How Do I Stop These Spam Registrations

[DaveM]

I am having daily multiple registrations by spammers and their profile always looks about the same as this



I am running the following Spam traps but nothing seems to stop these guys.



Stop Forum Spam - All setup
DNS Blacklist & Project Honey Pot - All setup

Add-ons as follows



So I am now at a loss at what more I can do other than manual approve every new member.

 

[javakhir]

1. download 10-50 text captcha photos like this:



2. copy them via FTP to directory: /images/captcha/

3. rename each file according to captcha

4. go to Setup > Q&A CAPTCHA

add
Question:
<img src="/images/captcha/7abx4.webp">

Correct answer(s):
7abx4
7ABX4

save

5. Setup > Options > User registration & select - Use question & answer CAPTCHA

 

[zappaDPJ]

I find a well thought out Q&A stops 99.9% of spam until it doesn't at which point you simply set a new Q&A.

The Q&A should ideally be something specific to your forum's niche but relatively easy. There's no point in setting more than one because then you'll not know which one has been compromised. Mine usually last at least a year before they end up on someone's list.

 

[Alpha1]

This is easy to resolve using @Xon 's Signup abuse addon and specifically the rules for profile fields.

X

Signup abuse detection and blocking

Nov 20, 2018

Provides a toolkit to reduce signup spam

• Xon
• Add-ons [2.x]

 

[javakhir]

I find a well thought out Q&A stops 99.9% of spam until it doesn't at which point you simply set a new Q&A.

The Q&A should ideally be something specific to your forum's niche but relatively easy. There's no point in setting more than one because then you'll not know which one has been compromised. Mine usually last at least a year before they end up on someone's list.

yes. this is a only solution that stops the spam.

I did try all paid addons, none of them works & restricts simple user registration,
many users did complaint that they could not register.

spammers use xrumer & xevil software to spam, simply you should know their method, do some research to stop it.

 

[Dragonfruit]

We don’t get any spammers. Haven’t seen one in a long time, especially not since joining Xenforo. We are using @Xon ’s paid signup abuse addon.

I also suggest this: https://xenforo.com/community/resources/ozzmodz-email-whitelist.7951/

It allows you to allow only certain email services like outlook, gmail, yahoo, and whatever is commonly used by your members/audience. This eliminates temp email services or custom domains many spammers would use.

 

[NoDRaC]

I find a well thought out Q&A stops 99.9% of spam until it doesn't at which point you simply set a new Q&A.

how can i add Q&A?

 

[Dragonfruit]

how can i add Q&A?

yourforum/admin.php?captcha-questions/