XF 2.1 Spammers posting spam link in profile

[ForumLover]

In the user profile about section spammers sign up and post links to testostrone sites. Any tips on the best way to stop them?

 

[gerryvz]

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[teletubbi]

Revoke the permission for new user to post at Profil.
At, maybe, 5 posts upgrade new users to another group who has this permission.

At our Forum new users have not many rights before their 5 posts have past the moderation cue.

We have nearly no spammers at all.

 

[gerryvz]

If you use a combination of Akismet, StopForumSpam, reCAPCHA (whatever variety), and a registration forum spam add-on, it should really cut your spam down to near nothing.