Lots of spam accounts from Russia

Hi, I have recently been getting a ton of Russian accounts being set up on my site. Registrations are moderated, so they aren't causing any real trouble, but I am constantly getting emails for these bogus accounts and then I have to delete them.

I can't seem to find where I can enable captcha or otherwise stop these accounts from getting created.

Please help!

Thanks!

What's your Joomla version ?
CB version ?
Joomla registration settings ?

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We have a CB Antispam add-on here that does much more than just Captcha:
www.joomlapolis.com/addons/cb-antispam

CB 2.0.15

Joomla 3.6.4

The antispam plugin looks good, however, I am running a zero revenue site for my homeowners association. I have no budget.

There has to be some way to set up recaptcha, I'm thinking.

The antispam plugin looks good, however, I am running a zero revenue site for my homeowners association. I have no budget.

CB AntiSpam can be purchased standalone for $15, which includes 6 months of updates and support for CB AntiSpam.

There has to be some way to set up recaptcha, I'm thinking.

Not unless it specifically integrates with CB to allow the user to fill out the captcha during registration. A simple approach is to make a text field that only validates a specific phrase (basically ask them a question and they have to provide the correct answer) using custom REGEXP validation rule.

krileon wrote:

The antispam plugin looks good, however, I am running a zero revenue site for my homeowners association. I have no budget.

CB AntiSpam can be purchased standalone for $15, which includes 6 months of updates and support for CB AntiSpam.

There has to be some way to set up recaptcha, I'm thinking.

Not unless it specifically integrates with CB to allow the user to fill out the captcha during registration. A simple approach is to make a text field that only validates a specific phrase (basically ask them a question and they have to provide the correct answer) using custom REGEXP validation rule.

Yes! Thank you! I had a test question on my registration form when I was on Joomla 1.x, but lost it when I upgraded to Joomla 3.

Can you tell me what I need to do to add a question to that form? Thanks!!!

Can anybody point me to how to add a custom question to my registration form? I can't find that option on the CB control panel. Thanks!