Alter Ego Detector 1.7.8

[Cykros]

did you thought of saving the cookies in DB so in case users clear them we can still catch them ? :d

 

[Cykros]

I made a test and created 2 different users from same pc,No thread was created and i set the forum and user ID that will make the post.

 

[Liam W]

XF 1.3 Compatibility:

Not fully compatible

Spoiler: Full Details

A change in the report centre code causes this add on to cause a server error when reporting a user profile.

There may be other errors!

 

[TomaszW]

@Liam W

Just a question, when Alter Ego Detector creates a thread about user being detected, it gets posted "from" the IP of the detected user.

When we look for more users at IP address of the account found by detector, one of them will be the account set to create threads.

Is there any way to change it? This is not the big issues. I am just wondering if I missed an option to change it.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Blatchy]

XF 1.3 Compatibility:

Not fully compatible

Spoiler: Full Details

A change in the report centre code causes this add on to cause a server error when reporting a user profile.
There may be other errors!

Do you know if this will eventually be available for 1.3?

 

[Puntocom]

It would be interesting to detect the Alter Ego by IP and browser fingerprint, would that be possible?
https://panopticlick.eff.org/

 

[Ingenious]

It would be interesting to detect the Alter Ego by IP and browser fingerprint, would that be possible?
https://panopticlick.eff.org/

That would be awesome. I tried that link and I'm unique amongst 3million+ users tested.

 

[Blatchy]

Does the like mean yes?

 

[Moddis]

Just an observation and a suggestion but after merging the two alter egos, it still gives the notice except with no name of second user "Blabla is alter ego of ..."

 

[trizz]

It would be interesting to detect the Alter Ego by IP and browser fingerprint, would that be possible?
https://panopticlick.eff.org/

that would be a great addition

 

[HWS]

http://samy.pl/evercookie/

 

[trizz]

http://samy.pl/evercookie/

yep, agreed, another great piece to add to alter ego detector!

 

[Liam W]

Liam W updated Alter Ego Detector with a new update entry:

1.3 Support

This update provides support for XenForo 1.3.

Please be aware that due to an id overlap, this addon changes the content type of all report database entries that have the content type of user to alterego.

This shouldn't be an issue if you're on <1.3. If you are on XF 1.3, this may be an issue if you have had successful user reports.

If you have had user reports, and they have worked, then you should update the addon then go back to these user reports and change the content_type back to user....

Read the rest of this update entry...

 

[Liam W]

The issue with evercookie is that it is set using JavaScript, and not PHP. There wouldn't be an easy way to set it.

Liam

 

[HWS]

evercookie can only be set with Flash.
There are classes how to use Flash from PHP to set and read the cookie. However, some ActionScript knowledge may be required.

 

[Liam W]

evercookie can only be set with Flash.
There are classes how to use Flash from PHP to set and read the cookie. However, some ActionScript knowledge may be required.

According to their website, its JavaScript :/

Liam

 

[Stuart Wright]

Liam, I am currently using this addon on AVForums:
http://xenforo.com/community/threads/multiple-account-detection.6373/
I didn't know your addon existed until now!
Does yours use the same cookie by any chance?

 

[Liam W]

Liam, I am currently using this addon on AVForums:
http://xenforo.com/community/threads/multiple-account-detection.6373/
I didn't know your addon existed until now!
Does yours use the same cookie by any chance?

No, it won't - the cookie name in this is hard coded.

However, I think I'll make it an option, just for ease of use

Liam

 

[Liam W]

Liam W updated Alter Ego Detector with a new update entry:

Updated to 1.3.3

This update allows you to set your own cookie name and also adds in a missing template modification.

Liam

Read the rest of this update entry...

 

[Stuart Wright]

No, it won't - the cookie name in this is hard coded.

However, I think I'll make it an option, just for ease of use

Liam

Thanks Liam. If you're in the mood to add more features, here are the options from the old addon:

It's extremely useful to exclude specific users and usergroups.