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      djtech2k
      last edited by

      I did a force reload and repeated the nslookup for a blacklisted site. It still comes back as 0.0.0.0. Its blocked, which is what I want, but I am expecting it to go to the 10.x webserver but it doesn't seem to be.

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        Gertjan @djtech2k
        last edited by Gertjan

        @djtech2k said in pfblockerNG Question(s):

        but I am expecting it to go to the 10.x webserver

        I agree. pfBockerng is out smarting you ;)
        Not so bad, as You've read this, right ?

        I did a test :

        I switched to :

        8b50999c-00a2-41a4-8f79-1d38202737ef-image.png

        Global setting is :

        8e9000d1-7ad3-4f3c-b5cf-8b13c25f31bd-image.png

        and I executed a Force Reload All.

        I picked a test site from the "Easylist" (https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/easylist_noelemhide.txt) : adxprtz.com and checked it :

        C:\Users\Gauche>nslookup adxprtz.com
        Serveur :   pfSense.bhf.tld
        Address:  2a01:cb19:dead:beef:92ec:77ff:fe29:392c
        
        Réponse ne faisant pas autorité :
        Nom :    adxprtz.com
        Address:  10.10.10.1
        

        so that looks fine.

        I pasted it in the browser

        fd1e96d3-10e4-45f7-9678-1b5fa82a2d5b-image.png

        Cool.
        The site doesn't do a http to https redirect, so it could be safely redirected.
        As many domains, it's actually a dead site (the domain name is probably paid for, but abandoned, there is no real add server behind it anymore - and this goes for most of the listed domain names)

        The more serious blacklisted domains that are actually active and these are the ones you want to be blocked as they really serve adds, like "googleaddservices" won't have this treatment, you'll see an ugly web browser error. No nice 10.10.10.1 page.

        Ok, fine, I went back :

        Set :

        e34a6274-10fe-4b10-80a4-a681f0186cb9-image.png

        and then a Force Reload All

        New test on the PC command line :

        C:\Users\Gauche>nslookup adxprtz.com
        Serveur :   pfSense.bhf.tld
        Address:  2a01:cb19:dead:beef:77ff:fe29:392c
        
        Réponse ne faisant pas autorité :
        Nom :    adxprtz.com
        Address:  0.0.0.0
        

        Note that I even didn't do a

        ipconfig /flushdns
        

        as the TTL was probably already set very low by pfBlockerng so it vanishes from the local PC DNS cache in no time.

        Can you show the last Reload sequence (at the bottom) of this log :

        3dd22ffb-c1fa-42a0-9bd6-d1643550c9d3-image.png

        ?

        No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
        Edit : and where are the logs ??

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          djtech2k
          last edited by djtech2k

          I did read the post and understand that the webserver may be a thing of the past. I am fine to change that setting BUT while I am trying to learn pfblocker better, I'd like to figure out why the results do not seem to match the settings I have. Working through figuring that out will help me better understand pfblocker.

          Here is the reload section of my log from yesterday:

          0afb201e-c6d7-4909-9fba-0bdfe8f0bb85-image.png

          I just went back and changed my feed group setting to null block (logging) and did a reload under update. I flushed DNS client cache and tried the nslookup to collector.github.com, which is on the EasyPrivacy list. It came back 0.0.0.0. So I then reverted the setting back to the webserver and did the force reload again I ran the same nslookup and it also goes to 0.0.0.0. So I do not understand why its getting 0.0.0.0 and not my 10.100.x.x webserver.

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          • GertjanG
            Gertjan @djtech2k
            last edited by

            @djtech2k

            The complete logs is at a minimum 3, 4 of 5 hundred lines.
            Instead of posting a 1 Mega byte pixel size image that won't fit nowhere, post it like this :

            Here is mine : 2 k of text :

            [ Force Reload Task - All ]
            UPDATE PROCESS START [ v3.2.1_20 ] [ 01/10/25 07:29:37 ]
            
            ===[  DNSBL Process  ]================================================
            
            Loading DNSBL Statistics... completed
            Loading DNSBL SafeSearch... enabled
            Loading DNSBL Whitelist... completed
            Blacklist database(s) ... exists.
            
            [ UT1_agressif ]		 Reload [ 01/10/25 07:29:38 ] . completed ..
             ----------------------------------------------------------------------
             Orig.    Unique     # Dups     # White    # TOP1M    Final                
             ----------------------------------------------------------------------
             265      265        0          0          0          265                  
             ----------------------------------------------------------------------
            
            [ UT1_astrology ]		 Reload . completed ..
             ----------------------------------------------------------------------
             Orig.    Unique     # Dups     # White    # TOP1M    Final                
             ----------------------------------------------------------------------
             28       28         0          0          0          28                   
             ----------------------------------------------------------------------
            
            [ EasyList ]			 Reload . completed ..
             Whitelist: adnxs.net|adsafeprotected.com|amazon-adsystem.com|pips.taboola.com|
             ----------------------------------------------------------------------
             Orig.    Unique     # Dups     # White    # TOP1M    Final                
             ----------------------------------------------------------------------
             29589    29589      0          4          0          29585                
             ----------------------------------------------------------------------
            
            [ StevenBlack_ADs ]		 Reload [ 01/10/25 07:29:39 ] . completed ..
             Whitelist: 15.taboola.com|aax-eu.amazon-adsystem.com|addthis.com|adsafeprotected.com|am-match.taboola.com|am-sync.taboola.com|am-trc-events.taboola.com|am-vid-events.taboola.com|am-wf.taboola.com|amazon-adsystem.com|api-s2s.taboola.com|api.taboola.com|assets.taboola.com|beacon.taboola.com|bs.eyeblaster.akadns.net|bs.serving-sys.com|c2.taboola.com|c3.taboola.com|cdn-yjp.taboola.com|cdn.taboola.com|cds.taboola.com|ch-match.taboola.com|ch-sync.taboola.com|ch-vid-events.taboola.com|ch-wf.taboola.com|control.kochava.com|convchmp.taboola.com|convhkmp.taboola.com|convlatbmp.taboola.com|convnjmp.taboola.com|device-metrics-us-2.amazon.com|fls-na.amazon.com|geolocation.onetrust.com|googletagmanager.com|hk-match.taboola.com|hk-sync.taboola.com|hk-vid-events.taboola.com|hk-wf.taboola.com|images-dl.taboola.com|images.taboola.com|impr.taboola.com|imprammp.taboola.com|imprchmp.taboola.com|imprhkmp.taboola.com|imprlatbmp.taboola.com|imprnjmp.taboola.com|imprsgmp.taboola.com|la-match.taboola.com|la-sync.taboola.com|la-trc-events.taboola.com|la-vid-events.taboola.com|la-wf.taboola.com|localhost.localdomain|match.taboola.com|mb.taboola.com|mpg.taboola.com|nr-events.taboola.com|nr.taboola.com|opps.taboola.com|parkingcrew.net|pi.pardot.com|pixel.adsafeprotected.com|popup.taboola.com|px.moatads.com|resources.taboola.com|secure-gl.imrworldwide.com|sg-match.taboola.com|sg-sync.taboola.com|sg-trc-events.taboola.com|sg-vid-events.taboola.com|sg-wf.taboola.com|sync-t1.taboola.com|sync.taboola.com|taboola.com|timeinc.trc.taboola.com|trace.svc.ui.com|tracking.taboola.com|trc-events.taboola.com|trc.taboola.com|us-match.taboola.com|us-sync.taboola.com|us-vid-events.taboola.com|us-wf.taboola.com|vidanalytics.taboola.com|vidstat.taboola.com|vidstatb.taboola.com|vidutils.taboola.com|wf.taboola.com|wildcard.moatads.com.edgekey.net|www.addthis.com|www.api.taboola.com|www.c2.taboola.com|www.cdn.taboola.com|www.googletagmanager.com|www.images.taboola.com|www.parkingcrew.net|www.popup.taboola.com|www.taboola.com|www.trc.taboola.com|
             ----------------------------------------------------------------------
             Orig.    Unique     # Dups     # White    # TOP1M    Final                
             ----------------------------------------------------------------------
             117135   117135     806        99         0          116230               
             ----------------------------------------------------------------------
            
            ------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Assembling DNSBL database...... completed [ 01/10/25 07:29:46 ]
            TLD:
            TLD analysis.. completed [ 01/10/25 07:29:49 ]
            TLD finalize...
            ----------------------------------------
            Original    Matches    Removed    Final     
            ----------------------------------------
            146108      65425      44417      101691    
            -----------------------------------------
            TLD finalize... completed [ 01/10/25 07:29:52 ]
            
            Saving DNSBL statistics... completed [ 01/10/25 07:29:53 ]
            Reloading Unbound Resolver (DNSBL python).
            Stopping Unbound Resolver.
            Unbound stopped in 2 sec.
            Additional mounts (DNSBL python):
             No changes required.
            Starting Unbound Resolver... completed [ 01/10/25 07:29:56 ]
            Resolver cache restored [ 01/10/25 07:29:58 ]
            DNSBL update [ 101691 | PASSED  ]... completed
            ------------------------------------------------------------------------
            
            ===[  GeoIP Process  ]============================================
            
            [ pfB_Europe_v4 ]		 Changes found... Updating
            
             Aggregation Stats:
             ------------------
             Original Final      
             ------------------
             35609    14269      
             ------------------
            
            
            ===[  IPv4 Process  ]=================================================
            
            [ MS_1_v4 ]			 Reload [ 01/10/25 07:29:59 ] . completed ..
            
             Aggregation Stats:
             ------------------
             Original Final      
             ------------------
             2866     2679       
             ------------------
             ------------------------------
             Original Master     Final     
             ------------------------------
             2876     2679       2679        [ Pass ] 
             -----------------------------------------------------------------
            
            
            ===[  Aliastables / Rules  ]==========================================
            
            No changes to Firewall rules, skipping Filter Reload
            
            Updating: pfB_Europe_v4
            no changes.
            Updating: pfB_PRI5_v4
            no changes.
            
            Saving config changes... completed
            ===[  Kill States  ]==================================================
            
            Firewall state(s) validation for [ 19 ] IPv4 address(es)...
            Firewall state(s) validation for [ 38 ] IPv6 address(es)...
            No matching states found
            
            ======================================================================
            
            ===[ FINAL Processing ]=====================================
            
              [ Original IP count   ]  [ 38485 ]
            
              [ Final IP Count  ]  [ 2679 ]
            
            
            ===[ Permit List IP Counts ]=========================
            
              14269 /var/db/pfblockerng/permit/pfB_Europe_v4.txt
            
            ===[ Deny List IP Counts ]===========================
            
               2679 /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/MS_1_v4.txt
            
            ===[ DNSBL Domain/IP Counts ] ===================================
            
             146108 total
             116230 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/StevenBlack_ADs.txt
              29585 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/EasyList.txt
                265 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/UT1_agressif.txt
                 28 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/UT1_astrology.txt
            
            ====================[ IPv4/6 Last Updated List Summary ]==============
            
            Dec 31	12:37	MS_1_v4
            Jan 10	07:29	pfB_Europe_v4
            
            ====================[ DNSBL Last Updated List Summary ]==============
            
            Jan 6	00:05	EasyList
            Jan 6	00:15	UT1_agressif
            Jan 6	00:15	UT1_astrology
            Jan 6	00:15	StevenBlack_ADs
            ===============================================================
            
            Database Sanity check [  PASSED  ]
            ------------------------
            Masterfile/Deny folder uniq check
            Deny folder/Masterfile uniq check
            
            Sync check (Pass=No IPs reported)
            ----------
            
            Alias table IP Counts
            -----------------------------
              16948 total
              14269 /var/db/aliastables/pfB_Europe_v4.txt
               2679 /var/db/aliastables/pfB_PRI5_v4.txt
            
            pfSense Table Stats
            -------------------
            table-entries hard limit   800000
            Table Usage Count         19757
            
            UPDATE PROCESS ENDED [ 01/10/25 07:30:00 ]
            

            No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
            Edit : and where are the logs ??

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              djtech2k
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                djtech2k
                last edited by

                I thought you only wanted that specific section. Here is the entire latest force reload section.

                 [ Force Reload Task - DNSBL ]
                 UPDATE PROCESS START [ v3.2.0_20 ] [ 01/10/25 08:35:44 ]
                ===[  DNSBL Process  ]================================================
                 Loading DNSBL Statistics... completed
                 Loading DNSBL SafeSearch... disabled
                 Loading DNSBL Whitelist... completed
                [ EasyList ]			 Reload . completed ..
                  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Orig.    Unique     # Dups     # White    # TOP1M    Final                
                  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                  29672    29672      0          0          0          29672                
                  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                  IPv4 count=101
                [ EasyPrivacy ]			 Reload . completed ..
                  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Orig.    Unique     # Dups     # White    # TOP1M    Final                
                  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                  41424    41423      0          0          0          41423                
                  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                  IPv4 count=8
                Saving DNSBL statistics... completed [ 01/10/25 08:35:45 ]
                ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Assembling DNSBL database...... completed
                Reloading Unbound Resolver (DNSBL python).
                Stopping Unbound Resolver.
                Unbound stopped in 2 sec.
                Additional mounts (DNSBL python):
                  No changes required.
                Starting Unbound Resolver... completed [ 01/10/25 08:35:47 ]
                Resolver cache restored
                DNSBL update [ 71095 | PASSED  ]... completed
                ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                ===[  GeoIP Process  ]============================================
                ===[  IPv4 Process  ]=================================================
                [ Abuse_Feodo_C2_v4 ]		 exists.
                [ Abuse_SSLBL_v4 ]		 exists.
                [ CINS_army_v4 ]		 exists.
                [ ET_Block_v4 ]			 exists.
                [ ET_Comp_v4 ]			 exists.
                [ ISC_Block_v4 ]		 exists.
                [ Spamhaus_Drop_v4 ]		 exists.
                [ Talos_BL_v4 ]			 Downloading update .. 200 OK. completed ..
                [ pfB_PRI1_v4 Talos_BL_v4 ] No IPs found! Ensure only IP based Feeds are used! ]
                [ BDS_TOR_v4 ]			 exists. [ 01/10/25 08:35:48 ]
                [ DMe_TOR_EN_v4 ]		 exists.
                [ ET_TOR_All_v4 ]		 exists.
                [ ISC_TOR_v4 ]			 exists.
                [ PROJECT_TOR_EN_v4 ]		 exists.
                [ RUECKGR_TOR_All_v4 ]		 exists.
                [ SFS_IPs_v4 ]			 exists.
                [ DNSBLIP_v4 ]			 Downloading update .. completed ..
                  Aggregation Stats:
                  ------------------
                  Original Final      
                  ------------------
                  109      72         
                  ------------------
                  ------------------------------
                  Original Master     Final     
                  ------------------------------
                  109      72         72          [ Pass ] 
                  -----------------------------------------------------------------
                ===[  Aliastables / Rules  ]==========================================
                No changes to Firewall rules, skipping Filter Reload
                 Updating: pfB_DNSBLIP_v4
                no changes.
                Saving config changes... completed
                ===[  Kill States  ]==================================================
                No matching states found
                ======================================================================
                ===[ FINAL Processing ]=====================================
                   [ Original IP count   ]  [ 207257 ]
                   [ Final IP Count  ]  [ 174653 ]
                ===[ Deny List IP Counts ]===========================
                  174654 total
                  150429 /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/SFS_IPs_v4.txt
                   11928 /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/CINS_army_v4.txt
                    5404 /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/BDS_TOR_v4.txt
                    3651 /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/ET_TOR_All_v4.txt
                    1322 /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/ET_Block_v4.txt
                     565 /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/DMe_TOR_EN_v4.txt
                     562 /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/ET_Comp_v4.txt
                     403 /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/RUECKGR_TOR_All_v4.txt
                     294 /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/ISC_TOR_v4.txt
                      72 /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/DNSBLIP_v4.txt
                       9 /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/Spamhaus_Drop_v4.txt
                       7 /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/ISC_Block_v4.txt
                       6 /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/PROJECT_TOR_EN_v4.txt
                       1 /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/Abuse_SSLBL_v4.txt
                       1 /var/db/pfblockerng/deny/Abuse_Feodo_C2_v4.txt
                ====================[ Empty Lists w/127.1.7.7 ]==================
                Abuse_SSLBL_v4.txt
                ===[ DNSBL Domain/IP Counts ] ===================================
                   71204 total
                   41423 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/EasyPrivacy.txt
                   29672 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/EasyList.txt
                     101 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/EasyList_v4.ip
                       8 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/EasyPrivacy_v4.ip
                ====================[ IPv4/6 Last Updated List Summary ]==============
                Jan 3	06:40	Abuse_SSLBL_v4
                Jan 9	00:30	ET_Block_v4
                Jan 9	06:35	Spamhaus_Drop_v4
                Jan 9	11:54	BDS_TOR_v4
                Jan 9	17:15	ET_TOR_All_v4
                Jan 9	17:15	ET_Comp_v4
                Jan 10	06:40	ISC_TOR_v4
                Jan 10	06:52	CINS_army_v4
                Jan 10	07:00	ISC_Block_v4
                Jan 10	07:30	PROJECT_TOR_EN_v4
                Jan 10	07:31	DMe_TOR_EN_v4
                Jan 10	07:55	Abuse_Feodo_C2_v4
                Jan 10	07:55	SFS_IPs_v4
                Jan 10	08:01	RUECKGR_TOR_All_v4
                Jan 10	08:35	Talos_BL_v4
                Jan 10	08:35	DNSBLIP_v4
                ====================[ DNSBL Last Updated List Summary ]==============
                Jan 9	21:55	EasyPrivacy
                Jan 9	23:54	EasyList
                ===============================================================
                Database Sanity check [  PASSED  ]
                ------------------------
                Masterfile/Deny folder uniq check
                Deny folder/Masterfile uniq check
                Sync check (Pass=No IPs reported)
                ----------
                Alias table IP Counts
                -----------------------------
                  174654 total
                  150429 /var/db/aliastables/pfB_SFS_v4.txt
                   13830 /var/db/aliastables/pfB_PRI1_v4.txt
                   10323 /var/db/aliastables/pfB_TOR_v4.txt
                      72 /var/db/aliastables/pfB_DNSBLIP_v4.txt
                pfSense Table Stats
                -------------------
                table-entries hard limit   400000
                Table Usage Count         174668
                 UPDATE PROCESS ENDED [ 01/10/25 08:35:50 ]
                
                
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                  djtech2k
                  last edited by

                  I still have not figured out why my packets are resolving to 0.0.0.0 but its more of a curiosity thing at this point. resolving to 0.0.0.0 still blocks it, so that's my goal. Just would like to figure out why it is going there and not to the 10.x webserver.

                  I have been slowly adding more feeds to pfblocker and I have been trying to check out the logs to see how much is being blocked, and also how the logs look. I have been noticing that a few feeds are repeatedly failing to update both on the scheduled update and when I force it manually. When I go to the feed listed in pfsense, I am able to click the link and download the feed just fine but in the logs it says the updates fail because it can't download the feed.

                  Are any of you seeing this behavior and is it normal? For example, I am getting it on Talos_BL_v4 and DMe_TOR_EN_v4.

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                    SteveITS Galactic Empire @djtech2k
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                    @djtech2k Talos basically isn't valid anymore, see thread
                    https://forum.netgate.com/topic/190566/pfb_pri1_v4-talos_bl_v4-download-fail

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                      djtech2k
                      last edited by

                      OK thanks. Good to know. I will remove it then.

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                        djtech2k
                        last edited by

                        I recently added the ISC_Miner list and looks like it may be dead too.

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