Spam Threads

[Matt Garcia]

Tigeowners.com members,

If you haven't already noticed the forum has had a lot of "Spam" posts. Please do not click on any of the links or threads. Doing so could potentially cause you to install spy ware or infect your computer with some sort of malicious virus.

I am working on eliminating this issue so please be patient.

Thanks,
Matt

[LovinPowell]

Is any way that you can lock out those users?

[Matt Garcia]

Is any way that you can lock out those users?

They are not users, most likely automated bots. And to answer your question yes I have but they somehow are evading my captcha and registration process.

Damn I hate spam.

[LovinPowell]

Damn I hate spam.

Me too, if there is anything that we can do, let us know (besides not hitting the links).

[da.bell]

How about setting a rule that ppl can not start a thread until they have 1-5 posts in response to threads? Can that be done?

[zad0030]

Keep up the good work Matt uhh*Rock on*

[Matt Garcia]

How about setting a rule that ppl can not start a thread until they have 1-5 posts in response to threads? Can that be done?

Hmm...thats a good question. I'll have to look in to that. I think its possible.

[billspin]

This same thing is happening on a motorcycle forum I belong to. They have had about 25 bogus registrations in the last 8 - 10 hours.

[turbonine]

Matt,

Are you able to add a logic question in addition to your capcha? Bots have a hard time with these, even when the questions are simple. Like, what number comes after two?

[da.bell]

We are getting hit hard right now.. The same person has posted three times..

[zad0030]

We are getting hit hard right now.. The same person has posted three times..

Yeah from Iraq.... The Terrorists are hitting public forums now....

[evil0ne]

Hmm...thats a good question. I'll have to look in to that. I think its possible.

Definitely possible. Maxima.org has vbulletin with that exact setup. You got a lot of newbies posting bs to get their numbers high enough but was great there is if you did that you got banned too. I guess the other problem is you'd have to ban CP3, etc. because they would be considered spammers too .

[da.bell]

Definitely possible. Maxima.org has vbulletin with that exact setup. You got a lot of newbies posting bs to get their numbers high enough but was great there is if you did that you got banned too. I guess the other problem is you'd have to ban CP3, etc. because they would be considered spammers too .

^^^

I don't like your idea j/k

[Matt Garcia]

Ok I think I found a fix. We'll see if it works.

[da.bell]

:rock-on: :rock-on: