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#23849 SQL attacks and IP addresses

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Latest post by 21stCenturyWeb on Tuesday, 08 December 2015 11:25 CST

21stCenturyWeb
Trying this again because I got blocked by a security rule. I tried to include the SQL injection string I saw this morning, which in retrospect was a bad idea. I got too focused on my post and didn't think what including it might seem like. My apologies.

My question is this - Is there any reason I should not blacklist virtually every SQL Injection IP address? I do look at them. Most are exploits for components that are not installed on my sites(s).

Also, is it a good idea to blacklist those IPs on my other websites?

I get (what seems like) frequent attacks, all within minutes of each other but coming from different IPs, for the same exploit. The attached image shows the attacks I'm seeing.

Thanks,

Mike

nicholas
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My question is this - Is there any reason I should not blacklist virtually every SQL Injection IP address? I do look at them. Most are exploits for components that are not installed on my sites(s).


Nope. That's what the automatic IP blocking is for. Rule of thumb: permanent IP ban = bad idea. Automatic IP ban for at most a week = good idea.

I get (what seems like) frequent attacks, all within minutes of each other but coming from different IPs, for the same exploit. The attached image shows the attacks I'm seeing.


Same goes for us and everyone else. Which is why I wrote Admin Tools and we're all using it to protect our sites :)

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

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21stCenturyWeb
Thank you Nicholas.

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