I have Paul's plugin installed too but unfortunately, the bots are still getting through :(

Paul, any suggestions?

Vicki, they probably will until i can add their IP address to the plugin database.

As soon as they try signing up again at my site, i'll have it.

-waiting-

Douglas, that IP didn't match any of the fake members on my site. I don't think we can count on IP banning. There seems to be too many.

This is only a few but the list goes on and on. I don't see how any of these can help the situation.

142.91.16.11
142.91.16.11 IP address location & more:
IP address [?]:     142.91.16.11 Copy [Whois] [Reverse IP]
IP country code:     US
IP address country:     ip address flag United States
IP address state:     n/a
IP address city:     n/a
IP address latitude:     38.0000
IP address longitude:     -97.0000
ISP of this IP [?]:     Nobis Technology Group
Organization:     Nobis Technology Group
Host of this IP: [?]:     142.91.16.11.rdns.ubiquity.io [Whois] [Trace]

108.62.170.221
IP address [?]:     108.62.170.221 Copy [Whois] [Reverse IP]
IP country code:     US
IP address country:     ip address flag United States
IP address state:     California
IP address city:     Los Angeles
IP postcode:     90014
IP address latitude:     34.0438
IP address longitude:     -118.2512
ISP of this IP [?]:     Nobis Technology Group
Organization:     Ubiquity Server Solutions Los Angeles
Host of this IP: [?]:     108-62-170-221 [Whois] [Trace]

184.4.114.234
184.4.114.234 IP address location & more:
IP address [?]:     184.4.114.234 Copy [Whois] [Reverse IP]
IP country code:     US
IP address country:     ip address flag United States
IP address state:     Florida
IP address city:     Eustis
IP address latitude:     28.8528
IP address longitude:     -81.6853
ISP of this IP [?]:     Embarq Corporation
Organization:     Embarq Corporation
Host of this IP: [?]:     fl-184-4-114-234.dhcp.embarqhsd.net [Whois] [Trace]

212.87.241.130
212.87.241.130 IP address location & more:
IP address [?]:     212.87.241.130 Copy [Whois] [Reverse IP]
IP country code:     PL
IP address country:     ip address flag Poland
IP address state:     Slaskie
IP address city:     Czestochowa
IP address latitude:     50.7965
IP address longitude:     19.1241
ISP of this IP [?]:     Politechnika Czestochowska
Organization:     The Network of Biuro Rachunkowe & Uslugi Komp.Mare
Host of this IP: [?]:     darkside.pl [Whois] [Trace]

Yeah it seems your right. I just got another signup from the spammer. Oh well at least needing admin approval they still cant spam up my site.

There's a camping forum thats been around a long time. Camping.com or something like that. They have required admin approval for years and have become a very popular forum thats spam free. I guess that's the answer.

Thanks Paul.

A lot of the emails the bot is using [except hotmail and gmail are coming from website  http://stemcellremedy.com/  ........@stemcellremedy.com - Dont know if this can help in any way

Anyone still having this fake member/spam problem, install the latest version of the Anti-Spammer plugin by Paul Cuffe.

Make sure you turn on host referer checking in the settings, after installing it.

This will block those automated signups from sources outside your website.(bots)

http://www.oxwall.org/store/item/333

I am soooooooo pleased to say that Paul's magnificent antispammer plugin has practically eliminated all the spam. Mind you, I don't have ALL the options turned on because I just want to be sure I am not blocking too much :) Even with some options off, I am down to only 1 spammer a day!

Paul -- you have done outstanding work. You have accomplished a small miracle for us Oxwall users and I thank you sooooooooo much.

Of course there is more! :) Thanks Paul!

paul this is like having our own personal version of cloudflare without all the bs that comes with cloudflare for some of us I like it

I got so sick of having to delete members despite havin you plugin Paul that I have disabled registration to my forum and only allow people to log in thru either their twitter google or facebook account.... mind u I have a limted target so not too important

Yeah, it is still a major problem for me. Even with Paul's plug in I still get 10 fake members a day. I'm going to wait for Oxwall's next release coming this month and I hope it helps the situation.

I think I tried the custom fields too but didn't make any difference.
It is extremely frustrating and I hope oxwall has fixed this in the next release Dec 19.

If you do find a way, please let me know, I would love to know how to combat these freaks.

Same problem.

Quote from Paul Cuffe I do think the custom "field" does work,

Yeah. It does works for many as I have seen.