Comments on: Hungry bot http://spamhuntress.com/2006/11/17/hungry-bot/ Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:48:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: WillMacc http://spamhuntress.com/2006/11/17/hungry-bot/#comment-83135 Sun, 24 Dec 2006 12:18:37 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2006/11/17/hungry-bot/#comment-83135 Adelphia Cable Communications and about 3 others in Pennsylvania were blacklisted on my sites starting about 2 months ago. Russia,,, yep, that about says it all...... pretty much like saying Germany.... Here's a neat trick: deny from .ru :)) :)) :)) I have a whole section of htaccess dedicated to just countries.. :)) Adelphia Cable Communications and about 3 others in Pennsylvania were blacklisted on my sites starting about 2 months ago.

Russia,,, yep, that about says it all…… pretty much like saying Germany….
Here’s a neat trick: deny from .ru
:)) :) ) :) )
I have a whole section of htaccess dedicated to just countries.. :) )

]]> by: IncrediBILL http://spamhuntress.com/2006/11/17/hungry-bot/#comment-64589 Mon, 20 Nov 2006 02:16:17 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2006/11/17/hungry-bot/#comment-64589 Now you're in my turf ;) The first bot is in a data center, which is why I block ALL data centers: NetRange: 69.57.160.0 - 69.57.191.255 CIDR: 69.57.160.0/19 NetName: FORTRESSITX The 24.54.247.123 could be a home subscriber or web hosting site, mixed service, not sure. 85.11.188.85 is from russia, need I say more? You need some automation to stop this in real time, several tools exist that are free, you'll sleep better at night using them. Now you’re in my turf ;)

The first bot is in a data center, which is why I block ALL data centers:

NetRange: 69.57.160.0 - 69.57.191.255
CIDR: 69.57.160.0/19
NetName: FORTRESSITX

The 24.54.247.123 could be a home subscriber or web hosting site, mixed service, not sure.

85.11.188.85 is from russia, need I say more?

You need some automation to stop this in real time, several tools exist that are free, you’ll sleep better at night using them.

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