Netgate Discussion Forum
    • Categories
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Popular
    • Users
    • Search
    • Register
    • Login

    pfBlocker hidden whitelists

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved pfBlockerNG
    19 Posts 6 Posters 1.6k Views
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • I
      iTestAndroid @RonpfS
      last edited by

      @RonpfS Thanks for the suggestion. I did that, no difference. Been struggling with it for 8+ hours now... Don't want to remove/re-install pfBlocker

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • I
        iTestAndroid
        last edited by

        @BBcan177 Any ideas? I really checked every single tab and config page in pfBlocker for hours

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • S
          serbus
          last edited by

          Hello!

          Check /var/db/pfblockerng/pfbdnsblsuppression.txt

          Any .bk files in /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/

          ?

          John

          Lex parsimoniae

          I 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • I
            iTestAndroid @serbus
            last edited by iTestAndroid

            @serbus Thank you very much, seems like its "/var/db/pfblockerng/pfbdnsblsuppression.txt"

            I did rm on that file, but after reload file is placed there again. Where is that coming from? How can I remove it completely?

            P.S. No bk files in /var/db/pfblockerng/dnsbl/

            GertjanG 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • I
              iTestAndroid
              last edited by

              Checked the code, based on this:
              https://gist.githubusercontent.com/BBcan177/fd7aa11babc3280ab593cacb86a60257/raw

              dnsbl_supptxt value is populated from DNSBL Whitelist, but I absolutely have nothing in there, added test domain, saved, removed, saved, I did all I can to remove it, but mysteriously a large list of domains gets added to my pfbdnsblsuppression.txt on each reload

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • S
                serbus
                last edited by serbus

                Hello!

                Do you have DNSBL SafeSearch enabled? Alexa/TOP1M?

                John

                Lex parsimoniae

                I 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • kiokomanK
                  kiokoman LAYER 8
                  last edited by

                  @iTestAndroid said in pfBlocker hidden whitelists:

                  pfbdnsblsuppression

                  maybe search inside the config.xml
                  there is this section:

                  -<pfblockerngdnsblsettings>
                  -<config>
                  <pfb_dnsvip>10.10.10.1</pfb_dnsvip>
                  <pfb_dnsport>8081</pfb_dnsport>
                  <pfb_dnsport_ssl>8553</pfb_dnsport_ssl>
                  <pfb_dnsbl>on</pfb_dnsbl>
                  <suppression>czMuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbQ0KczMtMS5hbWF6b25hd3MuY29tICMgQ05BTUUgZm9yIChzMy5hbWF6b25hd3MuY29tKQ0KLmdpdGh1Yi5jb20NCi5naXRodWJ1c2VyY29udGVudC5jb20gDQp naXRodWIubWFwLmZhc3RseS5uZXQgIyBDTkFNRSBmb3IgKHJhdy5naXRodWJ1c2VyY29udGVudC5jb20pDQouZ2l0bGFiLmNvbQ0KLmFwcGxlLmNvbSANCi5zb3VyY2Vmb3JnZS5uZXQNCi5mbHMtbmEuYW1hem9uLmNvbSAjIGFsZXhhDQouY29udHJ vbC5rb2NoYXZhLmNvbSAjIGFsZXhhIDINCi5kZXZpY2UtbWV0cmljcy11cy0yLmFtYXpvbi5jb20gIyBhbGV4YSAzDQouYW1hem9uLWFkc3lzdGVtLmNvbSAjIGFtYXpvbiBhcHAgYWRzDQoucHgubW9hdGFkcy5jb20gIyBhbWF6b24gYXBwIDINCi5 3aWxkY2FyZC5tb2F0YWRzLmNvbS5lZGdla2V5Lm5ldCAjIENOQU1FIGZvciAocHgubW9hdGFkcy5jb20pDQouZTEzMTM2LmcuYWthbWFpZWRnZS5uZXQgIyBDTkFNRSBmb3IgKHB4Lm1vYXRhZHMuY29tKQ0KLnNlY3VyZS1nbC5pbXJ3b3JsZHdpZGU uY29tICMgYW1hem9uIGFwcCAzDQoucGl4ZWwuYWRzYWZlcHJvdGVjdGVkLmNvbSAjIGFtYXpvbiBhcHAgNA0KLmFueWNhc3QucGl4ZWwuYWRzYWZlcHJvdGVjdGVkLmNvbSAjIENOQU1FIGZvciAocGl4ZWwuYWRzYWZlcHJvdGVjdGVkLmNvbSkNCi5 icy5zZXJ2aW5nLXN5cy5jb20gIyBhbWF6b24gYXBwIDUNCi5icy5leWVibGFzdGVyLmFrYWRucy5uZXQgIyBDTkFNRSBmb3IgKGJzLnNlcnZpbmctc3lzLmNvbSkNCi5ic2xhLmV5ZWJsYXN0ZXIuYWthZG5zLm5ldCAjIENOQU1FIGZvciAoYnMuc2V ydmluZy1zeXMuY29tKQ0KLmFkc2FmZXByb3RlY3RlZC5jb20gIyBhbWF6b24gYXBwIDYNCi5hbnljYXN0LnN0YXRpYy5hZHNhZmVwcm90ZWN0ZWQuY29tICMgQ05BTUUgZm9yIChzdGF0aWMuYWRzYWZlcHJvdGVjdGVkLmNvbSkNCmdvb2dsZS5jb20 NCnd3dy5nb29nbGUuY29tDQp5b3V0dWJlLmNvbQ0Kd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tDQp5b3V0dWJlLXVpLmwuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbSAjIENOQU1FIGZvciAoeW91dHViZS5jb20pDQpzdGFja292ZXJmbG93LmNvbQ0Kd3d3LnN0YWNrb3ZlcmZsb3cuY29tDQp kcm9wYm94LmNvbQ0Kd3d3LmRyb3Bib3guY29tDQp3d3cuZHJvcGJveC1kbnMuY29tICMgQ05BTUUgZm9yIChkcm9wYm94LmNvbSkNCi5hZHNhZmVwcm90ZWN0ZWQuY29tDQpjb250cm9sLmtvY2hhdmEuY29tDQpzZWN1cmUtZ2wuaW1yd29ybGR3aWR lLmNvbQ0KcGJzLnR3aW1nLmNvbSAjIHR3aXR0ZXIgaW1hZ2VzDQp3d3cucGJzLnR3aW1nLmNvbSAjIHR3aXR0ZXIgaW1hZ2VzDQpjczE5Ni53YWMuZWRnZWNhc3RjZG4ubmV0ICMgQ05BTUUgZm9yIChwYnMudHdpbWcuY29tKQ0KY3MyLXdhYy5hcHI tODMxNS5lZGdlY2FzdGRucy5uZXQgIyBDTkFNRSBmb3IgKHBicy50d2ltZy5jb20pDQpjczItd2FjLXVzLjgzMTUuZWNkbnMubmV0ICMgQ05BTUUgZm9yIChwYnMudHdpbWcuY29tKQ0KY3M0NS53YWMuZWRnZWNhc3RjZG4ubmV0ICMgQ05BTUUgZm9 yIChwYnMudHdpbWcuY29tKQ==</suppression>
                  

                  you can use this site to decode base64 to text
                  https://www.base64decode.org/

                  ̿' ̿'\̵͇̿̿\з=(◕_◕)=ε/̵͇̿̿/'̿'̿ ̿
                  Please do not use chat/PM to ask for help
                  we must focus on silencing this @guest character. we must make up lies and alter the copyrights !
                  Don't forget to Upvote with the 👍 button for any post you find to be helpful.

                  I 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • I
                    iTestAndroid @serbus
                    last edited by

                    @serbus No, as I mentioned earlier, definitely not. Also I went through all tabs and configs, nothing enabled for "whitelisting" or "suppression"

                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • I
                      iTestAndroid @kiokoman
                      last edited by iTestAndroid

                      @kiokoman Can I modify the /conf/config.xml file and remove the list?

                      Additionally, <supression> in pfblockerngdnsblsettings is empty in my /conf/config.xml

                      <pfblockerngdnsblsettings>
                      			<config>
                      				<pfb_dnsbl>on</pfb_dnsbl>
                      				<pfb_tld></pfb_tld>
                      				<pfb_dnsvip>127.0.0.1</pfb_dnsvip>
                      				<pfb_dnsport>8081</pfb_dnsport>
                      				<pfb_dnsport_ssl>8443</pfb_dnsport_ssl>
                      				<dnsbl_interface>lan</dnsbl_interface>
                      				<pfb_dnsbl_rule></pfb_dnsbl_rule>
                      				<dnsbl_allow_int></dnsbl_allow_int>
                      				<action>Deny_Both</action>
                      				<aliaslog>enabled</aliaslog>
                      				<autoaddrnot_in></autoaddrnot_in>
                      				<autoports_in></autoports_in>
                      				<aliasports_in></aliasports_in>
                      				<autoaddr_in></autoaddr_in>
                      				<autonot_in></autonot_in>
                      				<aliasaddr_in></aliasaddr_in>
                      				<autoproto_in></autoproto_in>
                      				<agateway_in>default</agateway_in>
                      				<autoaddrnot_out></autoaddrnot_out>
                      				<autoports_out></autoports_out>
                      				<aliasports_out></aliasports_out>
                      				<autoaddr_out></autoaddr_out>
                      				<autonot_out></autonot_out>
                      				<aliasaddr_out></aliasaddr_out>
                      				<autoproto_out></autoproto_out>
                      				<agateway_out>default</agateway_out>
                      				<alexa_enable></alexa_enable>
                      				<alexa_count></alexa_count>
                      				<alexa_inclusion></alexa_inclusion>
                      				<suppression></suppression>
                      				<tldexclusion></tldexclusion>
                      				<tldblacklist></tldblacklist>
                      				<tldwhitelist></tldwhitelist>
                      				<pfb_dnsvip_type>ipalias</pfb_dnsvip_type>
                      				<pfb_dnsvip_pass></pfb_dnsvip_pass>
                      				<dnsbl_webpage>dnsbl_default.php</dnsbl_webpage>
                      				<pfb_dnsbl_sync></pfb_dnsbl_sync>
                      				<alexa_type></alexa_type>
                      			</config>
                      		</pfblockerngdnsblsettings>
                      
                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • kiokomanK
                        kiokoman LAYER 8
                        last edited by

                        at least we have ruled out a configuration problem

                        ̿' ̿'\̵͇̿̿\з=(◕_◕)=ε/̵͇̿̿/'̿'̿ ̿
                        Please do not use chat/PM to ask for help
                        we must focus on silencing this @guest character. we must make up lies and alter the copyrights !
                        Don't forget to Upvote with the 👍 button for any post you find to be helpful.

                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • S
                          serbus
                          last edited by

                          Hello!

                          In the config under InstalledPackages, what does this look like?

                                   <pfblockerngsafesearch>
                                              <safesearch_enable>Enable</safesearch_enable>
                                              <safesearch_youtube>Strict</safesearch_youtube>
                                              <safesearch_firefoxdoh>Enable</safesearch_firefoxdoh>
                                   </pfblockerngsafesearch>
                          

                          John

                          Lex parsimoniae

                          I 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                          • I
                            iTestAndroid @serbus
                            last edited by

                            @serbus

                            This is what I have:

                            	<pfblockerngsafesearch>
                            		<safesearch_enable>Enable</safesearch_enable>
                            		<safesearch_youtube>Disable</safesearch_youtube>
                            		<safesearch_firefoxdoh>Disable</safesearch_firefoxdoh>
                            	</pfblockerngsafesearch>
                            
                            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • S
                              serbus
                              last edited by serbus

                              Hello!

                              I believe the safesearch is also used a whitelist.

                              John

                              Lex parsimoniae

                              I 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                              • I
                                iTestAndroid @serbus
                                last edited by iTestAndroid

                                @serbus Wow, you solved the mystery... Thank you very much.

                                Although I don't think enabling all *.google and yandex and bing etc is the right approach here. I think SafeSearch should be enabled without whitelisting *.google/yandex/bing etc @BBcan177

                                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                • N
                                  nevesnet
                                  last edited by

                                  was this ever resolved? sorry for the necro, but I have same EXACT problem, youtube being whitelisted, no whitelist configured and no safe search enabled...

                                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                  • GertjanG
                                    Gertjan @iTestAndroid
                                    last edited by Gertjan

                                    @iTestAndroid said in pfBlocker hidden whitelists:

                                    "/var/db/pfblockerng/pfbdnsblsuppression.txt"

                                    is created with what you've entered here :
                                    Firewall > pfBlockerNG > DNSBL
                                    at the bottom, you have a "DNSBL Whitelist", deploy it and the info shown there creates "/var/db/pfblockerng/pfbdnsblsuppression.txt".

                                    When I empty :

                                    e3bd17b2-6a1f-446a-bcbc-dab9f69f50c1-image.png

                                    the file will be nearly empty (just one line).

                                    Where does "yandex" etc comes from ?
                                    Well ... ask 😊
                                    SSH into your box (or console), option 8.
                                    Goto /usr/local/pkg/pfblockerng:

                                    grep -R 'yandex' *
                                    

                                    or

                                    grep -R 'adservices' *
                                    

                                    These files come with pfblockerng when you install it.
                                    You'll find pfb_py_hsts.txt.

                                    What I know : this file contains sites that are known to use "hsts" (wikipedia hsts please).

                                    Anyway .....
                                    I've emptied my 'master' DNSBL whitelist and now :

                                    0a78e557-30ef-4e9d-aeab-6dcfbc346030-image.png

                                    as you can see, "Whitelist" only contains "localhost.localdomain"

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

                                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                    • First post
                                      Last post
                                    Copyright 2025 Rubicon Communications LLC (Netgate). All rights reserved.