Administrative and Maintenance Tools - Spam Detector Suite (Lite Version)

Lite Version:

With this hack you will be able to set a minimum number of posts for your users in order to post links in posts and threads.


Premium Version:

The premium version will give the administrator the ability to further strengthen his/her forum security in regard to spamming.

As we all know, most spammers lately are human spammers who can bypass all the anti spam measures taken in the registration page and then turn their accounts over to the automated bots once registered so they can go ahead and spam away.

So imho it is much better to focus the attention and energy to combat spam on the forum side/posting of things. Spam Detector will scan the posts besides links, for any spam keyword in posts, threads, thread subjects, private messages/subjects, emails, signatures and visitor messages for users with a minimum post count set by the admin. And then the posts and threads when a spam keyword is detected are either blocked or placed straight into moderation queue so you can sort the legit posts from the spam ones.

The spam detection method is up to the admin and can be set with ease at teh Mod 's Admin Settings.

Needless to say that even if someone tries to be cute by posting normally and then try to edit their thread/s posts and sneak in a spam keyword it will be blocked as well during that action too.

Also, if a spam keyword is detected in private messages, emails, signatures and visitor messages, they will be blocked from performing those respective actions.

You can add yourself the spam keywords, which can be anything, a word, a full phrase, a link or whatever you want.

You can also exclude groups and forums from the spam detection restrictions.

Installation:

Upload the contents inside the upload folder to your forum root keeping the structure intact. Then import the .xml file at Plugins & Products->Manage Products
at your Admin Panel.

Then on the left side of the Admin Panel, you can find the mod settings where you can add the spam keywords, edit and delete them and configure the settings to your likings/needs.

If you want to test it here I have set these spam words:

viagra,

Online pharmacy,

gucci shoes

Any posts and threads containing any of the above mentioned keywords made by users with a post count of 5 and less, will go straight to the moderation queue. You can also try to post a post/thread without any of those spam keywords and then later try to edit it and sneak them in, the edit will not go through but it will also be blocked.

The same goes for all private messages, emails, signatures and visitor messages. They will be blocked too.



The premium version can be found here:

http://www.forumservices.eu/vb/threa...ector-Suite-10

[borbole]

Originally Posted by Jackchan

I'm interest in the old mod could you replace the file attached in VB.org with the Mod (that actually work)?

Thanks.

The free version of that mod that I placed at my forum does not exist anymore.

[borbole]

The mod is updated with a new option. Now you can decide the spam detector method for blocking the posts/threads when a spam keyword is found or place them in the moderation queue.

[Inspector G]

I like it except,
I would like a list of common spam words since I am new to the whole bot spamming techniques...

I talk with Barbole all the time...
he is very helpful on my site and it is really taking off for only 8 members..lol But streamlining and modded code is his forte' For me to be such and idiot at certain things we seem to be working very well together I believe this is because of his knowledge in the Platforms and coding areas...
Keep it up and someone help with a common list ... Man that would be great...

[borbole]

Thank you for your feedback Inspector G

There are quite a lot of places where you can get the most used spam keywords. Here is a link for example:

http://www.activewebhosting.com/faq/...ilterlist.html

Or here:

http://codex.wordpress.org/Spam_Words

[Inspector G]

I looked at both and the first one looks like it would almost shut down a forum...no post at all to common everyday type words...

The second link is the one I think it is more phrase oriented and also not as everyday used in post...
Thanks a million Barbole...

[borbole]

You are welcome

[praetserge]

This is brilliant... I was looking for something like this for quite some time.
Thank you.