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  • scottybuzz
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • May 2006
    • 14799
    #1

    How to stop automated spam on forums

    Hey I started a forum (vbulletin) and require users to register on a page with a captcha code installed and also for them to have to validate their emails yet I am still getting automated viagra spam etc.

    Anyone know how I can stop this?
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    • scottybuzz
      Too lazy to set a custom title
      • May 2006
      • 14799
      #2
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        • Babaganoosh
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          • Nov 2001
          • 15841
          #3
          Better captcha. Xrumer can crack every captcha forums use. Integrate recaptcha to thwart xrumer (for now). I have a few spammers get by recaptcha but I suspect they are humans manually entering captchas.
          I like pie.

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            • BlackCrayon
              Too lazy to set a custom title
              • Jun 2003
              • 19634
              #4
              this worked for me

              http://bbantispam.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=313
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                • d-null
                  . . .
                  • Apr 2007
                  • 13724
                  #5
                  it's that fukin xrumer bullshit, I get dozens of new members signing up every day from xrumer spam, fuck them

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                    • Davy
                      Confirmed User
                      • Apr 2006
                      • 4323
                      #6
                      - registration time limit
                      - recaptcha
                      - custom verification questions
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                        • scottybuzz
                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                          • May 2006
                          • 14799
                          #7
                          Cool thanks alot for all your help
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                            • tiger
                              Confirmed User
                              • Apr 2002
                              • 6986
                              #8
                              This one works good. http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=183329

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                                • blonda80
                                  FOR HIRE: AFF Manager
                                  • May 2006
                                  • 10959
                                  #9
                                  moderate their registration manually. i guess is the only solution for now. i`ve been fighting with the same spammers since more than 1 year....
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                                    • blonda80
                                      FOR HIRE: AFF Manager
                                      • May 2006
                                      • 10959
                                      #10
                                      oh, and ban their IPs also
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                                        • grumpy
                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                          • Jan 2002
                                          • 9870
                                          #11
                                          rename the post php its most likely newthread.php rename them and modify it in your source. Easy solution and works for 99.5 %
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                                            • punkpred
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • May 2007
                                              • 1434
                                              #12
                                              vbulletin.org all you questions will be answered
                                              HDVBucks

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                                                • Klen
                                                  • Aug 2006
                                                  • 32235
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by BlackCrayon
                                                  this worked for me

                                                  http://bbantispam.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=313
                                                  +1,works perfectly fine.

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                                                    • Peace
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Sep 2004
                                                      • 5712
                                                      #14
                                                      I have same problem with my forum
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                                                        • idiftl
                                                          So Fucking Banned
                                                          • Sep 2009
                                                          • 95
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by scottybuzz
                                                          Hey I started a forum (vbulletin) and require users to register on a page with a captcha code installed and also for them to have to validate their emails yet I am still getting automated viagra spam etc.

                                                          Anyone know how I can stop this?
                                                          its called xrumer retard. u need the fake spam posts for your shit forum

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                                                            • AlCapone
                                                              Confirmed User
                                                              • Sep 2003
                                                              • 708
                                                              #16
                                                              - Challenge Questions on the Registration Form
                                                              - Captcha
                                                              - Ban the IP C-Classes of the spammers
                                                              - Disallow reusing email addresses
                                                              - Block Yahoo / Hotmail email addresses
                                                              - Ban the User(s)
                                                              - Don't allow links for users with less than 100+ posts
                                                              - Don't allow threads for users with less than 30+ posts
                                                              - Ban the words Viagra, Cialis, Mortgage etc...
                                                              "You can get more with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone.”

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                                                                • $5 submissions
                                                                  I help you SUCCEED
                                                                  • Nov 2003
                                                                  • 32195
                                                                  #17
                                                                  Building on what AlCapone listed above:
                                                                  In addition to not allowing links for less than 100 posts, put a time gap between posts of 30 seconds or more.
                                                                  Also use graphical (not number) captcha (ie., which is a fox, etc)
                                                                  If you run a culture or country specific forum, ask pop culture questions for captcha

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                                                                    • JamesK
                                                                      hi
                                                                      • Jun 2002
                                                                      • 16731
                                                                      #18
                                                                      recaptcha works every time. even humans have a hard time figuring out that shit
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                                                                        • rowan
                                                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                          • Mar 2002
                                                                          • 17393
                                                                          #19
                                                                          If you're looking to do something custom then have a peek at your apache logs. I've found 95%+ of the spam signups load then post the registration form in the same second, which is clearly impossible for a human. Either code some sort of time check so that a registration is rejected if the difference between load-submit is too low, or set up something to scan the logs and blacklist IPs (which won't stop the current signup, but it may prevent future attempts)

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                                                                            • idiftl
                                                                              So Fucking Banned
                                                                              • Sep 2009
                                                                              • 95
                                                                              #20
                                                                              xrumer is wonderful. i bought it a while ago and using it ever since to get lot of SE traffic. googel is just as retarded as gfy. but gfy is even more idiot.

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                                                                                • Aka_Bluey
                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                  • Sep 2007
                                                                                  • 631
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  Has anyone tried this BotScout.

                                                                                  The BotScout code works by intercepting registration attempts from your forum registration page, contact form, or any other kind of other web form. It then silently makes a call to the database and compares the email, user name, or IP address against our list of bot 'signatures'. If the item matches then the registration is aborted and the bot is stopped.
                                                                                  Things that make ya go hmmmm....

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                                                                                    • eMonk
                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                      • Aug 2003
                                                                                      • 2310
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      Originally posted by Jesus H Christ
                                                                                      Simple.

                                                                                      Had this problems for years.

                                                                                      Post count to have sig link.(as mentioned)
                                                                                      www.stopforumspam.com (grab every morning or cross check)
                                                                                      I have a desktop link to my servers where I can ban ip's


                                                                                      When in Vb admin use the trace ip of members. You'll find a lot more fake spam nics. My record is 600+ on the same ip. After 3 months of cleaning house I only get about 5-10 a day now. Also, if you give up on it you quickly notice your PR rank tank and vice versa.
                                                                                      that's what i use too!

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                                                                                        • Aka_Bluey
                                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                                          • Sep 2007
                                                                                          • 631
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          Going up for knowledge.
                                                                                          Things that make ya go hmmmm....

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                                                                                            • xp-ViT
                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                              • Aug 2008
                                                                                              • 559
                                                                                              #24
                                                                                              Add not complicated capcha for posting
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