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[GlowHost] Spam-O-Matic - Spam Firewall stops forum spam
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If you install this mod, please mark this as "Installed."
VERSION 2.1.2 RELEASED 5/28/2013! About Spam-O-Matic 2.x: Spam-O-Matic 2.x (SOM) is a spam firewall for your vBulletin Forums version 4.x and later. It prevents known spammers from registering on your forums. If they can't register, they can't spam! Languages Packs Available English German - Courtesy of [email protected] (included in zip) Romanian - Courtesy of Teascu Dorin's (included in zip) Spanish - Courtesy of vbluis (included in zip) How it Works This data responsible for blocking user registrations comes from the stopforumspam.com (SFS) spammer database. After the user who is trying to register passes the built-in vBulletin registration checks which you have configured in your vBulletin settings, SOM then checks the SFS database to see if the IP, username, or email address that the user is trying to register with has been recently tagged as a known spam source on other forums around the Internet. Also can be configured to check the Akismet service for known comment spam. This is without a doubt, one of the most important mods that you will be using on your forum. Other Notable Stuff It also does a ton of other cool stuff like moderating posts automatically if the post is found in the Akismet database, or if it contains words on your "Bad Words" keyword list which can be configured within the mod itself. The mod WORKS with vBulletin's new Facebook integration. This module works with all of the Facebook functions that are built into the vB4 series. Similar mods do not handle Facebook integration completely. This module has the ability to submit new spammer details to the StopForumSpam or Akismet databases automatically, all without any new templates or manual template modifications! ![]() This means other forums that are running Spam-O-Matic will not have the same spammer on their forums if you have (automatically) reported the spammer to the SFS database. Just install the product in the product manager, upload a few files, configure the system and you are done. (Estimated time: 5-10 minutes) What's new in 2.1.0:
Feature List:
A) StopForumSpam: The StopForumSpam Module lets you:
NOTE: You should use some sort of human verification checking in vBulletin's built-in options to limit the number of requests to the already heavily-loaded StopForumSpam database servers. This will also prevent additional load because SOM will not have to do anything if the bot/spammer fails preliminary registration validation which is built-into vBulletin itself. It is completely invisible to humans who are registering that this process is taking place. Bots are stopped dead in their tracks. If a spammer is able to sneak past the first line of defense, and manages to post, then there are secondary, tertiary, and, uh...4th level protections too! B) Auto-Moderation: Auto Moderation lets you:
Spammers that make it past the StopForumSpam and Auto-Moderation will be checked against the Akismet service. If they manage to make a post, and then are found on Akismet, they can be auto-moderated. The Akismet settings let you:
Should you decide to enable this option, you can create a new usergroup and then tell Spam-O-Matic about it. Once SOM knows about this usergroup, and once enabled, all new users will be part of the Newbies group. The idea here is that you make a Newbies group that has limited forum permissions. For example, no signatures, no BB code, no images, and etc. This group is created completely in the vB admincp. Spam-O-Matic simply makes it the graduation process to the normal Registered Users group, automatic. Learn More and Discuss the Newbies Manager here. Punitive Actions: If you find a spammer has made it past your 4 front-lines of defense, and has managed to post on your forum, then you can help the community... The spammer's details can be sent to the Stop Forum Spam and Akismet databases automatically, preventing them from registering or posting on other forums. When other forums do the same, the protection is reciprocated. Simply moderate a post and choose the option to "Delete Posts As Spam..." an then choose the option to "Ban User." Banning the user sends their details to either Akismet, StopForumSpam, (or both) depending on how you set it up. API Keys: API Keys are not required for this system to stop spammers on your forums. But you should obtain them so that your forum can contribute to the real-time block lists. A StopForumSpam API key is required if you want to contribute to the StopForumSpam blacklists by adding your spammers to their database. By submitting spammers you help keep other forums and blogs clean. An Akismet API key is required if you want to enable any Akismet auto-moderation features in this module. Akismet API key is not required for all Auto-Moderation functions. You can obtain a Stop Forum Spam API key which is free from stopforumspam.com. Get your StopForumSpam API Key Here You can obtain an Akismet API key from Akismet.com. Akismet offers free and paid API keys so choose your version based on your situation. Get your Akismet API Key Here Why it is better than the other anti-spam solutions on vBulletin.org:
Compatibility: vBulletin 4.0.x Server Requirements: Curl or allow_url_fopen must be compiled/enabled into PHP. Ask your web host to enable curl or allow_url_fopen if it is not already available on your server's PHP configuration. (Or just host with GlowHost.com, where it already is ![]() ===================== Donations: If you like this mod, sure, you can donate! Donations can be all sorts of things: 1) The "Give Thanks" option in your settings is an optional link back to GlowHost Web Hosting. 2) Tell your friends and others about this mod. 3) If you are in need of web hosting, please consider ordering it from the hosting and development professionals at GlowHost.com who were able to develop this mod to you. 4) Help others who are having trouble with this mod by posting tips and suggestions in this forum thread. 5) Cash! Use the "Support Developer" option on the top right of this page. When you choose to donate, you are contributing to the product development, bug fixes and new releases for SOM and are helping to feed our hungry developers and their families! In other words, your donations helps to cover the time and money spent to develop this system. The entire team at GlowHost thanks you for your help and support! We hope you enjoy the mod! ![]() ===================== Installation: 1) Download the attached file 2) Mark As Installed 3) SOM 2.x does not support updates from the v1.x series. When upgrading to version 2.x, please, be sure to remove any other existing version of SOM 1.x from the product manager before installing v2.x series. Also make sure to remove /forum/includes/xml/bitfield_glowhostspamomatic.xml from version 1 if you had it installed. 4) Extract the zip file, and view the readme file for the rest of the instructions. ===================== Original concept credits go to the authors of vBStopForumSpam, MonkeyStop. Download Now Only licensed members can download files, Click Here for more information. Screenshots Show Your Support
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Mod | Developer | Type | Replies | Last Post |
Anti-Spam Options [GlowHost] Spam-O-Matic for vB 3.8 (StopForumSpam, Akismet, Auto-Moderation and more) | GlowHost.com | vBulletin 3.8 Add-ons | 242 | 05 Dec 2020 23:58 |
Administrative and Maintenance Tools Suppress-o-Matic - Stop database error spam | GeekyDesigns | vBulletin 3.8 Add-ons | 65 | 12 Sep 2013 21:01 |
Moderators Functions Akismet Anti-Spam (3.6) | Jafo232 | vBulletin 3.6 Add-ons | 12 | 15 Jun 2011 16:13 |
Akismet Anti-Spam | Jafo232 | vBulletin 3.5 Add-ons | 97 | 14 May 2011 04:07 |
Moderators Functions Akismet - spam detection | El_Muerte | vBulletin 3.6 Add-ons | 58 | 22 Feb 2011 15:18 |
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Ok tried to remove the xml and I get a internal server error.
Internal Server Error The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request. Please contact the server administrator, [email protected] and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error. More information about this error may be available in the server error log. Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request. Apache Server at www.bayoujeepersoffroad.com Port 80 No members have liked this post.
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Check server log for more info
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How to remove Rejected IP ?
1 member email me and he says i am not spammer and then i check IP and user name he is showing in Spam O Matic Logs ? How i give permission to register again ? No members have liked this post.
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I would check the spam o matic site first as the plugin wont block his ip for no reason
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Checked the logs couldn't find anything referring to glow host. If I disable hooks in global would that shut off glow host?
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hanful blocked so far.
perhaps i'll do a write up of this mod to help get glowhost some new customers! thanks guys! No members have liked this post.
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You cant rewrite someone elses code unless they give you their permission sorry site rules
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Did you check webmaster email that you have in the config.php as the error will be sent there
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Originally Posted by bayoujeeper
Run this from the admincp/Maintenance/Execute SQL Query![]()
Then this after the above query
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Originally Posted by ForceHSS
I think what he meant was writing a review of the mod. ![]()
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Dear Mod creator, Dear Community,
the GlowHost Spam-o-matic is excelent, it helps me much. But im experiencing malicious infection regarding "GlowHost - Spam-O-Matic 2.1.2" First time i had some lower version of your mod. And when i got filestore72.info malicious redirect when comming to my forum from Google (not directly). Then when i disabled your mod, it started working. So i upgraded to the latest version and after few days filestore redirect is back. So i disale mod, and redirect is away ![]() Please any idea how i can debug the cause?! Thank you
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Last edited by postcd; 06 Jan 2014 at 13:31. |
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Originally Posted by postcd
You have a virus either on ur forums from being hacked or your own pc
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Originally Posted by postcd
Nothing to do with this add-on. Disabling any mod will flush the datastore and that will appear to banish the malware temporarily. It will be back after a day or two though until you track down and eradicate it.![]()
There are numerous threads at vB.com, vB.org, and several other forums on this malware. It is enabled by poor server and password security, especially file and directory permissions. You need to lock down your server, update to the latest version of vBulletin and any add-ons, and then check all files from your AdminCP Maintenance menu. You need especially to disallow execution of any files in your upload directories (avatars, profile pics, etc.) and delete the entire install directory after every update. It's also a good idea to ensure that you have password protected the vBulletin Admin at the server level and change all admin passwords to something secure.
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djbaxter, you were right, error probably not in this Mod. I will need to check this, but i think i already found quick fix for this redirect. Adding line:
if($_GET['g']=='js') die; into top of php code of the /misc.php file (more)
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Last edited by postcd; 08 Jan 2014 at 08:58. |
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Ok ran it. Going to re-enable plugins and see what happens. thanks for the help.
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