Preventing SPAM - Bots and Humans [*Read the First Post!*]

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Post by headguy »

I have been a fan of phpBB2 for many years but lately the spambots are flooding my clients sites with as many as 50 a day.

I did my own hack in the code but that did nothing.

They still seem to find their way in and bypass the captua like it was a piece of wet tissue.

Suggestions please.

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headguy wrote:I have been a fan of phpBB2 for many years but lately the spambots are flooding my clients sites with as many as 50 a day.

I did my own hack in the code but that did nothing.

They still seem to find their way in and bypass the captua like it was a piece of wet tissue.

Suggestions please.

George
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Post by carmel01 »

please help. I get porn posts everyday. How can I prevent this on phpbb forum?
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Post by RMcGirr83 »

You could try by reading the first post in this topic.
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carmel01 wrote:please help. I get porn posts everyday. How can I prevent this on phpbb forum?
Read what I wrote in the post immediately above yours!
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Post by Jim_UK »

I think the clue to the solution is in the topic title.
Don't you agree Ric?
I can't understand why this topic has dragged on for so many pages and I think it has been pruned at least once. On a daily basis we get folks asking what they can do about the spam bots and yet it is there for all to see directly above their post when they first make it.

Ah well!

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Post by BAGHDAD-RAWA »

hello,

I tried something 3 days ago I dont know how the bots work I was having alot of spam in the last 2 years but I assumed that the program will be set on the link on any phpbb

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profile.php?mode=register&agreed=true
so I replaced the word agreed with another word in usercp_register.php

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"U_AGREE_OVER13" => append_sid("profile.$phpEx?mode=register&agreed=true"),

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"U_AGREE_UNDER13" => append_sid("profile.$phpEx?mode=register&agreed=true&coppa=true")));

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if ( $mode == 'register' && !isset($HTTP_POST_VARS['agreed']) && !isset($HTTP_GET_VARS['agreed']) )

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<input type="hidden" name="agreed" value="true" />
normaly I got like 2-9 everyday

and I didnt have any so far
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Post by momentum »

BAGHDAD-RAWA wrote:so I replaced the word agreed with another word in usercp_register.php
See this topic. Apparently your method works but isn't 100% reliable.

FWIW I've done the same thing. I figured every lock I put on the door will slow 'em down just that much more.

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Post by BAGHDAD-RAWA »

thanks Craig

I havnt seen that topic before

I guess at the end of the day we need to install that MOD

but I was just testing in the last 3 days after the webmaster had enogh of these spam

but I think if didnt work then I have to install the MOD for him
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Hello...as ive said in another thread ive been having trouble with spammmers on my site. OK i have downloaded this PHPBB Admin ToolKit v2.1b - Starfoxtj . Now it says "Installing the toolkit is very simple, just upload toolkit.php into your forum folder, and run it in a browser...Can anyone tell me where my forum folder is please i have no clue!

thanks a lot
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Lonewolf1888 wrote:Hello...as ive said in another thread ive been having trouble with spammmers on my site. OK i have downloaded this PHPBB Admin ToolKit v2.1b - Starfoxtj . Now it says "Installing the toolkit is very simple, just upload toolkit.php into your forum folder, and run it in a browser...Can anyone tell me where my forum folder is please i have no clue!

thanks a lot
It is where the phpBB forum files are saved on your web server. What is the address of your board?
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Post by Lonewolf1888 »

hi my forum adress is http://mrdmusic.com/forum/

i had a web designer guy build my site for me...but he gave me FileZilla so i can bascially run my site but dont know about my forum!
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Use FileZilla to examine the files on your web server, and look in the folder called "forum".
You should see about 8 sub folders, and about 16 files, including "common.php", "config.php", extension.inc" ...

THAT is your forum root folder.
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Post by Lonewolf1888 »

Hi
THanks for your help....ok im on file zilla and have located "forum" and the 8 sub folders. so which folder do i put the toolkit into? just the main forum folder? and how do i actually upload it to there? sorry for the stupid questions but im just eh stupid!
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ok i uploaded the file into my forum folder on filezilla. last question i promise...it says i have to "Access the php file from a browser" before i can start using it. can you tell me what this means please?

thanks again
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