Anyone Know How to Stop Vbulletin Spam?

**X37375787** · 10-22-2006, 08:56 PM

Enable image verification for registrations. That'll keep out most auto-signups.

**Mr. Mojo Risin** · 10-22-2006, 09:02 PM

Originally posted by Equinox

Enable image verification for registrations. That'll keep out most auto-signups.

Well, I would like to allow posting by guests, but I might have to switch to mandatory registration to post to stop this.

thanks

**HomeFry** · 10-22-2006, 09:03 PM

Turn your forum off.

**X37375787** · 10-22-2006, 09:03 PM

Originally posted by Mr. Mojo Risin

Well, I would like to allow posting by guests, but I might have to switch to mandatory registration to post to stop this.

thanks

You can enable image verification for guest posts, I believe. Can't you?

**HAPPYPEEKERS** · 10-22-2006, 09:04 PM

Originally posted by Mr. Mojo Risin

Well, I would like to allow posting by guests, but I might have to switch to mandatory registration to post to stop this.

thanks

This is what I had to finally do as well.. hell .. no one can post now unless you are a reg user on the board..

It was just the only way I could get the spammers to stop

**Mr. Mojo Risin** · 10-22-2006, 09:06 PM

fucking spammers....

**Mr. Mojo Risin** · 10-22-2006, 09:08 PM

Originally posted by Equinox

You can enable image verification for guest posts, I believe. Can't you?

I'll look into that... thanks

**squishypimp** · 10-22-2006, 10:26 PM

Originally posted by HomeFry

Turn your forum off.

lol

**$5 submissions** · 10-23-2006, 01:27 AM

Originally posted by Mr. Mojo Risin

fucking spammers....

If you get enough traffic to your forum, maybe you should invest in outsourced staff to monitor posts. Just a thought.

**rodney25** · 10-23-2006, 08:23 AM

Originally posted by Mr. Mojo Risin

I'll look into that... thanks

Do that so posting bots won't stand a chance anymore.

**adultseo** · 10-23-2006, 08:38 AM

Hi!

I have several registration free forums, and they are getting spammed now also. I am still looking into a solution for it, image verification is good for bots but there are many manual spammers who also use proxies.

If anyone has a bright idear for this I am verry interested!

Best Regards,
Adult SEO

**adultseo** · 10-23-2006, 08:38 AM

Hi!

I have several registration free forums, and they are getting spammed now also. I am still looking into a solution for it, image verification is good for bots but there are many manual spammers who also use proxies.

If anyone has a bright idear for this I am verry interested!

Best Regards,
Adult SEO

**European Lee** · 10-23-2006, 08:40 AM

http://www.vbulletin.org

They have several really good anti-spam products that you can run on your forums, they work really well to.

Regards,

Lee

**DjSap** · 10-23-2006, 08:42 AM

you cant really do much against manual spammers...but required resigstration with email and image verification will get the bots out...then what you can do is restrict thread making authority for x number of days or before they reach a post count...but a manual spammer will always be able to override the system somehow..

**marketsmart** · 10-23-2006, 08:42 AM

Originally posted by Equinox

Enable image verification for registrations. That'll keep out most auto-signups.

yeah thats the best way

**adultseo** · 10-23-2006, 08:42 AM

Btw! One advice to keep sertain spammers from comming back is not showing them that they are banned!

You could use the folowing PHP function to let them think the server is down:

Code:

if ($banned) {
	sleep(rand(60,200));
}

and on top of submit the folowing:

Code:

if ($banned) {
	sleep(rand(60,200));
	header("HTTP/1.0 404 Not Found");
	exit;
}

If they experience this, they won't go seeking a solution verry fast to bypass the ban!

**StarkReality** · 10-23-2006, 08:47 AM

If it's a big forum, moderators are always a good idea. Motivated surfers that do the job for free...

**European Lee** · 10-23-2006, 08:49 AM

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=96018

Install that, it works a treat, you can change the amount of posts needed to anything you like also.

I have it installed on all 15 of my resource forums and it has cut spam down by roughly 90%

Regards,

Lee

**DjSap** · 10-23-2006, 08:52 AM

oh and forgot one thing, one good thing i implemented was that you couldnt post links until you reached a certain number of posts...

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