XF 2.3 Spam bots

[Ashley S]

Hello,

What is the best way to stop spam bot registering? Thanks.

 

[MentaL]

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Signup abuse detection and blocking

Nov 20, 2018

Provides a toolkit to reduce signup spam

• Xon
• Add-ons [2.x]

 

[cpvr]

Install cloudflare turnstile.

Cloudflare Turnstile | CAPTCHA Replacement Solution

Cloudflare Turnstile is a simple and free CAPTCHA replacement solution that delivers better experiences and greater security for your users.

www.cloudflare.com

It’ll stop most of the bots from registering.

 

[Sim]

I also use Turnstile, plus my Geoblock registration addon to block registrations from entire countries:

Geoblock Registration

Nov 28, 2019

Ban or moderate users from specific countries when registering using Maxmind's GeoLite2 Database

• Sim
• geoblocking geoip geolite2 maxmind registration
• Add-ons [2.x]

I also block ASN ranges for data centres where spambots register from at the Cloudflare level - although you do need to be careful because some legit bots may come from those same locations.