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WP Plugin Contact Form abuse

by mistyone
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Hi There

I have a wordpress site with a contact form which has a math spam preventer in it and yet I still have someone doing this:

xvoaahwjg <xskxle@dcbktg.com> wrote:
e5fbZG <a href="http://vayhybxosesd.com/">vayhybxosesd</a>,
http://jlxxoymfitap.com/]jlxxoymfitap[/url],
[link=http://icssrwernysq.com/]icssrwernysq[/link], http://xvwkzsvdtyew.com/

Website: http://fkdlwewiidnb.com/

How do you prevent this sort of thing from happening? Any suggestions would be welcome

Cheers
Viv
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  • Profile picture of the author Aronya
    I'd try using a form with captcha characters. It requires manually inputting the same characters as displayed in a box before the form can be submitted.
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  • Profile picture of the author talewins
    I had this same problem and it was driving me way nuts. Then I downloaded and installed a widgit called BAD BEHAVIOR. I'm almost lonely now. The thingie comes from WordPress so it is easy to find.
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    • Profile picture of the author mistyone
      Originally Posted by talewins View Post

      I had this same problem and it was driving me way nuts. Then I downloaded and installed a widgit called BAD BEHAVIOR. I'm almost lonely now. The thingie comes from WordPress so it is easy to find.
      Hi talewins

      I activated the 'bad behavior' plugin the other day and it has blocked 94 access attempts since then, so a BIG thankyou

      I am no longer being bothered which is great!

      Cheers
      Viv
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  • Profile picture of the author Kezz
    I use Dagon Design's contact form with captcha and I've found it to block spam effectively.

    Secure Form Mailer Plugin For Wordpress Dagon Design
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    • Profile picture of the author mistyone
      Originally Posted by Aronya View Post

      I'd try using a form with captcha characters. It requires manually inputting the same characters as displayed in a box before the form can be submitted.
      Hi Aronya
      I am currently using one that they have to ad numbers together but I will look at the captcha version. Thanks for taking the time to respond, I really appreciate it

      Originally Posted by talewins View Post

      I had this same problem and it was driving me way nuts. Then I downloaded and installed a widgit called BAD BEHAVIOR. I'm almost lonely now. The thingie comes from WordPress so it is easy to find.
      Hi talewins
      I have heard of that plugin so I will take a look at it and see if it will work for me, like it has for you and I am sorry that you are "lonely now" . Thanks for taking the time to respond, I really appreciate it

      Originally Posted by Kezz View Post

      I use Dagon Design's contact form with captcha and I've found it to block spam effectively.

      Secure Form Mailer Plugin For Wordpress Dagon Design
      Thanks Kezz for that suggestion. I am appreciate you taking the time to respond

      Cheers
      Viv
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  • Profile picture of the author Ron Killian
    I've had good luck with the match question on my blog, or they have'nt found me.

    Maybe you could do a math question and captcha? Though I have'nt seen a plugin like that yet.
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  • Profile picture of the author AndrewL
    Have you tried installing another spam blocker? Maybe they have found a loop in that particular version.
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    • Profile picture of the author mistyone
      Originally Posted by mistyone View Post

      Hi talewins

      I activated the 'bad behavior' plugin the other day and it has blocked 94 access attempts since then, so a BIG thankyou

      I am no longer being bothered which is great!

      Cheers
      Viv
      Originally Posted by AndrewL View Post

      Have you tried installing another spam blocker? Maybe they have found a loop in that particular version.
      Yes as you can see from the post above. The bad behavior plugin stopped it immediately but I also found a downside to it subsequently which is unfortunate and that is that it blocks everything coming in, including scripts being posted through API, so I have had to disable it. I will look at alternatives if I find this spammer returns, now that 'bad behavior' is deactivated but thank you for your interest

      Cheers
      Viv
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