# Spam account scanner script

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/spam-account-scanner-script/128948>\
**Category:** Extras\
**Created:** [September 18, 2019, 8:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spam-account-scanner-script/128948 "2019-09-18T20:11:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mine\_Zcash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mine_zcash/32/110575_2.png) [@Mine\_Zcash](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mine_Zcash)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2025, 3:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spam-account-scanner-script/128948/6 "2025-08-26T15:50:54Z")

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> [@codinghorror](#):
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> Having a cleanup tool is still needed though!

Has there been any progress on this?

Our community is experiencing several spam/bot account signups per day that have 0 posts read, 0 topics viewed, less than 1min read time. It would be good to have an auto-remove function for all accounts with certain selected parameters.

Also, is there an option for a Captcha or similar plugin to help filter bots?

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