On Mon, Aug 06, 2018 at 04:52:04PM -0700, Jordan Geoghegan wrote: > > On 08/06/18 10:24, Scott Bonds wrote: > > 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. > Thanks Scott! > I plan to update pf-badhost to also support geoblocking by country / region > in the near future. Stay tuned. > > Cheers, > > Jordan >
Jordan, hi! Any news/progress on the geoblocking by country part? Looking forward to it. Regards, Ales
