[7.5.7+] Stop Forum Spam - Login Detection · Script
Requirements:
Valid UBB.Threads 7.5.7 install and license (note, this will run on previous builds, but you'll need to apply the Stop Forum Spam modification beforehand).
About:
It occurred to me one night, while working on a client site, that spammers weren't just the "drive by" variety anymore (whereby they sign up, spam, and go on); in today's world we see an increasing number of "sleeper" spammers (whereby someone registers, they wait a while, and then spam). It hit me that when they register, they're a legit "no spam" user in spam databases, but when they begin their trouble they already have bypassed registration checks through any multitude of software packages.
I then decided to revisit my original Stop Forum Spam modification and look at the template mod for the registration check and apply the settings to the UBB.Threads login screen; as, since they're already registered and seemingly "legit", the login check would validate them every time they attempt to login; thus if they're now listed as a spammer, they can't login and, well, spam.
Notice: If you're having problems with API timeouts ("Unable to Connect to Stop Forum Spam Database" error) you can adjust the API URL in login.tpl to use:
Versus the default:
More Information: [Click Here] (External Link)
Where we provide this script freely to the community, we do ask that if you find it useful that you make a small donation to aid in development costs.
Posted on September 9, 2014
Valid UBB.Threads 7.5.7 install and license (note, this will run on previous builds, but you'll need to apply the Stop Forum Spam modification beforehand).
About:
It occurred to me one night, while working on a client site, that spammers weren't just the "drive by" variety anymore (whereby they sign up, spam, and go on); in today's world we see an increasing number of "sleeper" spammers (whereby someone registers, they wait a while, and then spam). It hit me that when they register, they're a legit "no spam" user in spam databases, but when they begin their trouble they already have bypassed registration checks through any multitude of software packages.
I then decided to revisit my original Stop Forum Spam modification and look at the template mod for the registration check and apply the settings to the UBB.Threads login screen; as, since they're already registered and seemingly "legit", the login check would validate them every time they attempt to login; thus if they're now listed as a spammer, they can't login and, well, spam.
Notice: If you're having problems with API timeouts ("Unable to Connect to Stop Forum Spam Database" error) you can adjust the API URL in login.tpl to use:
Code
$xml_string = @file_get_contents("http://api.stopforumspam.org/api?ip=". $_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"]);Versus the default:
Code
$xml_string = @file_get_contents("http://www.stopforumspam.com/api?ip=". $_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"]);More Information: [Click Here] (External Link)
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Posted on September 9, 2014
