[vitrag24]

Hello,

Daily atleast 3-4 new spam bots registration & threads by them.

Tired if deleting manually.

How to stop them even before they register? Surprisingly they even verify their email account!!!

In vb 3.7.1 I has same problem & I was using "Vmail" which solved problem , vulletin shd have implemented that extra email verification system in vb 4.x as thus us basic need of any forum.

"Vmail" isn't available 4 vb 4.x.


Now pls advice me what shd I do??

[risestar]

Upgrade your captcha with one of the new non-recaptcha plugins and also add the advanced registration plugin which you can make up verification questions that must be answered before registration will occur

[vitrag24]

Originally Posted by risestar

Upgrade your captcha with one of the new non-recaptcha plugins and also add the advanced registration plugin which you can make up verification questions that must be answered before registration will occur

Can u pls post link of both plugin u're talking about?

Thx.

[nisarg]

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showt...light=Glowhost

This is the best one i use. Although some bots manage to pass them

[risestar]

Advanced Registration plugin:

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showt...hlight=captcha

Solvemedia Captcha plugin

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showt...hlight=captcha

[Avoidable]

I use the Question & Answer Verification Options feature and have experienced no spam bots. I can see them trying, but they have never succeeded.

[vitrag24]

Originally Posted by Avoidable

I use the Question & Answer Verification Options feature and have experienced no spam bots. I can see them trying, but they have never succeeded.

From which plugin?

[your24hourstore]

its built in to vb the mods just use it:>

you may want to add boofos mod for spiders it has a link to use wolfheads spider list its updated often, but the built in Q and A system for VB works add 5 or so it will randomly use them as needed oh i would block this one its the lates one trying to access my system
vpntunnel.org. vpntunnel.org has one IP number (80.67.14.5) , but the reverse is webb01.vpntunnel.se.

--------------- Added 30 Jan 2011 at 16:19 ---------------

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showt...ighlight=boofo

[vitrag24]

Originally Posted by your24hourstore

its built in to vb the mods just use it:>

you may want to add boofos mod for spiders it has a link to use wolfheads spider list its updated often, but the built in Q and A system for VB works add 5 or so it will randomly use them as needed oh i would block this one its the lates one trying to access my system
vpntunnel.org. vpntunnel.org has one IP number (80.67.14.5) , but the reverse is webb01.vpntunnel.se.

--------------- Added 30 Jan 2011 at 16:19 ---------------

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showt...ighlight=boofo

Thx but I didn't understand what u toldspecially last sentence.


Built in Vb? Which option in admincp then?

[your24hourstore]

Originally Posted by vitrag24

Thx but I didn't understand what u toldspecially last sentence.


Built in Vb? Which option in admincp then?

oh you can ban the ip of bots trying to access your system and the last part is of a bot that just tried to access my system so I would ban that ip
80.67.14.5

[vitrag24]

Originally Posted by your24hourstore

oh you can ban the ip of bots trying to access your system and the last part is of a bot that just tried to access my system so I would ban that ip
80.67.14.5

That may stop other users Also!

Best way according to me is, prevent them at the point if registration. One I was using was Vmail linked below.
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=162642

Best if Someone can update for vb 4.x.

[Alfa1]

Mind that when you successfully stop them from registering the problem is not over. They then keep banging on your front door as they try to keep in. Causing a lot of server strain and eating costly bandwidth. Add content scrapers and other bad bots to that. I often have around a thousand bad bots online that I would gladly get rid of.

[vitrag24]

Originally Posted by Alfa1

Mind that when you successfully stop them from registering the problem is not over. They then keep banging on your front door as they try to keep in. Causing a lot of server strain and eating costly bandwidth. Add content scrapers and other bad bots to that. I often have around a thousand bad bots online that I would gladly get rid of.

You have a point.

So what to do that? Content scrappers? Link?

[risestar]

You could always log the unsuccessful attempts and then use a mod rewrite script to write the offending ips to a htaccess file on your sites root and this will forbid them

[your24hourstore]

ad 5 questions to the Q/A option this shows one ad 5 and its done

bots cant crack 5 random Q/A