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    • BBcan177B
      BBcan177 Moderator
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      @chain:

      @BBcan177:

      @chain:

      Is there a way to add this to pfBlockerNG or Aliases, this list of domains

      Hi Chain, that list can be parsed without issues… If that was from a URL, just add the URL to a DNSBL alias ... You could also paste that into a custom list and the package will parse it...

      i did that, but I notices that it don't show up in the list of site to block, that the link below for the site

      http://pastebin.com/050GLwG8

      Its a good site for block windows 7-10 spying on people

      Click the "Raw" button, and you should be able to pull that list with DNSBL, as it removes the HTML formatting…

      http://pastebin.com/raw/050GLwG8

      "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
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        @AspiringNSATroglodyte:

        I've attached some pictures to hopefully shed some light on the issue. As I've said, I have configured pfblockerng and DNSBL succesfully many times in the past without issue.

        Can you run this command and send me the output:

        grep -B10 -A12 "pfB_DNSBL_Allow_access_to_VIP" /conf/config.xml
        

        "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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          AspiringNSATroglodyte
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          @BBcan177:

          @AspiringNSATroglodyte:

          I've attached some pictures to hopefully shed some light on the issue. As I've said, I have configured pfblockerng and DNSBL succesfully many times in the past without issue.

          Can you run this command and send me the output:

          grep -B10 -A12 "pfB_DNSBL_Allow_access_to_VIP" /conf/config.xml
          

          PM sent

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          • BBcan177B
            BBcan177 Moderator
            last edited by

            Sent you a reply.

            "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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              alex3712
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              Hello BBcan177 thanks for a great package, update for 2.2.6 will or only for 2.3.x?

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              • BBcan177B
                BBcan177 Moderator
                last edited by

                @alex3712:

                Hello BBcan177 thanks for a great package, update for 2.2.6 will or only for 2.3.x?

                You can upgrade from 2.2.x to 2.3.x and pfBlockerNG will upgrade without issue…

                "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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                  Jamerson
                  last edited by

                  Thank you for this BBcan177.
                  I am using it for over a year now everything working really fine.
                  I want to filter the adult website using this package is this even possible or have to install a proxy ?

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                  • BBcan177B
                    BBcan177 Moderator
                    last edited by

                    @Jamerson:

                    Thank you for this BBcan177.
                    I am using it for over a year now everything working really fine.
                    I want to filter the adult website using this package is this even possible or have to install a proxy ?

                    Just have to add the domains that you want to block into a DNSBL Alias…

                    "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

                      pfBlockerNG v2.0.15 -    Pull Request #140 was merged:

                      See the following for details:
                          https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-ports/pull/140

                      UPDATE:

                      Please wait for pfBlockerNG v2.0.16 due to the following unescaped variable issue:
                          https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-ports/pull/143/files

                      "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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                        ivor
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                        @BBcan177:

                        pfBlockerNG v2.0.15 -    Pull Request #140 was merged:

                        See the following for details:
                            https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-ports/pull/140

                        UPDATE:

                        Please wait for pfBlockerNG v2.0.16 due to the following unescaped variable issue:
                            https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-ports/pull/143/files

                        Great job. Just resolved the issue with dnsbl service not starting.

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                          nathulal
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                          Using pfBlockerNG v2.0.16 I have DNSBL EasyPrivacy turned on from before. It was working fine. After updating to v2.0.16 twitter.com is getting blocked. Was not getting blocked before. I tried to add twitter.com to DNSBL->Custom Domain Suppression (Whitelist) but that doesnt unblock it. If I set the EasyPrivacy feed to Off, twitter.com loads successfully.

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                          • BBcan177B
                            BBcan177 Moderator
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                            @nathulal:

                            Using pfBlockerNG v2.0.16 I have DNSBL EasyPrivacy turned on from before. It was working fine. After updating to v2.0.16 twitter.com is getting blocked. Was not getting blocked before. I tried to add twitter.com to DNSBL->Custom Domain Suppression (Whitelist) but that doesnt unblock it. If I set the EasyPrivacy feed to Off, twitter.com loads successfully.

                            You can suppress directly from the Alerts Tab, which will remove the Domain immediately… if you add the domain manually to the Whitelist, you need to select the "update custom list" checkbox, and run a "Force Reload - DNSBL" for it to take effect...

                            "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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                              nathulal
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                              @BBcan177:

                              You can suppress directly from the Alerts Tab, which will remove the Domain immediately… if you add the domain manually to the Whitelist, you need to select the "update custom list" checkbox, and run a "Force Reload - DNSBL" for it to take effect...

                              Ahh thanks for clearing that up. All good now.

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                              • BBcan177B
                                BBcan177 Moderator
                                last edited by

                                @nathulal:

                                @BBcan177:

                                You can suppress directly from the Alerts Tab, which will remove the Domain immediately… if you add the domain manually to the Whitelist, you need to select the "update custom list" checkbox, and run a "Force Reload - DNSBL" for it to take effect...

                                Ahh thanks for clearing that up. All good now.

                                Ahh crap… I have to make another change to the code as it shouldn't have picked up that Domain name :)  Sorry guys... I will post a PR to get this fixed ASAP...

                                "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

                                  pfBlockerNG v2.0.17 :
                                      https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-ports/pull/144

                                  This will fix the issue with the EasyPrivacy Feed (As noted above)

                                  I suspect that EasyList will also change file formats at some point, but I will make those changes at that time.

                                  Until the PR is merged, either disable EasyPrivacy, or fetch the file from my Github repo:

                                  –> File below is only for pfSense v2.3.x <–

                                  fetch -o /usr/local/pkg/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.inc "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BBcan177/FreeBSD-
                                  ports/88fc815594c48f9d99c2f7feb9649a3586a3ca27/net/pfSense-pkg-pfBlockerNG/files/usr/local/pkg/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.inc"
                                  

                                  and run a "Force Reload - DNSBL"

                                  "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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                                    nathulal
                                    last edited by

                                    @BBcan177:

                                    pfBlockerNG v2.0.17 :
                                        https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-ports/pull/144

                                    This will fix the issue with the EasyPrivacy Feed (As noted above)

                                    I suspect that EasyList will also change file formats at some point, but I will make those changes at that time.

                                    Until the PR is merged, either disable EasyPrivacy, or fetch the file from my Github repo:

                                    –> File below is only for pfSense v2.3.x <–

                                    fetch -o /usr/local/pkg/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.inc "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BBcan177/FreeBSD-
                                    ports/88fc815594c48f9d99c2f7feb9649a3586a3ca27/net/pfSense-pkg-pfBlockerNG/files/usr/local/pkg/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.inc"
                                    

                                    and run a "Force Reload - DNSBL"

                                    Manually pulled the update and reverted my twitter.com whitelist. Did a force reload and can verify that the fix does work. Thanks.

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                                      ppmax
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                                      Hi–

                                      Firstly, thanks again for an awesome package!

                                      I'd like to revisit an issue brought up numerous pages ago, that issue being that with pfBlockerNG and DNSBL enabled, along with the DNSBL Easy List to block ads, some web clients will throw an error like so:

                                      Is this a Safari/Mobile Safari issue only? How are people working around this with pfBlockerNG? This issue is causing Wife Approval Factor to drop precipitously.

                                      Thanks again,
                                      Paul

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                                      • BBcan177B
                                        BBcan177 Moderator
                                        last edited by

                                        @ppmax:

                                        Is this a Safari/Mobile Safari issue only? How are people working around this with pfBlockerNG? This issue is causing Wife Approval Factor to drop precipitously.

                                        Hi Paul,

                                        Is this device on the latest Apple Software build? Is Safari updated?

                                        Two other options.. 1) Install Chrome  2) Set the DNS setttings for this device to a different DNS server, so that it bypasses DNSBL.

                                        "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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                                          ppmax
                                          last edited by

                                          Hello BBcan177–

                                          Thanks for your reply--much appreciated.

                                          All our desktops/laptops/devices are up to date running the latest: Safari 9.1.1 and OS X 10.11.5 on the desktop. All iPhones and iPads are running the latest as well.

                                          Getting folks in the family to use another browser won't go very far :(  Such is the life of the family sys admin.

                                          Regarding:

                                          1. Set the DNS settings for this device to a different DNS server, so that it bypasses DNSBL.

                                          All devices are using pfSense for DNS (forwarder is enabled).

                                          If I'm understanding this issue correctly, these certs are all delivered via https. Since these connections are blocked by the EasyList, Safari throws these alerts?

                                          Is this a known issue with Safari, or is there some configuration available that I'm not aware of?

                                          thx
                                          PP

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                                            XmickS
                                            last edited by

                                            Hello,

                                            I had pfblocker working fine on my other setup, but now since i upgraded to pfsense 2.3 my config was currupted and i had to do a clean install.

                                            my problem with pfblocker is that i cant get the dnsbl to block ads. i configured the standard list(cameleon, yoyo, adaway enz.) and i also see a lot of ads listed in the alerts tab, but the ads still show up. i'm guessing the problem is with unbound. also when i do al update/reload, it says "Reloading Unbound … Not completed." see below.

                                            Adding Unbound Server:Include line... completed
                                            Validating database... completed 
                                            Reloading Unbound ... Not completed.
                                            DNSBL update [ 0 ]... completed 
                                            ------------------------------------------
                                            DNSBL - Adding Unbound custom 'include' option
                                            
                                            Saving new DNSBL web server configuration to port [ 8081 & 8443 ]
                                            Saving pfSense config...
                                            VIP address configured. Widget Packet statistics reset.
                                            New DNSBL Cert Created.
                                            Restarting Service DNSBL...
                                            

                                            second thing is it says ipcount 37?

                                               70107 total
                                               46572 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/ADs_hostfile.txt
                                               15239 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/ADs_Cameleon.txt
                                                3659 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/EasyListElements.txt
                                                2395 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/ADs_yoyo.txt
                                                2080 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/EasyListPrivacy.txt
                                                 125 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/ADs_adaway.txt
                                                  23 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/EasyListElements.ip
                                                  14 /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/EasyListPrivacy.ip
                                            
                                            IPv4 alias tables IP count
                                            -----------------------------
                                            37
                                            
                                            IPv6 alias tables IP count
                                            -----------------------------
                                            0
                                            
                                            Alias table IP Counts
                                            -----------------------------
                                                  37 /var/db/aliastables/pfB_DNSBLIP.txt
                                            
                                            pfSense Table Stats
                                            -------------------
                                            table-entries hard limit  2000000
                                            Table Usage Count         73126
                                            
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