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

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by djbaxter

This add-on already does what you want: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=230921

But, as has been noted above, it does the job too well and stops real users from registering. This product seems a little cleaner and more to the point.

[pant]

Installed this mod as I have been getting hammered by spambot registrations. They weren't however getting onto the board because they weren't confirming their email addresses, will this block that too?

[steven s]

Originally Posted by Boofo

But, as has been noted above, it does the job too well and stops real users from registering. This product seems a little cleaner and more to the point.

Originally Posted by Charlie98902

I am also getting a lot of real users stating they are spammers so going to install this later this morning and drop the other.

Is there really a difference between the two mods?
With the other mod, I just check ip and email, not username. I haven't had one person come back to me saying it wouldn't let them register.

[djbaxter]

Originally Posted by steven s

Is there really a difference between the two mods?
With the other mod, I just check ip and email, not username. I haven't had one person come back to me saying it wouldn't let them register.

Same here. I don't think any legitimate member has been prevented from registering since I dropped the name check.

[Micronichos]

Installed, working great on 4.0.4PL1

[Boofo]

Any word on the proposed updates yet?

[Mr Baldman]

In the last 2 weeks this has been really poor.

it is not catching any spam registrations at all.

is this down to the sfs database? or your plugin?

im going to try other options for now as its pretty dire for me on my forum.

[Boofo]

Uninstalled since it seems that no updates are going to be done.

[Dragonsys]

Originally Posted by Mr Baldman

In the last 2 weeks this has been really poor.

it is not catching any spam registrations at all.

is this down to the sfs database? or your plugin?

im going to try other options for now as its pretty dire for me on my forum.

I'm guessing here, but I think SFS made changes to their API and this mod needs an update.

[djbaxter]

Originally Posted by Mr Baldman

In the last 2 weeks this has been really poor.

it is not catching any spam registrations at all.

is this down to the sfs database? or your plugin?

im going to try other options for now as its pretty dire for me on my forum.

Originally Posted by Dragonsys

I'm guessing here, but I think SFS made changes to their API and this mod needs an update.

No, it doesn't need an update. It's working fine for me. More likely, "Mr Baldman" was just having issues connecting to the spam database?