fathom
11-08-2005, 07:12 PM
Not sure if this is within TOS so Mods delete if not.
Recently a series of bots from Powweb.com have been targetting websites with the sole purpose of accessing files simply to increase the bandwidth used... to the extent of exceeding the limits of the hosting service package.
I have 4 clients that have had a series of attacks one starting 2 months and the others over the past few days.
It was originally overlooked simply because it started at months end [when you tend to get close to maximum] so little was thought about it.
In November sites that usually use between 10-30gb a month jump to 30-40gb a day - being completely unrealistic.
So far we have identified these IPs as the current offending addresses.
Ban List for .htaccess
order allow,deny
allow from all
deny from 67.138.240.6
deny from powweb.com
deny from 66.152.98.61
deny from 66.152.98.62
deny from 66.152.98.63
deny from 66.152.98.64
Should any new bots [by IP or domain be identified] I will promptly post.
Recently a series of bots from Powweb.com have been targetting websites with the sole purpose of accessing files simply to increase the bandwidth used... to the extent of exceeding the limits of the hosting service package.
I have 4 clients that have had a series of attacks one starting 2 months and the others over the past few days.
It was originally overlooked simply because it started at months end [when you tend to get close to maximum] so little was thought about it.
In November sites that usually use between 10-30gb a month jump to 30-40gb a day - being completely unrealistic.
So far we have identified these IPs as the current offending addresses.
Ban List for .htaccess
order allow,deny
allow from all
deny from 67.138.240.6
deny from powweb.com
deny from 66.152.98.61
deny from 66.152.98.62
deny from 66.152.98.63
deny from 66.152.98.64
Should any new bots [by IP or domain be identified] I will promptly post.