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    • BBcan177B
      BBcan177 Moderator
      last edited by

      @reggie14:

      I don't have a terribly compelling use for pfblockerng right now, but I was playing around with it just to see if I could get it to block ads with reasonable effectiveness.  I added some lists from iblocklist (the ads list there, plus the YoYo list) and configured them to reject on outbound LAN.  When I had logging on, I saw lots of hits (so many I turned off logging), but no noticeable decrease in ads.  Is this to be expected?

      I'm guessing that DNSBL+Adblock-easylist functionality in pfblockerng-v2 will improve things, I'm just curious how this lines up with other users' experiences.

      Hi reggie14,

      pfBNG is an IP based solution. Some lists for Domain blocking (DNSBL) have some IPs listed. So if you did use one of those Domain Lists, it would pull those IPs. IBlock Ads is not that great. So if you are looking for Ads blocking, you will need to wait for v2 of pfBNG. However, you should consider using pfBlockerNG as a tool to help block Outbound traffic to known malicious IPs.. There are lots of lists around.

      Here are a few lists to use:

      https://rules.emergingthreats.net/blockrules/compromised-ips.txt    ET_Comp              txt
      https://rules.emergingthreats.net/fwrules/emerging-Block-IPs.txt      ET_Block              txt
      http://www.spamhaus.org/drop/drop.txt                                        Spamhaus_Drop    txt
      http://www.spamhaus.org/drop/edrop.txt                                      Spamhaus_eDrop  txt
      https://sslbl.abuse.ch/blacklist/sslipblacklist_aggressive.csv            Abuse_SSLBL        html
      https://reputation.alienvault.com/reputation.snort.gz                      Alienvault            gz_2
      https://danger.rulez.sk/projects/bruteforceblocker/blist.php              DangerRulez        txt
      http://www.us.openbl.org/lists/base_90days.txt                              OpenBL                txt
      https://malc0de.com/bl/IP_Blacklist.txt                                          Malcode                txt

      "Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it."

      Website: http://pfBlockerNG.com
      Twitter: @BBcan177  #pfBlockerNG
      Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/pfBlockerNG/new/

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        nckwebtech
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        @BBcan177:

        @nckwebtech:

        I have already tried the force update.  When I run it I get this

        Hi nckwebtech, Did you select the Interfaces in the General Tab? IN/Outbound? Also please ensure that you selected the "Action Setting" in the Alias settings.

        BBCan177 That was the problem the In and Outbound were not selected.  When I looked at the setting I did not realize I had to select one.
        They should be selected by default but they are not.

        Thanks for the help

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          Supermule Banned
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          ~~I cant for the world get the P.S alias going….

          Havent got a clue why. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!~~

          FFS….. I am stupid as a bat.... :D

          Wont tell you why...

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          • BBcan177B
            BBcan177 Moderator
            last edited by

            @nckwebtech:

            BBCan177 That was the problem the In and Outbound were not selected.  When I looked at the setting I did not realize I had to select one.
            They should be selected by default but they are not.

            Glad that its working for you now.. There is nothing there to indicate that its set to Default  :)

            "Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it."

            Website: http://pfBlockerNG.com
            Twitter: @BBcan177  #pfBlockerNG
            Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/pfBlockerNG/new/

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            • BBcan177B
              BBcan177 Moderator
              last edited by

              @Supermule:

              ~~I cant for the world get the P.S alias going….

              Havent got a clue why. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!~~

              FFS….. I am stupid as a bat.... :D

              Wont tell you why...

              LOL.. "common sense is not so common!!"

              "Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it."

              Website: http://pfBlockerNG.com
              Twitter: @BBcan177  #pfBlockerNG
              Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/pfBlockerNG/new/

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                doktornotor Banned
                last edited by

                @Supermule:

                FFS….. I am stupid as a bat.... :D
                Wont tell you why...

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                  Supermule Banned
                  last edited by

                  HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA :D

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                    Mr. Jingles
                    last edited by

                    Given the increase in traffic in this thread I thought it was released, but according to the package manager in the GUI it is not there yet; lots of hackers here then  ;D

                    6 and a half billion people know that they are stupid, agressive, lower life forms.

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                      phil.davis
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                      @Mr.:

                      Given the increase in traffic in this thread I thought it was released, but according to the package manager in the GUI it is not there yet; lots of hackers here then  ;D

                      It is released and available on pfSense 2.2 only.

                      As the Greek philosopher Isosceles used to say, "There are 3 sides to every triangle."
                      If I helped you, then help someone else - buy someone a gift from the INF catalog http://secure.inf.org/gifts/usd/

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                        McFuzz
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                        Apologies ahead of time if this was already mentioned in the thread - it's late, and I just spent a couple of hours restoring from a botched 2.1.5->2.2 upgrade :(

                        Anyway - I just did a clean install of 2.2 and used a backed up config.xml to restore all my settings. In 2.1.5, I had pfBlocker installed with a few lists and once 2.2 was installed, I noticed that pfBlocker was no-mo and instead, pfBlockerNG was available.

                        Unfortunately, most of the pfBlocker XML data was loaded but since there was no package available, it was all broken; pfBlockerNG thought pfBlocker was installed but after I manually cleaned up config.xml of any mention of the old package, it seems pfBlockerNG started working.

                        I did not wipe any rules/lists in config.xml as far as I can tell… I was hoping that the new pfBlockerNG package would automagically import everything... alas, that is not the case.

                        So my question is, any idea how to get pfBlockerNG to 'pick up' the old settings and just automagically work? There's a whole lot more options in the new package than there were before...

                        Thanks :)

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                          doktornotor Banned
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                          There is no way to import configuration from the old pfBlocker. And frankly don't think it's ever gonna happen.

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                            Mr. Jingles
                            last edited by

                            @phil.davis:

                            @Mr.:

                            Given the increase in traffic in this thread I thought it was released, but according to the package manager in the GUI it is not there yet; lots of hackers here then  ;D

                            It is released and available on pfSense 2.2 only.

                            WUT??

                            Not on 2.1.5?(??)

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                            6 and a half billion people know that they are stupid, agressive, lower life forms.

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                              Mr. Jingles
                              last edited by

                              No, really, it's for 2.2 only?

                              I'm on 2.1.5, and plan to stay there for quite some time. I was looking forward to this package tremendelously, even back last year when BB tried to help me become a beta tester for it.

                              I'm a little bit like the attached pic now  :'(

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                              6 and a half billion people know that they are stupid, agressive, lower life forms.

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                                darrenkdean
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                                Good Evening,

                                I am attempting to use the IP Lists from https://blocklist.sigmaprojects.org/, but each time it goes to update, I am receiving an error:

                                [ https://blocklist.sigmaprojects.org/api.cfc?method=getList&lists=anti-infringement ]
                                ** TERMINATED - Header contains Blank/International/Special or Spaces

                                [ https://blocklist.sigmaprojects.org/api.cfc?method=getList&lists=webexploit ]
                                ** TERMINATED - Header contains Blank/International/Special or Spaces

                                [ https://blocklist.sigmaprojects.org/api.cfc?method=getList&lists=dshield ]
                                ** TERMINATED - Header contains Blank/International/Special or Spaces

                                [ https://blocklist.sigmaprojects.org/api.cfc?method=getList&lists=spyware ]
                                ** TERMINATED - Header contains Blank/International/Special or Spaces

                                [ https://blocklist.sigmaprojects.org/api.cfc?method=getList&lists=drop ]
                                ** TERMINATED - Header contains Blank/International/Special or Spaces

                                [ https://blocklist.sigmaprojects.org/api.cfc?method=getList&lists=zeus ]
                                ** TERMINATED - Header contains Blank/International/Special or Spaces

                                [ https://blocklist.sigmaprojects.org/api.cfc?method=getList&lists=china ]
                                ** TERMINATED - Header contains Blank/International/Special or Spaces

                                [ https://blocklist.sigmaprojects.org/api.cfc?method=getList&lists=forumspam ]
                                ** TERMINATED - Header contains Blank/International/Special or Spaces

                                [ https://blocklist.sigmaprojects.org/api.cfc?method=getList&lists=pedophiles ]
                                ** TERMINATED - Header contains Blank/International/Special or Spaces

                                [ https://blocklist.sigmaprojects.org/api.cfc?method=getList&lists=northkorea ]
                                ** TERMINATED - Header contains Blank/International/Special or Spaces

                                [ https://blocklist.sigmaprojects.org/api.cfc?method=getList&lists=russia ]
                                ** TERMINATED - Header contains Blank/International/Special or Spaces

                                [ https://blocklist.sigmaprojects.org/api.cfc?method=getList&lists=atma ]
                                ** TERMINATED - Header contains Blank/International/Special or Spaces

                                [ https://blocklist.sigmaprojects.org/api.cfc?method=getList&lists=spammers ]
                                ** TERMINATED - Header contains Blank/International/Special or Spaces

                                Any thoughts or guidance that might have to help resolve this issue would be greatly appreciated.

                                Best-

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                                • BBcan177B
                                  BBcan177 Moderator
                                  last edited by

                                  @darrenkdean:

                                  ** TERMINATED - Header contains Blank/International/Special or Spaces

                                  In the IPv4 Tab, when you create the Alias, ensure that there are no Spaces, International or Special Characters in the Header Name field.

                                  "Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it."

                                  Website: http://pfBlockerNG.com
                                  Twitter: @BBcan177  #pfBlockerNG
                                  Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/pfBlockerNG/new/

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                                    darrenkdean
                                    last edited by

                                    @BBcan177:

                                    @darrenkdean:

                                    ** TERMINATED - Header contains Blank/International/Special or Spaces

                                    In the IPv4 Tab, when you create the Alias, ensure that there are no Spaces, International or Special Characters in the Header Name field.

                                    Thank you for the help.  I have updated the Alias with these instructions but still receive the same error.  The Header field is blank for each of the lists.  Does something needed to be added to the Header field to make it work?

                                    Best-

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                                      Cino
                                      last edited by

                                      @darrenkdean:

                                      @BBcan177:

                                      @darrenkdean:

                                      ** TERMINATED - Header contains Blank/International/Special or Spaces

                                      In the IPv4 Tab, when you create the Alias, ensure that there are no Spaces, International or Special Characters in the Header Name field.

                                      Thank you for the help.  I have updated the Alias with these instructions but still receive the same error.  The Header field is blank for each of the lists.  Does something needed to be added to the Header field to make it work?

                                      Best-

                                      ** TERMINATED - Header contains Blank/International/Special or Spaces

                                      Enter a name for the header like: sigma-anti-infringement, sigma-webexploit, sigma-dshield

                                      
                                      'Header' : The 'Header' Field must be Unique, it will name the List File and it will be referenced in the pfBlockerNG Widget. Use a Unique Prefix per 'Alias Category' followed by a unique descriptor for each List.
                                      
                                      
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                                        Topper727
                                        last edited by

                                        Ok just to let everyone know that I tried his lists and found that same error. There is something wrong with fetching of list.  I can download gz lists if I use browser to get it.  It looks legit inside

                                        Example from file
                                        1.0.128.0/17
                                        1.0.192.0/18
                                        1.1.128.0/17
                                        1.2.128.0/17
                                        1.9.0.0/16
                                        1.20.128.0/17
                                        1.27.1.231/32
                                        1.27.100.88/32
                                        1.34.0.0/16
                                        1.36.71.108/32
                                        1.36.79.146/32
                                        1.48.0.0/16
                                        1.50.0.0/16
                                        1.54.224.0/20
                                        1.56.44.42/32
                                        1.56.122.145/32
                                        1.56.145.114/32

                                        I do not get his Header problem he sees but I get

                                        [ Sigantiinfringement ] Downloading New File

                                        [ pfB_sigmaprojects Sigantiinfringement ] Download FAIL [ 02/06/15 22:00:47 ]

                                        [ Sigwebexploit ] Downloading New File

                                        [ pfB_sigmaprojects Sigwebexploit ] Download FAIL [ 02/06/15 22:00:48 ]

                                        [ Sigdshield ] Downloading New File

                                        [ pfB_sigmaprojects Sigdshield ] Download FAIL [ 02/06/15 22:00:49 ]

                                        I took the link and had Free Download manager try to get it and that worked.  FDM got the file no problem.

                                        ![screencapture-192-168-1-1-pkg_edit-php (1).png](/public/imported_attachments/1/screencapture-192-168-1-1-pkg_edit-php (1).png)
                                        ![sigma list.png](/public/imported_attachments/1/sigma list.png)
                                        ![screencapture-192-168-1-1-pkg_edit-php (1).png_thumb](/public/imported_attachments/1/screencapture-192-168-1-1-pkg_edit-php (1).png_thumb)
                                        ![sigma list.png_thumb](/public/imported_attachments/1/sigma list.png_thumb)

                                        Dell 2950 g3 server
                                        Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5430 @ 2.66GHz
                                        Current: 2000 MHz, Max: 2667 MHz
                                        8 CPUs: 2 package(s) x 4 core(s)
                                        8152 MiB and 600meg 10k drive
                                        Pfsense 2.4 .. Hoping to get the phpvirtualbox going again.

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                                        • BBcan177B
                                          BBcan177 Moderator
                                          last edited by

                                          If the lists are gz format and in CIDR format, you need to select "gz_2".

                                          However, these are not the best lists to use. It's best to use lists from the original provider.

                                          "Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it."

                                          Website: http://pfBlockerNG.com
                                          Twitter: @BBcan177  #pfBlockerNG
                                          Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/pfBlockerNG/new/

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                                            Topper727
                                            last edited by

                                            BBcan you the man.  That fixes them thanks.  GZ_2 format.  Maybe next update it can be smarter and know what to choose :p

                                            Dell 2950 g3 server
                                            Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5430 @ 2.66GHz
                                            Current: 2000 MHz, Max: 2667 MHz
                                            8 CPUs: 2 package(s) x 4 core(s)
                                            8152 MiB and 600meg 10k drive
                                            Pfsense 2.4 .. Hoping to get the phpvirtualbox going again.

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