XMB Forum Software
Not logged in [Login - Register]
Go To Bottom

Printable Version  
Author: Subject: [XMB 1.9.11] Registration Question v1.0
Mouser
XMB Contributor
********




Posts: 202
Registered: 4-14-2008
Member Is Offline

Mood: Christmasy. Yes, in September.

[*] posted on 8-6-2013 at 08:54 PM
[XMB 1.9.11] Registration Question v1.0


Something I found in some strange kind of TEMP folder while cleaning my C-drive.. Thought I'd share it :)


Hack Name: Registration Question

Description: This hack will do the following:
- Add a field to the registration page where you can challange the user with a Question/Answer puzzle.
If they answer incorrectly, they will not be able to register.
- Add an area to the Admin Panel to maintain your various questions & answers.

Compatibility: XMB 1.9.11

Version: 1.0

Author: Mouser

Release Date: 2011-09-24

License Note: This mod is released under the GPL License.
Give credit where credit is due.

Note: For your own safety, backup the effected PHP file(s) and template(s) before proceeding with this hack.




Attachment: [XMB_1.9.11]_Registration_Question.txt (13kB)
This file has been downloaded 604 times

[XMB_1.9.11]_Registration_Question.admin-screenshot.png - 47kB
View user's profile View All Posts By User
Seidy
New Poster
**




Posts: 1
Registered: 10-10-2014
Member Is Offline


[*] posted on 10-15-2014 at 10:15 AM


Hi!
So I decided to try this hack out today as the problem with spam is increasing. I followed the instructions and got this now on my admin panel. Double checked everything and tried removing comments from code, no luck. Any ideas what could cause this?


empprob.PNG - 68kB
View user's profile View All Posts By User
bfgadmin
Member
***




Posts: 52
Registered: 5-7-2020
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Member Is Offline

Mood: Technical

[*] posted on 5-13-2020 at 04:05 AM


The problem is, most forum spammers aren't automated bots. They're generally humans living in less-fortunate countries making pennies every time they post a link somewhere. This is usually the result of a sketchy SEO "service" offloading their work to third party "contractors" who then engage in this unscrupulous and questionably beneficial process.

A human will easily pass these checks, although increasing the time to money ratio can help change their calculus (ie: this site isn't worth it). Problem is, if you increase it too much you'll throw off normal users as well.

A standard CAPTCHA check along with one of the many anti-spam systems works wonders. I had 6+ spam registrations per day, now I get 2-3 per week. And they've all (thus far) been caught by the anti-spam system even after registration and are subject to endless redirects to not-so-pleasant places. My favorite is a decoy forum that can be emptied out every couple of weeks. Another option is an endless stream of "are you human?" checks that will fail them no matter which way they answer.

As far as your question is concerned, you could implement the question like this in the member registration template right inside the form they're using to register/fill out their profile. Suggestion would be to place this just above the submit button (<input type="submit">;)

Code:
Answer "500" to this question! What is the atomic number of Helium? <input type="text" name="regquestion">


Then in member.php?action=reg add (somewhere around the $email variable input would do)

Code:
$correctanswer = "500"; $theiranswer = $_POST['regquestion']; if($theiranswer != $correctanswer) { error("You answered the question incorrectly!"); }




View user's profile Visit user's homepage View All Posts By User

  Go To Top

Powered by XMB 1.9.12 (Debug Mode)
XMB Forum Software © 2001-2024 The XMB Group
[Queries: 16] [PHP: 23.8% - SQL: 76.2%]