dEEpEst Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 a.k.a. "Spammers Suck!", "Bot Blocker 1.x", "Spam Hammer 1-Series" -- SAME PLUGIN Spam is an epidemic From 2009 to 2012, spam has increased by 600%. Spam accounts for 90% of all message submissions. An average of 60 million spam messages are sent daily. Sources: [1] Akismet Intelligent Spam Spambots easily get through basic anti-spam measures such as email verification and captchas, rendering such solutions ineffective. Spambot programmers upgrade against more complex anti-spam measures, making static solutions temporary. Human spammers in low-wage countries bypass anti-spam measures entirely, making such measures a barrier for real visitors attempting to register, but a necessity to minimize spambots. Sources: [2] The Register (UK) USA Is #1 In 2012, U.S. spam exports account for 22.4% of all forum spam. Many spambots share email services popular with legitimate members. Gmail.com, AOL.com, MSN.com, Yahoo.com China is next at 20.9%. Sources: [3] StopForumSpam [4] The Register (UK) How To Stop Them The only way to stop spambots permanently is a special plugin. This special plugin must... Have a Backing and Proven Track Record Protect Humans Be Automatic -- Not Requiring Daily Maintenance Not Affect Forum Performance Carry Security Against Exploits Stay In Constant Development with Innovative Features Be Easy and Quick To Install -- No Setup, FTP Uploads, File or Template Edits There are various plugins out there, but most are someone's pet project, don't have a track record, don't protect humans, require daily maintenance, affect forum performance, lack security, receive little development, and are difficult to install, so it's hard to find the right solution. In order to fill the gap, we decided to develop a secure, turn-key, all-in-one solution: Spam Hammer. What Spam Hammer Brings To You: Backing by URLJet and vB Forum Results vBulletin.org Mod of the Month Award Built-in, 100%-accurate Human Protection Measures Blocks Spambot Registrations Automatically -- No Member Nit Picking Has Zero Impact on Forum Performance Is Secure Against SQL Injection and XSS Constant Development 30-second installation; 1 Xml to import, Nothing Else To Do In-Forum Plugin/App Updates (coming soon) How This Stops Your Forum's Attackers It's humanly impossible to fill out a standard vBulletin registration form in less than 25 seconds, and this mod hammers those registrants with a standard error OR redirects them to a specific URL. When a spammer is caught, you have the option to receive a report is sent by email so you can see the spambot hammer in action. In an upcoming version, we are adding even more spambot-killing features never before seen in vBulletin plugins. 1-Series Is Free You can get Spam Hammer 1-Series for Free on here vBulletin.org by scrolling below. You can also search through the pages of testimonials this plugin has and see the effect it can have on your community. 1-Series Installation How-to Navigate to AdminCP > Plugins & Products > Product Manager and import the urljet-spam_hammer Xml -- that's it. Installation video here. 1-Series shows, to administrators and moderators only, a link in the footer of all pages; this link is hidden for regular users and guests. To get rid of the admin-only link, you can get the newer and more effective 3-Series from our site. 3-Series - Click Here We have a newer version several times more effective than even this, copyright-free, on vbresults.com -- follow the instructions there to get it. Please Mark as Installed... This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up ...and Rate as Excellent! This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Download: This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Password: level-23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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