PfBlockerNG v2.0 w/DNSBL

BBcan177

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…

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 ?

BBcan177

@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…

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

ivor

@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.

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.

BBcan177

@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...

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.

BBcan177

@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...

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"

nathulal

@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.

ppmax

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

BBcan177

@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.

ppmax

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:

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

XmickS

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

BBcan177

It looks like there are no domains in DNSBL?

DNSBL update [ 0 ]... completed

Post the whole DNSBL section of the log.

Qinn

@doktornotor:

@BIGGRIMTIM:

Sorry if this is stupid question. I am using OpenDNS and wondered if I can use DNSBL along with it? The only way I was able to get alert data was by changing the DNS settings on my PC.

Not in this way. If you point your clients to pfSense as DNS server and use OpenDNS as forwarders for Unbound, then yes it should work.

I recently installed pfblockerng v2.0.17 with the help of https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YLhDOaH0q5U and until then I used opendns. Is it possible to combine these two and if so how can I accomplish this and what could/would it bring.

BBcan177

@Qinn:

@doktornotor:

@BIGGRIMTIM:

Sorry if this is stupid question. I am using OpenDNS and wondered if I can use DNSBL along with it? The only way I was able to get alert data was by changing the DNS settings on my PC.

Not in this way. If you point your clients to pfSense as DNS server and use OpenDNS as forwarders for Unbound, then yes it should work.

I recently installed pfblockerng v2.0.17 with the help of https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YLhDOaH0q5U and until then I used opendns. Is it possible to combine these two and if so how can I accomplish this and what could/would it bring.

It can be done just as Dok said above:

Point your LAN devices to pfSense Resolver/DNSBL, and then set the Resolver into "Forwarding mode" to the opendns servers… But keep in mind that opendns doesn't support DNSSEC, so disable those options...

Qinn

Thanks for bringing us pfBlockerNG! As I am fairly new to the use of an ad blocker in combination what a firewall, can you be a bit more explicit say idiot proof ;) on the how to using pfBlockerNG and opendns?

Qinn

@BBcan177:

It can be done just as Dok said above:

Point your LAN devices to pfSense Resolver/DNSBL, and then set the Resolver into "Forwarding mode" to the opendns servers… But keep in mind that opendns doesn't support DNSSEC, so disable those options...

Stupid me, that was easy (one check mark and one off). But when using the "Forwarding mode" am I not losing DNSBL and so a lot off "power" of your adblocker? In your professional opinion am I now penny wise and pond foolish?