Monday, August 06, 2018

Re: Introducing pf-badhost and unbound-adblock

On 08/05, Jordan Geoghegan wrote:
>Hi everyone,
>
>I thought I would share a couple scripts I wrote to block ads and bad
>hosts. I have found them to increase web-browsing speed and reduce
>battery consumption, especially on mobile devices. They also help
>reduce pop ups and fake sites, especially on mobile/in apps.
>
>I have also found pf-badhost to reduce noise in my httpd/ssh auth
>logs. I used to get over 10,000 ssh attempts per day on my router, now
>I usually get less than 100 a day. Another added benefit of pf-badhost
>is that it blocks Shodan scans, which may appeal to some.
>
>I shared a similar script on misc@ earlier this year and received
>positive feedback, so I thought I would clean up the scripts and write
>a how-to guide.
>
>Enjoy!
>
>https:/www.geoghegan.ca
>
>https://www.geoghegan.ca/pfbadhost.html
>
>https://www.geoghegan.ca/unbound-adblock.html
>

Very nice, thank you for sharing and for the nicely written guides.

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