Can forum software be responsible for spam?
 

Hi,

My hosting company notified me that they are suspending my account because of spam. I'm running vBulletin 3.x and haven't updated it because activity is so low. The hosting company feels the problem lies in the fact the software is so old. I didn't even think vBulletin forum software could be responsible for spam being generated. I can't afford the $208 to upgrade to 5.x and don't want 5.x. Is there some way to just get the security updates to prevent the spam problem and get my hosting company to reinstate my account?

Is there some way to temporarily disable the existing forum software to make it impossible for spam to be generated? The hosting company says if this isn't fixed quickly, their domain will be blacklisted.

Please help!

Thanks,

Jim