I don't think there's anything free. There are better spam protections on later versions of vBulletin, probably like the captcha things that help filter them out, but it would probably all require paying for a fresh license, and they don't come cheap.
A quick look at the VB site has version 4.0 at $235, or $160 for an upgrade (which I don't know if this forum qualifies for), and the place just doesn't have the activity for it. We can't attract the users either, and I don't think even the msot extreme solution - a complete board wipe to try and encourage users to "get in on the brand new board" - would do it. People seem happy in the comment threads.
EDIT - It actually looks like 4.0 isn't quite out yet and there are discounts ($120 off for an upgrade, $50 off for buying new). I don't know if it's possible to buy 3.0 any more (which is what we're using), or if the older version is now much cheaper or anything.
Last edited by The Benny (Macho); 11-04-2009 at 09:40 PM.
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