDATE " . TABLE_PREFIX . "thread SET visible=0 WHERE threadid = $threadinfo[threadid]");
            }
            else
            {
                $hidetype = "post";
            }
		    $DB_site->query("UPDATE " . TABLE_PREFIX . "post SET visible=0 WHERE postid = $postid");

		    $DB_site->query("DELETE FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "moderation WHERE postid = $postid");

			$DB_site->query("INSERT INTO " . TABLE_PREFIX . "moderation (threadid, postid, type )
					VALUES ($threadinfo[threadid], $postid, '$hidetype')" );
        }

Could be done more efficiently but I threw it together in 15 minutes and it works.

[UK Jimbo]

Thanks

I'll make sure that it's not an issue when I upgrade the code to work with vBulletin 3.5.

[UK Jimbo]

I've not forgotten about v3.5ing this (and possible enhancing it a bit).

Watch this space...

[oldengine]

Definitely been watching. It's my gateway to 3.5.

[oldengine]

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[nwelsh]

you know what, this hack is really good for the contact us form!