Stop (Most) Spam Bot Registrations on phpBB

[limebrook1]

Re: Stop (Most) Spam Bot Registrations on phpBB

thanks folks - I will remember that!

[strakallah]

Re: Stop (Most) Spam Bot Registrations on phpBB

Hey guys

Found this thread through google

I uploaded those files and can still register with a website.

Anyone else having the same issue?

I'm so sick of BOT's promoting their **** on my forums

http://www.drunkencombat.com

[Aliens Anonymous]

Re: Stop (Most) Spam Bot Registrations on phpBB

Hey guys

Found this thread through google

I uploaded those files and can still register with a website.

Anyone else having the same issue?

I'm so sick of BOT's promoting their **** on my forums

http://www.drunkencombat.com

Make sure you edited the files on your phpbb correctly

Files To Edit: includes/usercp_register.php
templates/subSilver/profile_add_body.tpl

the mod takes away the website part on registry,

as your useing php nuke the file may be different.

[thesamet]

Re: Stop (Most) Spam Bot Registrations on phpBB

Another easy way to stop spam is to ask a simple question like "How much is 5+2?".

I've written in my blog an explanation how to stop spam on phpbb forums, and there is a link
to a mod in the comments.

[racefan20]

Re: Stop (Most) Spam Bot Registrations on phpBB

You make one post on this forum, try to direct traffic to YOUR site, and you're here to help cut down on spam? LOL

[Aliens Anonymous]

Re: Stop (Most) Spam Bot Registrations on phpBB

Good Morning Race.

Another easy way to stop spam is to ask a simple question like "How much is 5+2?".

I've written in my blog an explanation how to stop spam on phpbb forums, and there is a link
to a mod in the comments.

WOW whot a excellent idea putting a load of code into the forum files that by the looks of it you would have to change every week , and oh hang on there's no database queries. so how does this work there's is no proper coding and to be honest is very dangerous. I see that you wrote this on the Dec 21st, 2006, now if you had done your home work you would have known that the recent releases of phpBB 20 / 21 / 22 come with the Visual Confirmation. also the humanizer mod and the new Anti-bot Question mod had been released as well as Racefan20's website mod. these mods have all been tested and approved by phpBB.com.
These sort of so called quick fix answers are not the way to go, you would be well advised to rewrite that entry before you cause a security problem on someones forum.

[beebrothers]

Re: Stop (Most) Spam Bot Registrations on phpBB

800-doityourself....

I got a busy signal

[beebrothers]

Re: Stop (Most) Spam Bot Registrations on phpBB

tried, went over my head...not ever sure where to start looking for the files that belong to my forum...try to manipluate them..O BOY..and the spammers are about two a day now...not so bad deleting their posts now, but seems like it could blossom...
the support thread did very little to help..did i miss something?

thanks
i called 1-800-itwasbusy

:p

[racefan20]

Re: Stop (Most) Spam Bot Registrations on phpBB

tried, went over my head...not ever sure where to start looking for the files that belong to my forum...try to manipluate them..O BOY..and the spammers are about two a day now...not so bad deleting their posts now, but seems like it could blossom...
the support thread did very little to help..did i miss something?

thanks
i called 1-800-itwasbusy

:p

You're using a vanilla installation of phpBB, so you can use the files in the zip file I posted in post #16 of this thread. Download and unzip the folder to your pc.

Then, open your ftp manager and navigate to your forum. Open your Includes folder and upload usercp_register.php into it, allowing it to overwrite the file you have in place.

Open your Templates > Subsilver folder and upload profile_add_body.tpl into it, allowing it to overwrite the file you have in place.

Done.

[Aliens Anonymous]

Re: Stop (Most) Spam Bot Registrations on phpBB

Woh that is some heavy spamming i counted 8 going backward from the last joined 23,22,21,20,19,17,16,15

[beebrothers]

Re: Stop (Most) Spam Bot Registrations on phpBB

8 might not be a lot [now] but it's more then i want to deal with...and i like to tie up loose ends,

i guess on the bright side it makes it appear like i have lots of members :)

thanks racefan, i'll give it a whirl

[beebrothers]

Re: Stop (Most) Spam Bot Registrations on phpBB

ok, easy enough, how can i tell by looking at the forum that something is different and that both files are working?

Thanks for the help

[Aliens Anonymous]

Re: Stop (Most) Spam Bot Registrations on phpBB

It's working Ok,

go to register you will see that the website entry has been removed.

[beebrothers]

Re: Stop (Most) Spam Bot Registrations on phpBB

oic