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Finally got around to doing something about this on my site. I decided that it was not worth coding this but rather simply describing the process.
I untarred the latest site backup on my laptop, openned a console and changed to the root folder of the website. I then issued the following command.
rob@mowglilaptop:~/public_html$ [color=ff0000]grep -r register.php *[/color]
[color=00ff00]include/registerform.php:[/color]$reg_form = new XoopsThemeForm(_US_USERREG, "userinfo", "register.php", "post", true);
[color=00ff00]language/english/user.php:[/color]define('_US_NOTREGISTERED','Not registered? Click <a href="register.php">here</a>.');
[color=00ff00]language/english/user.php:[/color]//%%%%%% File Name register.php %%%%%
[color=00ff00]modules/system/templates/blocks/system_block_login.html:[/color]<a href="<{$xoops_url}>/register.php"><{$block.lang_registernow}></a>
[color=00ff00]pmlite.php:[/color] echo _PM_SORRY."<br /><br /><a href='".XOOPS_URL."/register.php'>"._PM_REGISTERNOW."</a>.";
[color=00ff00]register.php:[/color]// $Id: register.php 2 2005-11-02 18:23:29Z skalpa $
[color=00ff00]register.php:[/color] echo "<form action='register.php' method='post'>
[color=00ff00]themes/wfly_theme/theme.html:[/color] <a href="<{$xoops_url}>/user.php">LOGIN</a> <a href="<{$xoops_url}>/register.php">REGISTER</a>
rob@mowglilaptop:~/public_html$
All the files containing a reference to register.php are listed along the left margin (highlighted in green) together with the context.
Next I renamed the backup copy of register.php to something unintelligible such as wqropihshbgas.php. I then used a plain editor to update the change in the backups of the files identified above.
I also pasted the output of grep into a plain text file and stored that in the folder below the webroot. That way I have a backup copy of the changes I've made.
Lastly I uploaded the updated files overwriting the originals and deleted the old register.php.
It worked a treat and now protector is reporting zero spam attempts on register.php.
Pretty basic but I hope this helps someone.
Rob
