Blocking IP Address from RUSSIA and Overseas.

I have a forum site, where I keep getting these damn bot signing up and activating and posting their porn links.

Most of them are coming from overseas IP addresses and mainly RUSSIA.

Is there a way to totally and completely bock IP address that are coming from a certain country?

Is there a way to block all Russian based IP addresses in particular?

Anyone know of how this might work?

Thanks.

 

Sure there is way. You can block all countries on:

http://www.find-ip-address.org/ip-country/

 

So then if a bunch of bots come from a country where you also have humans signing up-- then what? Better to stop bots from signing up in the first place. Make them answer a question first-- describe this image, answer this question anyone with a brain can answer, whatever. Then send them an email where they have to activate their account. It's not that much work for a human (just be careful with CAPCHA cause a lot of them aren't even human-readable).

 

Actually my forum site has the captca etc...but these bots are now able to read that AND activate by confirming the email.

I want to totally block all of the Russian bots atleast and any other crazy foreign bots.

 

Try visting: http://www.blockacountry.com and it can generate a .htaccess file for you with the ip's of Russia or any other country you want blocked from your site.

 

Oh cool Thanks!

Just what I was looking for

 

The list on blockacountry.com seems to be outdated. In total they are 1899 CIDR lines for example Russia in contrast to 3155 CIDR lines from http://www.find-ip-address.org/ip-country/

 

You know the site http://www.blockacountry.com

It gives you a ready .htaccess code to use.

Anyone know of a site that has ALL the correct ip ranges and gives you a usable .htaccess file?

Thanks!

 

With a very basis knowledge you will be able to use ip ranges for your .htaccess files.
SO it is

<Limit GET HEAD POST>
order allow,deny
deny from  ipaddressranges1
deny from   ipaddressranges2
deny from  ipaddressranges3
allow from all
</LIMIT>

Code (markup):

Simple put CIDR addresses lines instead of ipaddressranges1, ipaddressranges2 etc....

 

I managed to organize and create a list for RUSSIA...but then it doesnt work ..and I use the code above as you mentioned.

I have other things in my htaccess file too....is there some proper place or way to put it? I just put it under the rest of the stuff i have there...

I end up getting a 500 server error...

 

Ok I fixed the prob....if anyone is interested..it was due to the fact I was using CIDR and not ip ranges.

Once I changed to ipranges it was fixed.

 

I'm glad that you have fixed your issue and finally be able to block all ip ranges for given country.

 

now no russions can enter?

 

Yea, no Russians can enter...and Netherlands is next lol...and then China.

No offense to them or anything, but most of these bots are coming from Russian Federation, Netherlands, and China.

And my particular site is only meant for Canadians.

 

wow a little particular are we.

 

Oh yeah... they beautiful Xrumer... works wonders I tell you! Add a better captcha like "if i have 2 apples and take 1 away and buy 4 more apples how many do I have?" Xrumer can bypass the letters/numbers captchas. It's a great program.

 

How much did you buy Xrumer for?

 

thank your post dwayne12. I can block some country now.

 

.and Netherlands is next lol...

Well, guess I'll never go to your site. You just keep blocking countries until nobody can visit it. Seriously, how friggin hard is it to ask a friggin robot whether fire is hot or cold? THEY DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT. If they do, your spammers AREN'T ROBOTS. They're humans getting paid to spam. You cannot stop humans. Humans also live in North America. Guess what? They too can be paid to spam your site. Guess you'll just have to shut it down.

 

calm down there buddy...they are BOTs....not human visitors.

and yea I dont want world wide traffic, as the site is about Ontario, Canada mainly.