Stop Spammers from registering :(

[ViPeRR]

Im getting tired of xrumer or senuke or what every keep registering on my vbulletin forum and posting spam. i had to close registration for now. Any good way to STOP all this?

 

[subha86]

u can do image verification for posting a new thread and some do some permission changes for register user....

 

[chrishdman87]

Google "Ghost-O-Matic StopForumSpam"

Its a vbulletin plugin that checks with the stopforumspam.com database (they have tens of MILLIONS of known spammer IP's/emails).

I have it on ALL my sites. I HIGHLY recommend it. But if you dont have the setting set correctly, it'll have very negative effects.

 

[ViPeRR]

eh, im thinking of a new captcha.

 

[subha86]

@ ViPeRR

its effective.. change ur permission setting for new post...
http://www.wjunction.com/member.php?u=13714

 

[ViPeRR]

eh they can get passed by that.

 

[Mr.WT]

agreed with Viper

 

[ViPeRR]

if anything that captcha it can get passed by. im trying to think of only on cpatcha thats a puzzle and it hasent been cracked

 

[JGM]

1. Enable the function to verify email before the user can post.
2. Install Glow Host Spam O Matic and get the API keys from the forum which is free to do, then spend some time get the config to suit your needs otherwise it will give you headaches (it did me!).
3. Add reCAPTCHA, yes it has been cracked but it will still help to a point.
4. Ban known IP's that are used by bots I am sure people here can give you a long long long LONG ass list of IP's to ban.

JGM.

 

[ViPeRR]

Tryed that once. i think im just going to have to go private.

 

[Phamous]

Use re-captcha. Haven't used vB in a while but I think it's under Options -> Human Verification Options -> Enter your key.

 

[Rox]

use KeyCaptcha... https://www.keycaptcha.com

It hasnt been cracked yet!

 

[fract]

if you're using vb, try the Question & Answer Verification

 

[ViPeRR]

use KeyCaptcha... https://www.keycaptcha.com

It hasnt been cracked yet!

Thats what i was looking for!

 

[-zAAz-]

use KeyCaptcha... https://www.keycaptcha.com

It hasnt been cracked yet!

+1, i am using it now, and when i wasn't using this i daily got 30-40 spammers around my forum spamming alot. I'm now very happy with this captcha

 

[sahil00150]

me also getting about 50 a day spammers.

 

[Jumbo]

i get 25 to 20 spammers a day never tried keycaptcha will try it , thanks Rox

 

[Myth?]

Spammers will never stop.

 

[Omaba]

+1, i am using it now, and when i wasn't using this i daily got 30-40 spammers around my forum spamming alot. I'm now very happy with this captcha

This does not prove anything except that spambot users and developerss are not interested in your resource.
This is called protection by or due to obscurity

Commercial spambots come with databases of webresources (forums, blogs, etc.) and used antispam protections

So, both spambot developers target to crack first of all most popular protection methods and spambot users target to the most popular webresources.

If someone would change antispam methods even using the cracked ones regularly, the effect will be the same, there will be mismatch between tried by bots cracking techniques and installed protection until spambot databases get actualized. If you change protection frequently spambot databases will always be out of sync and, if you are not popular, get out of radar.

KeyCAPTCHA is simply not popular to waste time for it.
There are many publications how to crack it, for example:

• http://webbonews*****vzlom-interaktivnoj-captcha
  Ooops, I can't post any URLs, search by "взлом интерактивной CAPTCHA"

Also, I would not trust my webresources and install on them backdoors to external online services whose creators are unidentifiable and untraceable. KeyCAPTCHA operated first under the title of fake Russia-based Joint Stock ITNP company. Now under US-based Mersane, still from Russia.