I use an application called OSSEC, from Trendmicro, it got active response system that can block this stuff for you if your using IPTables.
-----Original Message----- From: Dave [mailto:dmacdon...@abnewsgroup.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 8:42 AM To: qmailtoaster-list@qmailtoaster.com Subject: Re: [qmailtoaster] Account Break-in Attempts Install and use " fail2ban " I have it sending me an email alert also. Its great On 12/7/2011 8:40 AM, Mike Tirpak wrote: > Everyone, > > Logwatch has been reporting "No Such User Found" with over one > thousand failures for each name. Of course someone is trying to find > an account to exploit. Is there a way to block an IP address after so > many failed attempts on an account? > > Thanks, > Mike > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------- > > Qmailtoaster is sponsored by Vickers Consulting Group > (www.vickersconsulting.com) > Vickers Consulting Group offers Qmailtoaster support and > installations. > If you need professional help with your setup, contact them today! > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------- > > Please visit qmailtoaster.com for the latest news, updates, and > packages. > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > qmailtoaster-list-unsubscr...@qmailtoaster.com > For additional commands, e-mail: > qmailtoaster-list-h...@qmailtoaster.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Qmailtoaster is sponsored by Vickers Consulting Group (www.vickersconsulting.com) Vickers Consulting Group offers Qmailtoaster support and installations. If you need professional help with your setup, contact them today! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please visit qmailtoaster.com for the latest news, updates, and packages. To unsubscribe, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-unsubscr...@qmailtoaster.com For additional commands, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-h...@qmailtoaster.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Qmailtoaster is sponsored by Vickers Consulting Group (www.vickersconsulting.com) Vickers Consulting Group offers Qmailtoaster support and installations. If you need professional help with your setup, contact them today! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please visit qmailtoaster.com for the latest news, updates, and packages. To unsubscribe, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-unsubscr...@qmailtoaster.com For additional commands, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-h...@qmailtoaster.com
