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Joomla Free Extensions => Tell A Friend - Free => : patchespal May 16, 2008, 10:59:12 PM



: Security- can Spammers Use My Tell A Friend
: patchespal May 16, 2008, 10:59:12 PM
Are spammers able to use my Tell A Friend email system? Is there a way to add Captcha? One system I read about uses a hidden field that if a Bot fills it will not send the email. I have been looking to see if this component is secure and would like to know if it is. I love the system and would prefer to allow public access to it.


: Re: Security- can Spammers Use My Tell A Friend
: sbnnet August 23, 2010, 01:55:58 PM
Did you ever find a solution to this? I have had to disable all tell-a-friends due to spammers using them.
thanks,
Harmony Coburn
http://www.coburnenterprises.com


: Re: Security- can Spammers Use My Tell A Friend
: robert1d April 08, 2011, 11:47:33 AM
Well, I visited this forum to see if only I am experiencing this module being hacked by spammers. I also had to disable it, because of that problem. Unless there is Captcha in it, security on your website will be compromised.


: Re: Security- can Spammers Use My Tell A Friend
: myihub October 09, 2011, 04:11:27 PM
Our server host has disabled one of our sites using the Tell a Friend module, due to bulk Spam use.  Can the developers advise if they have a more secure version?


: Re: Security- can Spammers Use My Tell A Friend
: casey March 20, 2012, 02:41:48 PM
My site also has problems with spammers using the "Tell a friend"-module.
What can we do against these spammers using the "Tell a friend"-module?
Please help!