[2.0.19] Easy BotStopper

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MOD Name: Easy BotStopper
Author: battye
MOD Description: This is a simple program to stop spam bot registrations.


MOD Version: 1.0.0

Download File: Easy_BotStopper__100.mod
mods overview page: View
File Size: 3088 Bytes

Security Score: 0

Support for this MOD needs to be asked within this topic. The phpBB Teams are not responsible or required to give anyone support for this MOD. By installing this MOD, the phpBB Support Team or phpBB MODifications Team may not be able to provide support.

This MOD has only been tested by the phpBB MOD Team with the phpBB version in the topic title. It may not work in any other versions of phpBB.

[ycl6]

MOD Validated/Released

Notes:
This MOD works by making website field invisible during registration. Spam bot that uses auto-registration script which provides an website URL will be detected and stopped.

[battye]

Cheers ycl6

[igorw]

MOD Validated/Released

Notes:
This MOD works by making website field invisible during registration. Spam bot that uses auto-registration script which provides a website will be detected and stopped.

fixed. I'll install this one

[ycl6]

MOD Validated/Released

Notes:
This MOD works by making website field invisible during registration. Spam bot that uses auto-registration script which provides a website will be detected and stopped.

Thanks, it should be website

~Mac

[irish gunner]

Posted in wrong forum initially sorry

Hi

Getting more and more spammers from Bots and tried the below

http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=257755

Still got the spammers

Also tried the below MOD and it blocked spammers but then when new users went to log in they got the below error
so had to change it back to the original and the spammers came back

Can I change anything in the below MOD to fix it so that users can log in but will stop the bot spammers

Cheers

General Error

Could not obtain next user_id information

DEBUG MODE

SELECT MAX(user_id) AS total FROM phpbb_users

Line : 613
File : usercp_register.ph

Thank you very much for your time!,



##############################################################
## MOD Title: Easy BotStopper
## MOD Author: battye < (N/A) > (N/A) http://www.online-scrabble.com
## MOD Description: This is a simple program to stop spam bot registrations.
## MOD Version: 0.0.1
##
## Installation Level: Easy
## Installation Time: 3 Minutes
## Files To Edit: usercp_register.php, profile_add_body.tpl
## Included Files: (N/A)
## License: http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php GNU General Public License v2
##############################################################
## For security purposes, please check: http://www.phpbb.com/mods/
## for the latest version of this MOD. Although MODs are checked
## before being allowed in the MODs Database there is no guarantee
## that there are no security problems within the MOD. No support
## will be given for MODs not found within the MODs Database which
## can be found at http://www.phpbb.com/mods/
##############################################################
## Author Notes: This is the easiest way to stop spam bot registrations.
##############################################################
## MOD History:
##
## 2005-12-10 - Version 0.0.1
## - Die bots. Die.
##
##############################################################
## Before Adding This MOD To Your Forum, You Should Back Up All Files Related To This MOD
##############################################################

#
#-----[ OPEN ]------------------------------------------
#
usercp_register.php

#
#-----[ FIND ]------------------------------------------
#
$unhtml_specialchars_match = array('#>#', '#<#', '#"#', '#&#');
$unhtml_specialchars_replace = array('>', '<', '"', '&');

#
#-----[ AFTER, ADD ]------------------------------------------
#

if ( $mode == 'editprofile' )
{
$template->assign_block_vars('only_show_notbot', array());
}

#
#-----[ FIND ]------------------------------------------
#
if ( !($row = $db->sql_fetchrow($result)) )
{
message_die(GENERAL_ERROR, 'Could not obtain next user_id information', '', __LINE__, __FILE__, $sql);
}
$user_id = $row['total'] + 1;

#
#-----[ AFTER, ADD ]------------------------------------------
#
if( $website != '' )
{
die();
}

#
#-----[ OPEN ]------------------------------------------
#
templates/subSilver/profile_add_body.tpl

#
#-----[ FIND ]------------------------------------------
#
<tr>
<td class="row1"><span class="gen">{L_WEBSITE}:</span></td>

#
#-----[ BEFORE, ADD ]------------------------------------------
#
<!-- BEGIN only_show_notbot -->

#
#-----[ FIND ]------------------------------------------
#
<input type="text" class="post" style="width: 200px" name="website" size="25" maxlength="255" value="{WEBSITE}" />
</td>
</tr>

#
#-----[ AFTER, ADD ]------------------------------------------
#
<!-- END only_show_notbot -->

#
#-----[ SAVE/CLOSE ALL FILES ]------------------------------------------
#
# EoM

[battye]

You have installed the MOD incorrectly then, undo all changes and then reapply them

[kulinar]

It would be nice if the IPs of all spammers (bots) are recorded in order to ban them.

[igorw]

I doubt that would be required...

[battye]

It would be nice if the IPs of all spammers (bots) are recorded in order to ban them.

I believe there is a MOD that does this, I'm not sure of the name however..

[countz]

good mod!


thanx

[guarez]

mm i install the MOD but the only change i can see is the "URL" field in the register page dont show.

thats all?

[igorw]

mm i install the MOD but the only change i can see is the "URL" field in the register page dont show.

thats all?

Yep. Registration bots will enter the data into the field, but it doesn't exist. So the Mod will block all who enter something into that field, wich is impossible for Humans

[siege911]

I'm getting this error on Registration and Profile changing.

Parse error: parse error, unexpected $ in /*****/includes/template.php(127) : eval()'d code on line 328

[p19h]

Excuse me, how do I install this mod?