Can I ban an entire country? Lol
- Thread starter Ranger375
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AndyB
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Brent W
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You can if you use Cloudflare. You won't get better quality results than using them as a service.
https://xenforo.com/community/resou...reject-registration-by-country-or-proxy.5483/
https://xenforo.com/community/resou...reject-registration-by-country-or-proxy.5483/
Ranger375
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Will that also prevent them from sending me messages through the contact us page?
Ozzy47
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What type of server are you running?
Ranger375
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I'm running a dedicated server with linux
TPerry
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If you are running CSF as a firewall you can block all of the Chinese IP's CIDR, but if they are coming in via a proxy from another country they will still be able to hit the contact us. This can also negatively impact performance on the server due to the IP checking involved in the iptables rules.
you can do it with htaccess
I went from ~25 fake accounts a day to zero
https://www.ip2location.com/free/visitor-blocker
I went from ~25 fake accounts a day to zero
https://www.ip2location.com/free/visitor-blocker
JonathanW
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This is an extremely heavy/slow solution. IPTables or an external firewall such as Cloudflare would be much more performant.
Wildcat Media
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Look into "ipset" for iptables. It is a powerful utility which allows you to work with sets of IP addresses (including banning countries) through a single line in iptables, as opposed to cluttering up your iptables rules with hundreds of entries. Here is a guide:
www.itworld.com
...and you can use this link to get your list of countries to block (after registration):
www.ip2location.com
Download the Linux IPTables version, which the aforementioned article will show you how to import into ipset. I noticed after banning a dozen or so of the notorious offenders, our "junk" registrations have dropped on a few sites. Any drop is better than none!
How to block traffic from other countries in linux
It’s a sad fact that the majority of malicious web traffic to US sites originates from the same handful of foreign countries. If your site doesn’t benefit from actual users living in those countries, you may resolve to block them from accessing your site entirely in order to prevent repeated...
...and you can use this link to get your list of countries to block (after registration):
Block Visitors by Country | IP2Location
Free web application to download IP address list by countries for use by firewalls or web servers.
www.ip2location.com
Download the Linux IPTables version, which the aforementioned article will show you how to import into ipset. I noticed after banning a dozen or so of the notorious offenders, our "junk" registrations have dropped on a few sites. Any drop is better than none!
tommydamic68
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My issue suddenly is sending me messages thru my contact us form, anything for that @AndyB?
tommydamic68
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I'm not sure you can change it specific for the contact form, I do use it for registration though.
Nirjonadda
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Ranger375
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I wasn’t asking for one
At any rate. I blocked all the IPs for just a week and problem solved. Captcha was worthless regardless of the questions I entered.
