Preventing spammers from creating an account ?

[SecondSight]

Hello !

How do you prevent spammers from creating an account on your board ?

Since yesterday, I'm having many accounts being created with domain names such as d.gsasearchengineranker.xyz or c.travel-e-store.com.

It was possible in the past to prevent an account creation by adding the domain name to a forbidden words list. Is it still possible today ?

Thank you !

[Nathan Explosion]

1 hour ago, SecondSight said:

It was possible in the past to prevent an account creation by adding the domain name to a forbidden words list. Is it still possible today ?

Type ban in the search in ACP and click the first link - then crease a ban filter.

[SecondSight]

Thank you !

[Cyboman]

Use the newest reCAPTCHA by changing the version in the registration settings in ACP. Therefore you must register for the reCAPTCHA to receive your keys. I had the same problem. Since the upgrade everything is fine again.

[LiquidFractal]

You may not even have to bother tracking down domain names for a ban list.  In addition to reCAPTCHA, In AdminCP->Members->Spam Prevention you can set a Question and Answer Challenge.  Mine, for example, is "what are the first three digits of pi? (answer in x.xx format)".  It also helps to have a robust registration page (with security questions etc) that may deter automated bots from filling in all the fields and checking all the necessary boxes.

I've done all this.  I track logins with Adriano Faria's Login Logs plugin, and while I get many signin attempts not a single spam account has managed to get in.

[SecondSight]

I've had a new spammer registration today...

I already have the question/answer challenge enabled along with reCAPTCHA 1. Now I'm giving a try to the reCAPTCHA 2.

Thank you !