Stop Forum Spam on MyBB (100% Success Rate)

[Detrition]

This is a 'method' or 'technique' I came up with that combines multiple plugins to stop spam registrations and spam posts.

Plugins(suggested - required):

• Goodbye Spammer - http://mods.mybb.com/view/goodbye-spammer
• Spamalyser - http://mybbhacks.zingaburga.com/showthread.php?tid=1006
• Registration Security Question - http://mods.mybb.com/view/registration-s...y-question

Credits to MattRogowski, ZiNgA BuRgA, - G33K - and for creating the above plugins, respectively.

So, now what? Nothing special...right? The important plugin here is Registration Question. The other plugins are just back up.

Access the security questions (Configuration -> Security Questions is in sidebar). Delete all the default questions, and create a question that says "What would be an acceptable acronym for this forum?" So if your forum was named General Boards you can make some answers:
GB
GeneralB
Gboards

Bots never guess these, and you can even add "(please use the contact us form if you cannot guess the question)," just in case a human cannot figure it out.

I went from 25 spam registrations per day to ZERO. This plugin is amazing when you use a creative question. The default ones do no good. Any bot can answer was 7+3 is.

And just in case a spammer does get by, you will have Spamalyser stop it dead in its tracks. And if THAT doesn't work, you can simply remove all traces of the spammer's account with Goodbye Spammer. This foolproof method will make spammers a thing of the past.

I'm aware anyone with common sense can figure this out, but people still complain about spam on a daily basis. This will stop it.

Thanks for reading

[dragonexpert]

I use just Registration Security Question and it works very well. Like you, I deleted all the default questions and wrote my own. A good tutorial.

[MyBBMaster]

(03-28-2012 10:25 AM)dragonexpert Wrote:  I use just Registration Security Question and it works very well. Like you, I deleted all the default questions and wrote my own. A good tutorial.

Ya I use that also.. I personally like using both, because if you use both it seems like it's practically impossible for people to spam your forum.. But indeed this is a great tutorial.

[Ralph]

Thanks for the help, btw you can even use recaptcha for more backups

[jung3o]

is there a plugin using the http://www.projecthoneypot.org ? because that will be very useful.

[BlackChaos]

Great thread Peter. But how about including some simple tips as well? Like, for example, if you change the text in the footer that says "Powered By MyBB" to something similar like "Forum software by MyBB", you'll be decreasing the chance of your forum being targeted by the more simpler bots. Small tips, but they can help big time.
And no, there's nothing in the MyBB copyrights that states we cannot change that text as long as we include the links.

(03-29-2012 08:10 AM)jung3o Wrote:  is there a plugin using the http://www.projecthoneypot.org ? because that will be very useful.

I believe this is what you might be looking for?
http://mods.mybb.com/view/admin-cp-honeypot

[Nyan]

I don't like creating registration too hard for users, but the idea is great.

[CRAIGVM]

i use the stopforumspam plugin and Registration Security Question plugin and not had a spam registration since

[Muhammad99Izzat]

how to install spamalyser?