There is a new generation of spambots.

There are several anti-spam plugins installed on the forum already:

1. Random Image Verification:


2. vbStopForum Spam
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=176481

3. Random Question


These are usually are enough to stop spambots.

I have now activated a level two spam check:

4. Spam Check 2:


So, it's now four levels of spam protection. There is actually a 5th level where a range of IP address have been blocked already.

Anyway, I hope this slows them down. As always, if you see a spam post, don't bother replying to it. Just use the 'Report This' link and report it. No need to report all the posts of the same spammer. Just report one and we have a tool to delete all of its posts, ban it and its IP, and add its IP to the vbStopForum database so other forums using the plugin get protected as well.

Thanks and sorry for the inconvenience.