[IPB]Getting control over Automated Bots & Spammers

[nEw_boY]

Hey guys,
I`m facing this problem since a week.

One User come up validated & posts a spam post about advertising that Viagra & almost everything...

I`ve changed my reCaptcha API but it`s still the same.

Link to my forum: http://sourceparadise.com/

Can anyone suggest me a way to get control over that spamming bot ?
I`m not 100% sure but It`s spamming bot I think.

Adding custom Question-Answers will help me or I need to do something else ?

nEw_boY Reviewed by nEw_boY on 21st Jan 2011. [IPB]Getting control over Automated Bots & Spammers Hey guys, I`m facing this problem since a week. One User come up validated & posts a spam post about advertising that Viagra & almost everything... I`ve changed my reCaptcha API but it`s still the same. Link to my forum: http://sourceparadise.com/ Can anyone suggest me a way to get control over that spamming bot ? Rating: 5

[Gh0st]

Blacklist their IP range in filters.

[nEw_boY]

They are random guys...
I`ve got around 50 users, most of em are having gmail & all of em are having diferent IPs.

Isnt it possible to block that scripts using reCaptcha ?
I mean I dont know how they guys are bypassing it...

Anyone else ?

[GeeZus]

Isnt captcha cracked hence the sudden burst of spam coming lately?

[Lock Down]

I think it more of these register for hire schemes that pay people to register to different sites.

[nEw_boY]

Anyway to fight it ??

[GeeZus]

Try removing that popup login box next.

[upnorth]

Yes enable questions and answers but also activate the Spam Service in the Acp! Acp/tab System/System Settings/tab members/Spam Service. Works flawless for me anyway.

Good luck...


/UpNorth

[Ivan]

Since recaptcha was broken random questions are the only way to go. Just dont put math questions or ones that have answer written inside question itself.

[Starnova]

Well here are a couple suggesstions. When banning make sure you ban everything you know about them.Username..ip..email(s).then delete them.. make sure you use IP deny in Cpanel. Then do yourself a favor and require they need to have a valid email You can display that . Make your questions unique on registration and get the mod for stopforumspam. You can get that at IPB source.
I had to learn the same lesson... and now ... Nothing at all. Good Luck