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Multiple account login detector (AE Detector)
Mod Version: 1.03, by MPDev (Coder) MPDev is offline
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vB Version: 3.5.4 Rating: (49 votes - 4.65 average) Installs: 884
Released: 09 Feb 2006 Last Update: 17 Apr 2006 Downloads: 1017
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If you are like me and migrated from .threads, a common modification was an "AE detector", a simple mod that saved a cookie of a history of ids logged into on your site. If someone logged into more than one account, you got a PM letting you know that your site was being accessed from multiple accounts.

Over the years this was very helpful in identifying users who were posting under multiple accounts (alter-egos!) and users who would return after being banned.

You might be wondering why I don't use the vbcookie call - well, thats because on logout all vB cookies are cleared, so we need to store a cookie that is not effected by the login/logout process.

New Installation
1. Add New Product with attached XML
2. Go to vBulletin Options -> AE Multiple Login Detection Settings and set your specific settings.

Time to install: Easy - 2 minutes.

Upgrade
If you installed this as a Plug-in manually, you can delete that plugin and install this Product, just make sure to go into the Options and set them accordingly.

I hope you find this useful and will click INSTALL if you use it; should it prove useful to enough people I can look at making this installation more automated without the need for edits and an Admin Options page.

To upgrade you will want to reimport this XML file and edit your options accordingly.

1.0.3
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. Added a check to ensure that users weren't deleted when reporting violations
. added htmlspecialchars_uni call to username

Note: I am unable to get the call to construct_phrase with $vbphrase['multiplelogin_alert'] to work reliably, as such the $message variable is still set manually inside the plug-in and not via the phrase. If anyone has an idea of why this might not always work, I'm all ears.

1.0.2
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. Updated to include exclusion groups, users
. Changed so PM is sent by ae sender id

1.0.1
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. Released as a Product (thank you PHPGeek2k3 for your help)
. Added option to post to a forum versus send a PM (or both)
. All settings moved into Admin Option

1.0.0
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Initial release.

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  #286  
Old 31 May 2006, 09:18
Darat Darat is offline
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Originally Posted by randychase
This is a great hack.
Agreed!

Originally Posted by randychase
One issue and one request:

Issue. For some reason, every time the AE Detector reports a violation, it also assigns the same IP to my admin account. If I do a search on my IP addresses now, it shows a lot, and each one is the same IP used by someone that was flagged by AE Detector.
I have this problem as well, my mods may ban me for having multiple sock puppets if I'm not careful!


Suggestion, if possible: Set it so that it only announces a violation for a given match, just once. If a husband and wife for example share the computer, then I don't want to see the violation each time. I know I can enter the users as exceptions, but that is more time consuming and also means that a potential violation later by one of those same people would not be flagged.

Thanks!
I use the create a new thread option and what would be ideal for me would be for it merge all reports into the same thread... somehow I suspect that is anything but as simple as it sounds.
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Old 31 May 2006, 13:09
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MPDev MPDev is offline
 
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We tried a workaround for the IP issue, but it didn't work. Because of how the posting section works when you try to post as someone else it's adding their IP to your usernames history.

You would only get one report for a husband/wife as long as they weren't clearing out their cookies; once a report has been made as long as the cookie remains there would be no further reports unless they logged into a third account.
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  #288  
Old 31 May 2006, 16:19
EdQ EdQ is offline
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Still cannot get it to post in a forum. Any ideas?
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  #289  
Old 31 May 2006, 16:28
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RemiAlone RemiAlone is offline
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Mine doesn't seem to work either, is this related to the latest release?
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  #290  
Old 31 May 2006, 19:09
wacodep wacodep is offline
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Originally Posted by EdQ
Still cannot get it to post in a forum. Any ideas?
Works like a charm here .... clicks install.

Make sure your forum ID is set correctly (and the user has access to post there).

Make sure the ID number of the PM Sender/Alert poster is correct (see above).

Make sure the last item of the config is ENABLED ("Enable New Thread Creation on Multiple Login Detection").

Make sure that the usergroup # and/or usernames that you're using to trigger the post/PM are NOT included in the configuration "Ignore" fields.
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Old 01 Jun 2006, 04:45
EdQ EdQ is offline
 
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Thats what I did. I only get the PM. The userID is an Admin.
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Old 01 Jun 2006, 05:32
vau7 vau7 is offline
 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Originally Posted by EdQ
Thats what I did. I only get the PM. The userID is an Admin.
Same for me. I just got a Pm for 1 Time.
And i've tested it a few time (from other Computers) without any messages.
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  #293  
Old 01 Jun 2006, 10:09
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Paul M Paul M is offline
 
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Real name: Paul Marsden
You probably have other mods installed that intefere with the standard thread creation process.
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  #294  
Old 03 Jun 2006, 00:54
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Location: Ankara/TÜRKİYE
Real name: Mavi Karanlık
Is it possible to auto-ban the users detected by AE Detector?
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  #295  
Old 03 Jun 2006, 23:10
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Thanks! ***install***
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Old 04 Jun 2006, 23:26
MetalAges MetalAges is offline
 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Installed! I have a huge user base and a lot of issues with banned users returning, so this will be quite helpful. Also issues with multiple account creation. Thanks!
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  #297  
Old 05 Jun 2006, 02:38
Tapiocapioca Tapiocapioca is offline
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Alpha Centauri
After i reinstall this plugin recive this error if i login!!

Unable to add cookies, header already sent.
File: /home/spazio/public_html/community/includes/functions_login.php(168) : eval()'d code
Linea: 51

Help Me!!
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  #298  
Old 05 Jun 2006, 05:48
chikkoo chikkoo is offline
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Hi..

I installed this Mod and working fine in my forum.
But when I send warning for the members whom I found through AE Detector claim they are not having multiple accounts.
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  #299  
Old 05 Jun 2006, 06:09
DementedMindz DementedMindz is offline
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
check the ips on the accounts and you will see... if they set it off then they did make more then one account
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Old 06 Jun 2006, 02:12
Steve123 Steve123 is offline
 
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I had the problem where it was not posting the threads, after much trouble shooting i have found this hack to be the problem..

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=96018

Uninstall this and it works fine.. i didnt have time to find out why it was causing the problem.
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