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by PPNSteve
20 Feb 2014, 00:39
Forum: General Discussion (csf)
Topic: 50 SMTP attacks by day from a botnet
Replies: 8
Views: 7880

Re: 50 SMTP attacks by day from a botnet

that's too bad.. these attacks are pretty annoying.
by PPNSteve
19 Feb 2014, 21:56
Forum: General Discussion (csf)
Topic: 50 SMTP attacks by day from a botnet
Replies: 8
Views: 7880

Re: 50 SMTP attacks by day from a botnet

one constant I've seen with these is the 192.168.2.33 local IP. Is there something that can be done using it as the trigger/rule??
by PPNSteve
26 Aug 2013, 05:41
Forum: General Discussion (csf)
Topic: Using CC denies and full IP Block blocks yet IPs get thru
Replies: 3
Views: 3996

Re: Using CC denies and full IP Block blocks yet IPs get thr

OK

Now, so how are these blocked IPs getting past the firewall?

One of my Hands-On techs said the allow, deny order should be reversed.. but I don't know.
Need some help here.
by PPNSteve
20 Aug 2013, 00:36
Forum: General Discussion (csf)
Topic: Using CC denies and full IP Block blocks yet IPs get thru
Replies: 3
Views: 3996

Re: Using CC denies and full IP Block blocks yet IPs get thr

Thanks for your reply.. It's telling me: # This option should not be enabled on servers with long dynamic chains (e.g. # CC_DENY/CC_ALLOW lists) and low memory. It should also not be enabled on # Virtuozzo VPS servers with a restricted numiptent value. This is because each # chain will effectively b...
by PPNSteve
19 Aug 2013, 09:04
Forum: General Discussion (csf)
Topic: Using CC denies and full IP Block blocks yet IPs get thru
Replies: 3
Views: 3996

Using CC denies and full IP Block blocks yet IPs get thru

OK so we decided to block some well known exploit and spam IPs and countries (mainly China and similar) using BOTH csf (CC_Deny setting) on the server and htaccess on specific domains.. Now here's the kicker and problem. These blocked IPs are still getting thru to Apache and other services and gener...