Why do you run behind softwares, For forum participation. Forums are for participating and not for spamming. Try the manual link building technique, it is slower but effective in the long run.
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Comment Kahuna would be one that I'd recommend checking out. Best part is you can do it for free. However, when building links remember that natural link building always works better than unnatural link building.

Also... on page link strategies are just as important as off page.

For form filling, I recommend Roboform. It allows you to fill out form a lot faster than manual key-in...However, when you talk about forum backlinks, it requires manual work as forum is a kind of community...participation is the key...If a forum allows signature file with links, you can heavily participate in the threads and contribute excellent value. Once you have built up your reputation, not only you have tons of backlinks, you have truckloads of traffic coming from the clicking through from the signature...