Blocking IP addresses

Ronald · September 02, 2015, 11:05:55 AM

I run Statcounter on my forum.. I have noticed recently an awful lot of IP addresses coming from China..

And of course in my forum Logs are pages of errors from these bots, known spammers..

Not sure if they are bots checking us out or spammers looking..

What happens if I block all the Chinese IP's I see in the Statcounter..I block my IP addresses through the cPanel..

They are Baidu and from China Telecom Beijing

Skhilled · September 03, 2015, 08:11:50 AM

Nothing will happen if you block them all except no one from China will be able to access your site...unless that is what you what. Keep in mind that all of the IP's and bots you see may not be good ones and may have their IP's masked.

You can also use a .htaccess file to help block them:

http://www.parkansky.com/china.htm

Maxx · September 03, 2015, 08:28:01 AM

You may also delete that spider from you list in the admin controls. Depends on you target group. for me the less members the better, I add over 4 or 5 thousand of inactive members now it down to 100s of in active members LMAO. But my site any one and view without signing up. a lot fewer visits but this will tell the real interest in what your sites about.

I think when I start giving away themes it may increase and have some interaction.

regards,
Maxx

Ronald · September 03, 2015, 10:22:28 AM

Quote from: Skhilled on September 03, 2015, 08:11:50 AM
Nothing will happen if you block them all except no one from China will be able to access your site...unless that is what you what. Keep in mind that all of the IP's and bots you see may not be good ones and may have their IP's masked.

You can also use a .htaccess file to help block them:

http://www.parkansky.com/china.htm

That script sounds good, how would I do this..

Ronald · September 03, 2015, 10:22:56 AM

Quote from: Maxx on September 03, 2015, 08:28:01 AM
You may also delete that spider from you list in the admin controls. Depends on you target group. for me the less members the better, I add over 4 or 5 thousand of inactive members now it down to 100s of in active members LMAO. But my site any one and view without signing up. a lot fewer visits but this will tell the real interest in what your sites about.

I think when I start giving away themes it may increase and have some interaction.

regards,
Maxx

Thanks Maxx, I'll take a look at this..

Skhilled · September 03, 2015, 10:40:53 AM

Quote from: Oldcrow on September 03, 2015, 10:22:28 AM
Quote from: Skhilled on September 03, 2015, 08:11:50 AM
Nothing will happen if you block them all except no one from China will be able to access your site...unless that is what you what. Keep in mind that all of the IP's and bots you see may not be good ones and may have their IP's masked.

You can also use a .htaccess file to help block them:

http://www.parkansky.com/china.htm

That script sounds good, how would I do this..

In your root folder you should have a .htaccess file. Add what is shown in the link. Wait a few days and check and see if it starts to work.

Ronald · September 03, 2015, 01:48:39 PM

I would copy the code to the desktop then slide it into the .htaccess file..Any special area in the .htaccess...Sounds simple enough..

Problem is I don't see any code for China.. I do see a code that is very short..if that is it..

Skhilled · September 04, 2015, 07:41:57 AM

Anywhere in there should be fine. Just as long as you leave a blank line before and after the code.

This part here will block China, Hong Kong, and Korea:

Code Select


order allow,deny
allow from all

# Get up-to-date list (in .htaccess format) from http://www.wizcrafts.net/chinese-blocklist.html
# China IP Address Blocks
deny from 1.80.0.0/13 1.92.0.0/14 1.192.0.0/13 1.202.0.0/15 1.204.0.0/14 14.144.0.0/12 14.208.0.0/12 23.80.54.0/24 23.104.141.0/24 23.105.14.0/24 27.8.0.0/13 27.16.0.0/12 27.36.0.0/14 27.40.0.0/13 27.50.128.0/17 27.54.192.0/18 27.106.128.0/18 27.115.0.0/17 27.148.0.0/14 27.152.0.0/13 27.184.0.0/13 36.32.0.0/14 36.248.0.0/14 42.96.128.0/17 42.120.0.0/15 58.16.0.0/15 58.20.0.0/16 58.21.0.0/16 58.22.0.0/15 58.34.0.0/16 58.37.0.0/16 58.38.0.0/16 58.40.0.0/16 58.42.0.0/16 58.44.0.0/14 58.48.0.0/13 58.56.0.0/15 58.58.0.0/16 58.59.0.0/17 58.60.0.0/14 58.68.128.0/17 58.82.0.0/15 58.100.0.0/15 58.208.0.0/12 58.242.0.0/15 58.246.0.0/15 58.248.0.0/13 59.32.0.0/12 59.51.0.0/16 59.52.0.0/14 59.56.0.0/13 59.72.0.0/16 59.108.0.0/15 59.172.0.0/14 60.0.0.0/13 60.11.0.0/16 60.12.0.0/16 60.24.0.0/13 60.160.0.0/11 60.194.0.0/15 60.208.0.0/13 60.216.0.0/15 60.220.0.0/14 61.4.64.0/20 61.4.80.0/22 61.4.176.0/20 61.48.0.0/13 61.128.0.0/10 61.135.0.0/16 61.136.0.0/18 61.139.0.0/16 61.145.73.208/28 61.147.0.0/16 61.150.0.0/16 61.152.0.0/16 61.154.0.0/16 61.160.0.0/16 61.162.0.0/15 61.164.0.0/16 61.175.0.0/16 61.177.0.0/16 61.179.0.0/16 61.183.0.0/16 61.184.0.0/16 61.185.219.232/29 61.187.0.0/16 61.188.0.0/16 61.232.0.0/14 61.236.0.0/15 61.240.0.0/14 101.64.0.0/13 101.72.0.0/14 101.76.0.0/15 101.80.0.0/12 103.253.4.0/22 106.112.0.0/13 110.6.0.0/15 110.51.0.0/16 110.52.0.0/15 110.80.0.0/13 110.88.0.0/14 110.96.0.0/11 110.173.0.0/19 110.173.32.0/20 110.173.64.0/18 110.192.0.0/11 110.240.0.0/12 111.0.0.0/10 111.72.0.0/13 111.121.0.0/16 111.128.0.0/11 111.160.0.0/13 111.172.0.0/14 111.176.0.0/13 111.228.0.0/14 112.0.0.0/10 112.64.0.0/14 112.80.0.0/12 112.100.0.0/14 112.111.0.0/16 112.122.0.0/15 112.224.0.0/11 113.0.0.0/13 113.8.0.0/15 113.12.0.0/14 113.16.0.0/15 113.18.0.0/16 113.62.0.0/15 113.64.0.0/10 113.128.0.0/15 113.136.0.0/13 113.194.0.0/15 113.204.0.0/14 114.28.0.0/16 114.80.0.0/12 114.96.0.0/13 114.104.0.0/14 114.112.0.0/14 112.109.128.0/17 114.216.0.0/13 114.224.0.0/11 115.24.0.0/15 115.28.0.0/15 115.32.0.0/14 115.48.0.0/12 115.84.0.0/18 115.100.0.0/15 115.148.0.0/14 115.152.0.0/15 115.168.0.0/14 115.212.0.0/16 115.230.0.0/16 115.236.96.0/23 115.236.136.0/22 115.239.228.0/22 116.1.0.0/16 116.2.0.0/15 116.4.0.0/14 116.8.0.0/14 116.16.0.0/12 116.52.0.0/14 116.76.0.0/15 116.90.80.0/20 116.112.0.0/14 116.128.0.0/10 116.204.0.0/15 116.208.0.0/14 116.224.0.0/12 116.254.128.0/18 117.8.0.0/13 117.21.0.0/16 117.22.0.0/15 117.24.0.0/13 117.32.0.0/13 117.40.0.0/14 117.44.0.0/15 117.79.224.0/20 117.80.0.0/12 117.136.0.0/13 118.26.0.0/16 118.72.0.0/13 118.112.0.0/13 118.120.0.0/14 118.132.0.0/14 118.144.0.0/14 118.180.0.0/14 118.186.0.0/15 118.192.0.0/16 118.248.0.0/13 119.0.0.0/13 119.8.0.0/16 119.10.0.0/17 119.18.192.0/20 119.36.0.0/16 119.57.0.0/16 119.60.0.0/16 119.88.0.0/14 119.96.0.0/13 119.112.0.0/13 119.120.0.0/13 119.128.0.0/12 119.144.0.0/14 119.164.0.0/14 119.176.0.0/12 119.233.0.0/16 120.0.0.0/12 120.24.0.0/14 120.32.0.0/13 120.40.0.0/14 120.68.0.0/14 120.80.0.0/13 120.192.0.0/10 121.0.16.0/20 121.8.0.0/13 121.16.0.0/12 121.32.0.0/14 121.60.0.0/14 121.76.0.0/15 121.196.0.0/14 121.204.0.0/14 121.224.0.0/12 122.10.128.0/17 122.51.128.0/17 122.64.0.0/11 122.119.0.0/16 122.136.0.0/13 122.156.0.0/14 122.188.0.0/14 122.192.0.0/14 122.198.0.0/16 122.200.64.0/18 122.224.0.0/12 123.4.0.0/14 123.8.0.0/13 123.52.0.0/14 123.64.0.0/11 123.97.128.0/17 123.100.0.0/19 123.112.0.0/12 123.128.0.0/13 123.138.0.0/15 123.150.0.0/15 123.152.0.0/13 123.164.0.0/14 123.180.0.0/14 123.184.0.0/14 123.196.0.0/15 123.232.0.0/14 123.249.0.0/16 124.42.64.0/18 124.64.0.0/15 124.67.0.0/16 124.73.0.0/16 124.114.0.0/15 124.126.0.0/15 124.128.0.0/13 124.160.0.0/15 124.162.0.0/16 124.163.0.0/16 124.192.0.0/15 124.200.0.0/13 124.226.0.0/15 124.228.0.0/14 124.236.0.0/14 124.240.0.0/17 124.240.128.0/18 124.248.0.0/17 125.36.0.0/14 125.40.0.0/13 125.64.0.0/12 125.79.0.0/16 125.80.0.0/13 125.88.0.0/13 125.104.0.0/13 125.112.0.0/12 125.210.0.0/15 140.224.0.0/16 140.237.0.0/16 140.246.0.0/16 140.249.0.0/16 159.226.0.0/16 171.34.0.0/15 171.36.0.0/14 171.40.0.0/13 175.0.0.0/12 175.16.0.0/13 175.24.0.0/14 175.30.0.0/15 175.42.0.0/15 175.44.0.0/16 175.46.0.0/15 175.48.0.0/12 175.64.0.0/11 175.102.0.0/16 175.106.128.0/17 175.146.0.0/15 175.148.0.0/14 175.152.0.0/14 175.160.0.0/12 175.178.0.0/16 175.184.128.0/18 175.185.0.0/16 175.186.0.0/15 175.188.0.0/14 180.76.0.0/16 180.96.0.0/11 180.136.0.0/13 180.152.0.0/13 180.208.0.0/15 182.18.0.0/17 182.32.0.0/12 182.88.0.0/14 182.112.0.0/12 182.128.0.0/12 183.0.0.0/10 183.64.0.0/13 183.129.0.0/16 183.148.0.0/16 183.160.0.0/12 183.184.0.0/13 183.192.0.0/11 192.34.109.224/28 192.74.224.0/19 198.2.203.64/28 198.2.212.160/28 202.43.144.0/22 202.46.32.0/19 202.66.0.0/16 202.75.208.0/20 202.96.0.0/12 202.111.160.0/19 202.112.0.0/14 202.117.0.0/16 202.165.176.0/20 202.196.80.0/20 203.69.0.0/16 203.86.0.0/18 203.86.64.0/19 203.93.0.0/16 203.169.160.0/19 203.171.224.0/20 210.5.0.0/19 210.14.128.0/19 210.21.0.0/16 210.32.0.0/14 210.51.0.0/16 210.52.0.0/15 210.77.0.0/16 210.192.96.0/19 211.76.96.0/20 211.78.208.0/20 211.86.144.0/20 211.90.0.0/15 211.92.0.0/14 211.96.0.0/13 211.136.0.0/13 211.144.12.0/22 211.144.96.0/19 211.144.160.0/20 211.147.0.0/16 211.152.14.0/24 211.154.64.0/19 211.154.128.0/19 211.155.24.0/22 211.157.32.0/19 211.160.0.0/13 211.233.70.0/24 218.0.0.0/11 218.56.0.0/13 218.64.0.0/11 218.84.0.0/14 218.88.0.0/13 218.96.0.0/14 218.102.0.0/16 218.104.0.0/14 218.108.0.0/15 218.194.80.0/20 218.200.0.0/13 218.240.0.0/13 219.128.0.0/11 219.154.0.0/15 219.223.192.0/18 219.232.0.0/16 219.234.80.0/20 219.235.0.0/16 220.112.0.0/16 220.154.0.0/15 220.160.0.0/11 220.181.0.0/16 220.191.0.0/16 220.192.0.0/12 220.228.70.0/24 220.242.0.0/15 220.248.0.0/14 220.250.0.0/19 220.252.0.0/16 221.0.0.0/12 221.122.0.0/15 221.176.0.0/13 221.192.0.0/14 221.200.0.0/14 221.204.0.0/15 221.206.0.0/16 221.207.0.0/16 221.208.0.0/12 221.212.0.0/15 221.214.0.0/15 221.216.0.0/13 221.224.0.0/13 221.228.0.0/14 221.232.0.0/13 222.32.0.0/11 222.64.0.0/12 222.80.0.0/12 222.132.0.0/14 222.136.0.0/13 222.168.0.0/13 222.172.222.0/24 222.176.0.0/13 222.184.0.0/13 222.200.0.0/16 222.208.0.0/13 222.219.0.0/16 222.220.0.0/15 222.240.0.0/13 223.4.0.0/14 223.64.0.0/11 223.144.0.0/12 223.240.0.0/13

# Hong Kong (HK)
deny from 58.65.232.0/21 59.148.0.0/15 103.253.96.0/22 103.253.140.0/22 110.173.48.0/20 112.121.160.0/19 112.213.64.0/20 112.213.96.0/19 113.10.128.0/17 113.252.0.0/14 118.99.0.0/18 118.140.0.0/14 121.127.224.0/19 122.10.0.0/17 123.242.229.0/24 147.8.0.0/16 180.235.134.0/24 202.69.64.0/19 202.85.128.0/19 202.133.8.0/21 203.78.32.0/21 203.198.0.0/16 203.218.0.0/16 210.176.0.0/19 210.176.48.0/20 210.176.64.0/18 210.176.128.0/17 210.177.0.0/16 210.209.64.0/18 218.103.0.0/16 218.250.0.0/16 218.252.0.0/14 219.76.0.0/14 219.90.112.0/20 222.166.0.0/16 223.16.0.0/14

# Korea (KR) (including North Korea) IP addresses follow:
deny from 1.208.0.0/12 1.224.0.0/11 14.32.0.0/11 14.64.0.0/11 27.115.128.0/17 27.255.64.0/18 58.72.0.0/13 58.120.0.0/13 58.140.0.0/14 58.148.0.0/14 58.180.40.0/21 58.224.0.0/12 59.0.0.0/11 59.86.192.0/18 59.186.0.0/15 61.32.0.0/13 61.40.0.0/14 61.72.0.0/13 61.80.0.0/15 61.96.0.0/12 61.110.16.0/20 61.248.0.0/13 101.79.0.0/16 110.8.0.0/13 110.45.0.0/16 112.144.0.0/12 112.160.0.0/11 112.216.0.0/13 113.30.64.0/18 114.29.0.0/17 114.108.0.0/17 114.108.128.0/18 114.200.0.0/13 115.0.0.0/12 115.16.0.0/13 115.40.0.0/15 115.68.0.0/16 115.88.0.0/13 116.40.0.0/16 116.45.176.0/20 116.93.192.0/19 116.120.0.0/13 117.110.0.0/15 118.32.0.0/11 118.128.0.0/14 118.216.0.0/13 119.64.0.0/13 119.192.0.0/11 120.50.64.0/18 121.78.0.0/16 121.88.0.0/16 121.101.224.0/19 121.127.64.0/18 121.127.128.0/18 121.128.0.0/10 121.254.0.0/16 122.32.0.0/13 122.44.112.0/20 122.99.128.0/17 123.111.0.0/16 123.140.0.0/14 123.212.0.0/14 123.248.0.0/16 124.0.0.0/15 124.50.87.161 124.136.0.0/14 124.217.192.0/19 125.128.0.0/11 125.176.0.0/12 125.240.0.0/13 125.248.0.0/14 143.248.0.0/16 166.104.0.0/16 168.188.0.0/16 175.45.176.0/22 175.112.0.0/12 180.64.0.0/13 180.224.0.0/13 202.30.0.0/15 202.133.16.0/20 202.179.176.0/21 203.226.0.0/15 203.228.0.0/14 203.244.0.0/14 203.248.0.0/13 210.93.0.0/16 210.94.0.0/15 210.108.0.0/14 210.112.0.0/14 210.117.128.0/18 210.118.216.192/26 210.124.0.0/14 210.178.0.0/15 210.180.0.0/15 210.204.0.0/15 210.210.192.0/18 210.219.0.0/16 210.220.0.0/14 211.32.0.0/12 211.48.0.0/15 211.50.0.0/15 211.52.0.0/16 211.62.35.0/24 211.104.0.0/13 211.112.0.0/13 211.168.0.0/13 211.176.0.0/12 211.192.0.0/12 211.208.0.0/14 211.216.0.0/13 211.224.0.0/13 211.232.0.0/13 211.240.0.0/12 218.36.0.0/14 218.48.0.0/13 218.144.0.0/12 218.209.0.0/16 218.232.0.0/14 218.236.0.0/14 219.240.0.0/15 219.248.0.0/13 219.250.88.0/21 220.72.0.0/13 220.80.0.0/13 220.95.88.0/24 220.118.0.0/16 220.119.0.0/16 221.128.0.0/12 221.144.0.0/12 221.160.0.0/13 221.168.0.0/16 221.163.46.0/24 222.96.0.0/12 222.112.0.0/13 222.120.0.0/15 222.122.0.0/16 222.231.0.0/18 222.232.0.0/13

Ronald · September 04, 2015, 09:04:59 AM

Thanks Steve, nice of you to do this for me, I appreciate the help..

Ron..

Skhilled · September 04, 2015, 09:13:28 AM

No problem.

Ronald · September 05, 2015, 10:00:55 AM

Done, we'll see what happens..

Skhilled · September 05, 2015, 11:40:29 AM

Give it a couple of days. The real search bots will obey it. The fake ones may not.

The ones that do not obey just add them to IPDeny in cPanel.

Ronald · September 05, 2015, 12:38:09 PM

Quote from: Skhilled on September 05, 2015, 11:40:29 AM
Give it a couple of days. The real search bots will obey it. The fake ones may not.

The ones that do not obey just add them to IPDeny in cPanel.

I installed early this morning, and I thought I noticed a few missing already..

B ut I will look for what you say..

Thanks..

Skhilled · September 05, 2015, 05:24:39 PM

No problem, Ron.

Ronald · September 07, 2015, 02:07:07 PM

Its working good, no more China bots..

emsisoft joined my board today, is posting about Windows 10..All lead back go to emsisoft