Fucking Spammers!

[Jon]

Everyone-

If you see spammers hitting this forum, report them. Don't just post laughing at them. You can laugh all you like, but we find more spammers through reported posts than through any other means. Thanks.

 

[DruSam]

Yeah the past 2 weeks I swear I've banned at least 10 different spam accounts here. I'm hoping this is just a seasonal thing (spammers back from thanksgiving vacation???).

 

[Jon]

I am starting to IP ban them too, and disallow proxies from accessing the forum.

 

[stickycarrots]

I'll kill 'em.

 

[John]

I think I am getting Carpal tunnel syndrome from all the banning I do

 

[illusion]

I have been reporting those motherfuckers :ak:

 

[PreZ]

On multiple forums I own this is becoming a huge problem and all my mods are getting fucking pissed. I wonder whats been fueling this lately. Even with captcha on they are still spamming hard.

Maybe someone has a way around captcha now?

 

[DruSam]

On multiple forums I own this is becoming a huge problem and all my mods are getting fucking pissed. I wonder whats been fueling this lately. Even with captcha on they are still spamming hard.

Maybe someone has a way around captcha now?

Could be true. Myspace is having a hard time using their captcha to thwart spam accounts.

 

[Reefer420]

jon- any good advice on banning spammers from forums?

 

[Jdog]

Earlier today, I saw the newest member was growthspurtlinda or something like that. I never saw her spam though.

 

[DruSam]

Earlier today, I saw the newest member was growthspurtlinda or something like that. I never saw her spam though.

Are you suggesting we employ a preemptive strike policy on Wickedfire? :ak:

 

[Th3Boss]

wow, very good job, i have seen no spam threads at all

 

[CreationNation]

jon- any good advice on banning spammers from forums?

Few things I do on mine that have helped me:

1) Make sure you have email verification turned on, as well as Captcha (even though it isn't full proof).

2) Set your forum to notify you via email when someone joins. This has aided me in weeding out spammers very quick since I am working here all day at my email. you can detect a spammer 80% of the time once you get used to seeing the trends (user name structure, @emaildomains.com, etc.).

3) Before you completely delete/ban/prune a spammer, see what email address they used. If it is something like joeblow@buygreatdrugs.info then, add buygreatdrugs.info to your admincp>user banning options>banned email list. Do this every time otherwise you will contonue to allow those spammers/bots to use that email domain. Here is a starter list for you if you like:

blacklight.ch arches.uga.edu myfirstlink.net oxygen.ie light-the-torch.de evilfucker.com fearlessmotherfucker.com fuckyou2.net fuck humlog.com fairyteens.com queerbitch.com rock.com exracers.com wapda.com usa.com dellmail.com dbzmail.com emailaccount.com cool-laptops.com tr00kvlt.com cashette.com mail.ru tren.to .to phentermine idiot.biz .biz .info r ebels.com frepok.com vest.com hydrocodone phent.net gawab.com phentsd.net nerdshack.com adipex tramadol games.net razolam.com inbox.ru .ru gauntletmail.com monkey.net deelite.org 21cn.com frumjus.com rekus.net wertzex.com phenterr.com mcn.com anymail.com mailc.net iqsearch.org bestcdma.net fountainpharm.com xtoopph.com hotpop.com buffalo.com xtoompph.com cashtette.com filki.com xsmail.com xxxfamoustoonshentai.com atefrog.org bapki.com putoncondoms.com 2hl.org astrological-fortune.co.uk mail333.com hxcvu.net 1-mortgage-rate.net all-rnb.com agolubi.org fortune-daily.de pills-info.org sweetteensonline.com i.ua eonline-discount-pharmacy.com buy-replica-watches.com digital-photography-art.com freebestworld.com mail15.com myway.com topmeds20.org christfirst.net fromru.com cybergoogs.com 126.com stormfront.org

4) Add disallowed keywords to your admincp>registration options>illegal user names list. I added a bunch that were very recurring by spammers such as:

fuck shit cock fagg phentermine rape hydrox pharmacy pharma viagra adipex xanax casino drug Alprazolam online

Those measures have helped me DRASTICALLY over the last few months. I get the occasional ipod pusher and such but not so much the drug spammers etc. any more.

 

[TwoFifty]

I think this may well be down to a new bit of software called Forum Equalizer

 

[dastuff]

Agreed... But if there's a problem then there's a need to fix that problem

 

[GeorgeB]

Good points creationation.

I also just installed this for my mods and staff: QUICK BAN in postbit_legacy for vB3.6 - vBulletin.org Forum

Not a complete solution or anything but makes the banning process a few less clicks.

 

[CreationNation]

Oh that's sweet, I'll definitely add this one. Thanks for the heads up!

 

[Albert]

Email confirmation and capcha will deter all automated spammers.

 

[Reefer420]

thanks guys- i'm def. going to add that vb mod...

 

[photoads]

Jon you mean all those cell phone offers from Nigeria are spam, & I thought they were having pre xmas sales?

Nice mod GeorgeB