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[GlowHost] Spam-O-Matic - Spam Firewall stops forum spam
Developer Last Online: May 2013 
If you install this mod, please mark this as "Installed."
VERSION 2.1.0 RELEASED 1/10/2013! About Spam-O-Matic 2.1.0: Spam-O-Matic 2.1.0 (SOM) is a spam firewall for your vBulletin Forums version 4.x and later. It prevents known spammers from registering on your forums. If they can't register, they can't spam! Languages Packs Available English German - Courtesy of Alex@bulletin (included in zip) Romanian - Coutesy of Teascu Dorin's (as a download below) How it Works This data responsible for blocking user registrations comes from the stopforumspam.com (SFS) spammer database. After the user who is trying to register passes the built-in vBulletin registration checks which you have configured in your vBulletin settings, SOM then checks the SFS database to see if the IP, username, or email address that the user is trying to register with has been recently tagged as a known spam source on other forums around the Internet. Also can be configured to check the Akismet service for known comment spam. This is without a doubt, one of the most important mods that you will be using on your forum. Other Notable Stuff It also does a ton of other cool stuff like moderating posts automatically if the post is found in the Akismet database, or if it contains words on your "Bad Words" keyword list which can be configured within the mod itself. The mod WORKS with vBulletin's new Facebook integration. This module works with all of the Facebook functions that are built into the vB4 series. Similar mods do not handle Facebook integration completely. This module has the ability to submit new spammer details to the StopForumSpam or Akismet databases automatically, all without any new templates or manual template modifications!  This means other forums that are running Spam-O-Matic will not have the same spammer on their forums if you have (automatically) reported the spammer to the SFS database. Just install the product in the product manager, upload a few files, configure the system and you are done. (Estimated time: 5-10 minutes) What's new in 2.1.0:
Feature List:
A) StopForumSpam: The StopForumSpam Module lets you:
NOTE: You should use some sort of human verification checking in vBulletin's built-in options to limit the number of requests to the already heavily-loaded StopForumSpam database servers. This will also prevent additional load because SOM will not have to do anything if the bot/spammer fails preliminary registration validation which is built-into vBulletin itself. It is completely invisible to humans who are registering that this process is taking place. Bots are stopped dead in their tracks. If a spammer is able to sneak past the first line of defense, and manages to post, then there are secondary, tertiary, and, uh...4th level protections too! B) Auto-Moderation: Auto Moderation lets you:
Spammers that make it past the StopForumSpam and Auto-Moderation will be checked against the Akismet service. If they manage to make a post, and then are found on Akismet, they can be auto-moderated. The Akismet settings let you:
Should you decide to enable this option, you can create a new usergroup and then tell Spam-O-Matic about it. Once SOM knows about this usergroup, and once enabled, all new users will be part of the Newbies group. The idea here is that you make a Newbies group that has limited forum permissions. For example, no signatures, no BB code, no images, and etc. This group is created completely in the vB admincp. Spam-O-Matic simply makes it the graduation process to the normal Registered Users group, automatic. Learn More and Discuss the Newbies Manager here. Punitive Actions: If you find a spammer has made it past your 4 front-lines of defense, and has managed to post on your forum, then you can help the community... The spammer's details can be sent to the Stop Forum Spam and Akismet databases automatically, preventing them from registering or posting on other forums. When other forums do the same, the protection is reciprocated. Simply moderate a post and choose the option to "Delete Posts As Spam..." an then choose the option to "Ban User." Banning the user sends their details to either Akismet, StopForumSpam, (or both) depending on how you set it up. API Keys: API Keys are not required for this system to stop spammers on your forums. But you should obtain them so that your forum can contribute to the real-time block lists. A StopForumSpam API key is required if you want to contribute to the StopForumSpam blacklists by adding your spammers to their database. By submitting spammers you help keep other forums and blogs clean. An Akismet API key is required if you want to enable any Akismet auto-moderation features in this module. Akismet API key is not required for all Auto-Moderation functions. You can obtain a Stop Forum Spam API key which is free from stopforumspam.com. Get your StopForumSpam API Key Here You can obtain an Akismet API key from Akismet.com. Akismet offers free and paid API keys so choose your version based on your situation. Get your Akismet API Key Here Why it is better than the other anti-spam solutions on vBulletin.org:
Compatibility: vBulletin 4.0.x Server Requirements: Curl or allow_url_fopen must be compiled/enabled into PHP. Ask your web host to enable curl or allow_url_fopen if it is not already available on your server's PHP configuration. (Or just host with GlowHost, where it already is  ===================== Donations: If you like this mod, sure, you can donate! Donations can be all sorts of things: 1) The "Give Thanks" option in your settings is an optional link back to GlowHost Web Hosting. 2) Tell your friends and others about this mod. 3) If you are in need of web hosting, please consider ordering it from the hosting and development professionals at GlowHost.com who were able to develop this mod to you. 4) Help others who are having trouble with this mod by posting tips and suggestions in this forum thread. 5) Cash! Use the "Support Developer" option on the top right of this page. When you choose to donate, you are contributing to the product development, bug fixes and new releases for SOM and are helping to feed our hungry developers and their families! In other words, your donations helps to cover the time and money spent to develop this system. The entire team at GlowHost thanks you for your help and support! We hope you enjoy the mod! ===================== Installation: 1) Download the attached file 2) Mark As Installed 3) SOM 2.x does not support updates from the v1.x series. When upgrading to version 2.x, please, be sure to remove any other existing version of SOM 1.x from the product manager before installing v2.x series. Also make sure to remove /forum/includes/xml/bitfield_glowhostspamomatic.xml from version 1 if you had it installed. 4) Extract the zip file, and view the readme file for the rest of the instructions. ===================== Original concept credits go to the authors of vBStopForumSpam, MonkeyStop. Download Now Only licensed members can download files, Click Here for more information. Screenshots Show Your Support
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#1831
06 Jul 2012, 17:55
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Spam-o-Matic Log
Why doesn't the Spam-O-Matic log not show under my Statistics and Log in the AdminCP? I've seen it on a screenshot for someone else's. Is there another way to look at the statistics?
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#1832
06 Jul 2012, 18:40
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I have the same issue, I can see the "Spam-O-Matic Statistics " in the "What's Going On?" vut no statistics.
I have the latest build vBulletin 4.2.0 Patch Level 2. Thanks No members have liked this post.
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#1833
06 Jul 2012, 20:09
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Originally Posted by BoardWizard
Go to AdminCP > Settings > Options > GlowHost - Spam-O-Matic
Set all of these to YES: Statistics: Display Number of Denied Registrations? Statistics: Display Number Of Banned Spammers? Statistics: Display Number Of User Details submitted to StopForumSpam? Statistics: Display Number Of Post Details submitted to Akismet? Statistics: Display Number Of Automoderated Posts? Statistics: Display Number Of Removed Posts?
Originally Posted by valedumi
The statistics will show in the WGO. Just follow the above instructions.
If you have a busy forum, you should do two things. First add a question in the "Contact Us" about registration problems. Second you should check the logs every so often to see if a user was not permitted access to the forum that should have been. This also helps you decide if certain settings should be turned off in the SOM settings. Hope that information helps! No members have liked this post.
Last edited by Syxguns : 06 Jul 2012 at 20:23.
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#1834
06 Jul 2012, 20:10
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Maybe it didnt have any activity yet?
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#1835
06 Jul 2012, 21:17
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Originally Posted by Syxguns
Those options were all set to YES and my statistics appear in WGO but just not in the Statistics & Logs in the admin CP. I don't know why.
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#1836
06 Jul 2012, 21:23
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Mine didn't show instant, had to wait for activity..
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#1837
06 Jul 2012, 21:31
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Originally Posted by BoardWizard
Create a new user, you should not be blocked by SOM. Then after the user is created check your stats in the AdminCP. It should then list the new user and say, passed.... sent to registration. Let me know if that works for you. The log should look similar to this:
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#1838
06 Jul 2012, 21:31
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I've had the Spam-O-Matic for about a week now. Theres 28 posts banned and 1 user registration that was denied
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#1839
06 Jul 2012, 23:05
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Originally Posted by BoardWizard
Interesting! Open your PhpMyAdmin and check the database to make sure you have the following tables:
glowhostspamomatic_log glowhostspamomatic_remotecache glowhostspamomatic_stats There may have been an error in the upload of the mod. No members have liked this post.
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#1840
07 Jul 2012, 04:24
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uninstalled.
over 3,000 blocked over past week - only 3 people were able to register. many of my friends could not register due to being flagged as a spammer. only stats that showed were blocked registrations. vB 4.2.0 PL 2 went with a different product to cure my spammer block requirements No members have liked this post.
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#1841
07 Jul 2012, 05:04
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Originally Posted by imported_df+++++
Did you have check user name enabled? What system did you switch to?
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#1842
07 Jul 2012, 21:28
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random questions and advanced registration system - works for keeping bots at bay
yes, check username was enabled No members have liked this post.
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#1843
07 Jul 2012, 21:38
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I have the VSA Advanced Registration mod and I love it. It does work for keeping bots at bay, but it doesn't work for blocking IP addresses, and e-mails. No members have liked this post.
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#1844
07 Jul 2012, 23:50
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I'll give it another go.
site still in work but taking registrations now as i clean up styles. thnx for the assist. uername is disabled but ip and email are enabled. are there still issues with KeyCAPTCHA? full stats never showed on the WGO for me at anytime. just Spammers Denied Registration. No members have liked this post.
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#1845
08 Jul 2012, 00:20
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Originally Posted by imported_df+++++
I'm not sure about the keyCAPTCA, as I don't use it. However, the stats for GlowHost only shows, "Spammers Denied Registration" and "Number of spam posts moderated" if that feature is turned on.
You may not have everything set up correctly. There are a lot of little things to do as in making a new usergroup for new members, setting the amount of posts that are moderated, etc. I set the moderated post to 2 because it moderates everything. In other words the first two posts are moderated even if they are legitimate posts. Kind of a pain, and I may set it to just the first post. Normally the first post is all you need to know if they are a spammer or not. You of course have to turn off links, signatures, etc on the new member, but this gives you the opportunity to look at the user profile or have the mods look at the profile for you. Setting up e-mails about new registrations to the mods takes care of this for you. No members have liked this post.
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