I reported this in one of the spam topics, but i'm sure vBulletin should have a way to counter spam effectively like the custom profile fields idea for phpBB.
https://www.phpbb.com/community/view...f=46&t=2122696
Custom profile fields (with questions/answers that can't be Googled quickly) have stopped 99% of spambots registering in my car club forums and GT forums. I was looking at the Who's online the other day, then later on that day/week, and saw that a guest (from China, or one of the regular spambot countries) was registering each time.
But no new member ever appeared, as they couldn't get through.
On my forums i have two (plus admin activation of new members) antispam measures (or more) in the registration screen;
ANTISPAM: Type in the second bunch of numbers below: *
540 457 785 369
(anything other than 457 entered will epicly fail)
ANTISPAM:: *
Is 'house' spelled correctly here: 'houwse'
(drop down box, with 'yes' highlighted, as the first option in boxes is usually what the bots would choose)
And have a similar numbers one on my car club forums (different numbers) and this one too;
Copy and paste the text, BETWEEN the asterixes, into the box: **CoOkIeS aR3 aw3SomE**:
This question is a means of preventing automated form submissions by spambots.
If vB can do this sort of thing, say goodbye to spambots.
Last edited by SkylineObsession; January 20th, 2014 at 03:39 AM.
Russ is going to be very annoyed when he wakes up.
Get that weak shit off my track
That's one way of putting it.
Is there a way to stop all automatic user registration for now?
I like Skyline's ideas better, so Russ or whoever doesn't have to potentially wade through a metric ton of bot crap to find genuine people.
Get that weak shit off my track
Both will happen, I think. Moderated registration is the easiest. *flips switch*
Whoomah!
nice clean up efforts, too.
Get that weak shit off my track
Couple of the spam accounts still look to be logged in. How is that possible?