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#23462 ARSscraper

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Latest post by trlbldr on Thursday, 15 October 2015 23:51 CDT

Wednesday, 14 October 2015 17:07 CDT

trlbldr
 AdminTools recently blocked an IP address for a third party application security exception. The application noted is "ARSscraper." What is this? I have never seen this type of violation before and wonder what it is and what is involved.

Thank you!

Don White

Thursday, 15 October 2015 01:55 CDT

tampe125
Hello Don,

that happens when a user tried to download a pro version of your software and he supplied a wrong Download ID several times in a row.
That triggers a security exception and gets an auto ban by Admin Tools.

Davide Tampellini

Developer and Support Staff

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Thursday, 15 October 2015 08:11 CDT

trlbldr
Thanks, Davide. That's very interesting - in this case, I think that applies to any download attempted since I use Akeeba Release System to manage document file downloads. I don't use Download IDs; I know that each download has a unique ID but I haven't set the My Downloads or Download ID modules.

I very much appreciate your comments. If you have any additional suggestions, please offer them. (I may be late responding since I don't think a notification email is auto-generated from the forum).

Cheers.

Don White

Thursday, 15 October 2015 08:19 CDT

tampe125
If you want you can disable the autoban feature inside ARS component options.

Davide Tampellini

Developer and Support Staff

🇮🇹Italian: native 🇬🇧English: good • 🕐 My time zone is Europe / Rome (UTC +1)
Please keep in mind my timezone and cultural differences when reading my replies. Thank you!

Thursday, 15 October 2015 23:51 CDT

trlbldr
Thank you! I may do that for the site affected.

Cheers.

Don White

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