[BETA] Automatic Spammer Detection

[Gonculator]

MOD Title: Automatic Spammer Detection
MOD Author: mtotheikle
MOD Description: This MOD uses Stop Forums Spam to check username, email and IP for potential spammer. If anything is returned, all the founders receive a PM notify them about the user.
MOD Version: 1.0.0B5
MOD Status: BETA

Tested on phpBB version: 3.0.6
Released: 15 Feb 2010

Installation Level: easy
Installation Time: ~ 3 Minutes

Demo: Click here to visit the demo website

This is an automated message posted by STG’s MOD Manager version 0.2.0

[mtotheikle]

Update Instructions:
Beta 1 - Beta 2:
Replace all old files with new files.

Spoiler:

Open includes/ucp_register:

Find and delete:

Code: Select all


            /*
             * @Automatic Spammer Dection MOD
             */
            include($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/class_spammers.' . $phpEx);
            spammers::check_data($data);
 

Find:

Code: Select all

$message = $message . '<br /><br />' . sprintf($user->lang['RETURN_INDEX'], '<a href="' . append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}index.$phpEx") . '">', '</a>'); 

Before Add:

Code: Select all


                /*
                 * @Automatic Spammer Dection MOD
                 */
                include($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/class_spammers.' . $phpEx);
                spammers::check_data($user_row);
 

Beta 2 - Beta 3:
Replace all old files with new files.

Spoiler:

Open includes/ucp_register:

Find:

Code: Select all


                /*
                 * @Automatic Spammer Dection MOD
                 */
                include($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/class_spammers.' . $phpEx);
                spammer_base::init($user_row);
 

Replace with:

Code: Select all


                /*
                 * @Automatic Spammer Dection MOD
                 */
                include($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/spammers/spammer_base.' . $phpEx);
                spammer_base::init($user_row);
 

Beta 3 - Beta 4:
Replace all old files with new files.

Go to yoursite.com/spammer_install.php and update MOD using UMIL.

Beta 4 - Beta 5:
Replace all old files with new files.

Go to yoursite.com/spammer_install.php and update MOD using UMIL.

Change Log:
Beta 1 - Beta 2

Spoiler:

• Send all users with banning permission a PM instead of only founders.
• Fix potential bug of Automatic Spammer Detection System sending a PM before the user is registerd and exists on the site.

Beta 2 - Beta 3

Spoiler:

• Send all users with banning permission a PM instead of only founders.
• Fix potential bug of Automatic Spammer Detection System sending a PM before the user is registerd and exists on the site.

Beta 3 - Beta 4

Spoiler:

• Added new notification methods. Can now send a group the PM about new spammer and/or create a new post.
• [FIX] Fixed bug in language file with not sending enough arguements.

Beta 4 - Beta 5

Spoiler:

• [FIX] Spelling errors thoughout mod. (Thanks JoshD and x-rayman).
• [FIX] Prevented error if no user was found when making grabing user data to make a new post.
• [FIX] Make sure new post is approved.

Screen Shots:

Screen Shots from version Beta 4.

ACP Settings:

[ Click to Enlarge ]

Url: http://img.skitch.com/20090202-cqhcsg4q ... kf4wrk.jpg

[mtotheikle]

Download Updated, fixed install instructions.

[NanoTic]

Thanks For This MOD Michael!
Excellent Job!

[Left4Dinner]

I tried getting you at phpbb but I had to wait for approval (still waiting) so I figured I would catch you here.
Firstly thank you for this mod. But unfortunately I don't think it is working as should be for me. I have this problem where I will get a PM and it will state the username etc. but that person does not exist according to my site.
Have I done something wrong? is it picking up usernames from another site somehow, I don't really understand.

I hope you can help

[mtotheikle]

How are you looking for the user? Also when you get a PM, on the main page does the newest user match the PM by chance?

[Left4Dinner]

Well I start off by checking the list of people who have yet to activate in the acp (nothing)
I did a user search and email search (nothing) this apparent user also does not appear to be shown as the newest member.

[mtotheikle]

Can you please paste the PM that you received from the MOD, if you don't want to show the username please PM it to me.

[Left4Dinner]

A new user (hkiilisdark) has just registered an account whose used email addrees (dfirstmail@aol.com) that was found at Stop Forum Spam.
You should do futher research on the user and/or keep an eye on him/her.

A new user (hkiilisdark) has just registered an account whose username is listed on Stop Forum Spam.
You should do futher research on the user and/or keep an eye on him/her.

A new user (hkiilisdark) has just registered an account whose has an IP addrees (193.109.166.10) that was found at Stop Forum Spam.
You should do futher research on the user and/or keep an eye on him/her.

[mtotheikle]

What is your site URL?