restrict the use of links in the first post

[Torrevieja]

Unfortunately, I have to spend a lot of time to eliminate and ban the users who register in my forum with the sole intention of publishing a post with a link to their website to benefit from the page...

[Ianno]

Hello!
Since yesterday, whenever I try to login on my forums (when I click on the username field) I get a popup ad, which I did not insert myself. It happens not only to me, but to members as well....

[stcorp]

We're running 5.1.5.

We recently flagged some words as spam in AdminCP/Settings/Spam Settings in the Auto Moderation Settings section.

Sure enough, posts with any of those words...

[pintoBean]

I've noticed that my spam/bot members are posting info and hyperlinks in their bio when they sign up for registration. I am moderating new users, so they are still awaiting moderation, but even when...

[Trendri]

How so I delete different thread post that contain specific keyword in the post but different title.

I have tried to use pruning thread title but did not help because the thread has different...

[isaachaze1]

I'm getting hit with a TON of spam from a bunch of on line casinos and not sure what to do about it. In my inbox are a bunch of registration problem emails, and they are all from casinos (blackjack, gokkast,...

[alessio]

Hello all, i have search about spam threads but nothing more useful or more (if it is possible) advanced have come out.
The problem is, that also with any available human verification manager feature...

[itayKinnrot]

Hi,

We are running vBulletin 3.8.1.
We had lots of spam robots the last months, but now it fot relaxed after changing the Captcha.

Questions:
1. Blocking IP - Is...

[Zyc]

Hi,

I'm looking for some advice please. We have recently had a problem with a massive influx of spam user registrations. I had the human verification set to the GD style images.
...

[Expert1]

My forum is based on vBulletin 4 and the problem I am facing is with a particular thread. Lot of spamming is been done on that thread due which my site has become very slow and I get this very unusual...

[BasilFawlty]

Ok, I've run UBB Threads for 12 years and would get the occasional spammer register (I could always tell by how the filled in the registration form with gibberish). Usually the IP would trace to some...

[smoknz28]

Ack! This is driving me nuts!

I have upgraded to the latest version of vBulletin (4.x) and I am still getting beat up by spammers. I am going in to each registration of theirs and banning...

[PharaohsVizier]

I'm not sure what's happened, but in the past week, I've been hit with loads and loads and loads of spam on my blog. Generally I get one spam post maybe every week or two, however it's skyrocketed to...

[MrMatthewAllen]

I just had a recent spike on the Who's Activity page. I'm assuming it's spam bots of some sort, but figured I'd post here just to double check. It looks like almost all of them were looking at my profile...

[mindstream]

When i go to moderate thread i have the function to delete and report as spam and ban for all time. But when it comes to PM i do not have that function i have to go each of these MANY people who use the...