Advanced Visual Anti Bot

Post by **Extensions Robot** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 3:21 am

Modification name: Advanced Visual Anti Bot
Author: lsjames
Modification description: Advanced Visual Anti Bot is an effective solution for preventing spambot. It replace the default visual confirmation background with a random picture. So spambot can not check them out by OCR. The background pictures are replaceable. Advanced Visual Anti Bot does not require any database modifications or admin panel configuration.
Modification version: 1.0.2
Tested on phpBB version: 3.0.4

Download file: avantibot.zip
File size: 67.53 KiB

Modification overview page: View

The phpBB Team is not responsible nor required to provide support for this modification. By installing this MOD, you acknowledge that the phpBB Support Team or phpBB Extension Customisations Team may not be able to provide support.

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Post by **DavidIQ** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 3:21 am

Modification validated/released

Notes:

lsjames · Post by **lsjames** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 3:21 am

Important: The default background images have been integrated into some bots. Please delete all default images in this mod and use your own images.

Screenshots:

Demo URL: http://forum.lanctrl.com/ucp.php?mode=register

Author Notes: This mod requires GD Library. Please enable "GD CAPTCHA" in ACP->GENERAL->Visual confirmation settings.

gd.gif

Q: Why I can not find this option?
A: Maybe GD Library is disabled on your server.
Q: How would I enable the GD library on my server?
A: Please refer to http://www.libgd.org/FAQ_PHP#How_do_I_g ... ith_PHP.3F

DIY Instructions: The background pictures are replaceable. They are located in directory 'images/captcha/'. Files: *.jpg, Dimension: 360x96, Format: jpeg. Please replace them with your own background pictures.

Fridge · Post by **Fridge** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 9:19 am

This could proof to be a useful modification.
Installed it at a (almost) clean board with a lot of bots registering, now wait and see if it stops them.

Thnx

lace-rules · Post by **lace-rules** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:33 am

Well Done mate. Great Mod! Im guessing this is your first ever mod? If so, good job and I hope to see you making more!

regards
lace

yatinbhatt · Post by **yatinbhatt** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 3:55 am

Hi,

This Mod look excellent. I have just installed it and feel that this will avoid many many attemps for BOT registration.

Is there any way that even the numbers generated by Captha can be changed to different font ?

Thanks
Yatin Bhatt

gahanna-6.4 · Post by **gahanna-6.4** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 12:51 pm

Very nice mod.. SUPER easy even for noobs like me. So far so good, no more bots.

srv2623 · Post by **srv2623** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 8:05 pm

Just recently started getting a bunch of bogus registrations on my forum (after doing a forum upgrade ironically)...so I installed this and will try to report back on its success...

Very easy installation by the way.

BbGecko · Post by **BbGecko** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 5:07 am

Just installed on my board, super quick edit. I've been getting alot of spammers lately most do not make it on to the board because of the user email verification, but still plenty do. and its getting a little annoying. anyway I'll post back in 4-5 days here (give it some time to test) and let you know how its working out.
Thanks for the mod and congrats on validation

Alxor · Post by **Alxor** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 6:55 am

I have been getting many users registered with Viagra and porn...stuff of that nature in their username lately hopefully this will put a stop to them. Whats awkward though is that most of them sign up but dont post any spam, which i am not complaining about but isnt that the purpose of signing up, to spam the board? Anyways i dont want them registering. This mod appears to be very well made, goin to give this a shot! thx

Fridge · Post by **Fridge** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:10 am

Fridge wrote:now wait and see if it stops them.

Two day's later and haven't had a bot registering on my board since.

Great

jason bourne · Post by **jason bourne** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:09 am

Installed on 2 forums which were receiving around 20 bot registrations per day.

Now down to 0

Great mod, simple to install and very effective

Thanks lsjames!!

fasko · Post by **fasko** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:52 pm

I did not change the picture

puhz · Post by **puhz** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:33 pm

Yeah, I got it. I just installed everything and I'm doing a test registration but it doesn't seem to be working. The verification image should be on the first page of the registration process correct? It's still showing the old one. I think I'm having the same issue as fasko

momentum · Post by **momentum** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:46 pm

Right click on the file and choose "Open with..." then tell it to open in your browser.

Craig.

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