open /cache_builders/new_users.php
replace query:
$query = "
select USER_DISPLAY_NAME,USER_ID
from {$config['TABLE_PREFIX']}USERS
where USER_IS_APPROVED='yes'
and USER_ID <> '1'
order by USER_ID desc limit 5
";
with
$query = "
select USER_DISPLAY_NAME,USER_ID
from {$config['TABLE_PREFIX']}USERS
where USER_IS_APPROVED = 'yes'
and USER_IS_BANNED = 0
and USER_ID <> '1'
order by USER_ID desc limit 5
";
No sense in giving somebody a topspot on the screen if they are banned anyway.