Proxy Hotlinking?

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    Looks like a dumb question... but does anyone have idea what is it?

    How can your proxy be abused with it?:confused:
     
    Alvin, Oct 28, 2006 IP
  2. eXe

    eXe Notable Member

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    Simple.. if someone hotlinks images via your proxy, your server's bandwidth is used up
     
    eXe, Oct 28, 2006 IP
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    User: A porn forum in China
    Victim: You and your proxy
    Website: A porn streaming site in...say...taiwan.

    Now if I ran a porn forum and hosted smut flicks on my own dime I would still make money. But if I linked them THROUGH your proxy going TO that taiwan prn streaming site that may have its servers in the US then I would cut my hosting costs by about 90%.

    Oh and I wouldn't thank you openly for obvious reasons.
     
    wormy, Oct 29, 2006 IP
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    Hi,

    Was wondering how can you see your proxy is being abused like this?

    Sometimes I see an IP with over 100 connections.

    Thanks,
     
    dalster44, Nov 6, 2006 IP
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    poseidon Banned

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    just curious to know, how can this be avoided ? I can see on cPanel, there is a option of Stop Hotlinking(or something like that) so will this be enough ?
     
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    I would suggest not using cpanel and preventing the hotlinking directly yourself so you know exactly how it's working, what it's preventing, and what it's allowing.
     
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    then how to prevent proxy hotlinking?
     
    Alvin, Nov 7, 2006 IP
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    By not allowing any referrer other than your own IP/domain (yourproxy.com) to be able to use your proxy.
     
    eXe, Nov 8, 2006 IP
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    saadahmed007 Admínistratör

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    Problem is that is only for phpproxy.

    ANyone know how I can ban countries? I think people in other countries are looking at porn or something else, and they are literally killing my server!!!!

    I have had to restart my vps numerous times, I just wanted people to go to myspace!
     
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    I banned IP blocks using the iptables firewall that comes with linux. But I thin you can also block countries through apache...
     
    wormy, Nov 16, 2006 IP
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    Through the referrer in logs--hotlinking.
     
    wormy, Nov 16, 2006 IP