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      iTestAndroid
      last edited by

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

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        serbus
        last edited by

        Hello!

        Check /var/db/pfblockerng/pfbdnsblsuppression.txt

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

        ?

        John

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          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/

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            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

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              serbus
              last edited by serbus

              Hello!

              Do you have DNSBL SafeSearch enabled? Alexa/TOP1M?

              John

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              • 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>
                

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                  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"

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                    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>
                    
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                    • kiokomanK
                      kiokoman LAYER 8
                      last edited by

                      at least we have ruled out a configuration problem

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                        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>
                        

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                          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>
                          
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                            serbus
                            last edited by serbus

                            Hello!

                            I believe the safesearch is also used a whitelist.

                            John

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                              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

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                                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...

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                                • 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 ??

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