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    • BBcan177B
      BBcan177 Moderator
      last edited by BBcan177

      pfBlockerNG v3.0.0_6 update

      Will hopefully be approved and merged Monday this week.

      • Fix incorrect function name call
      • Add safety belt for DNS Python mode and the DNS Resolver OpenVPN Client Registration option.
      • Add a Phishing Army alternative feed.
      • Remove any empty < config >< /config > config.xml entries

      Updated:

      • DNSBL - NAT / Floating rule modifications when Localhost interface is selected

      • Add preliminary DNSBL Group Policy configuration that will globally bypass DNSBL for the defined LAN IPs

      "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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          jdeloach @BBcan177
          last edited by jdeloach

          @bbcan177

          Looks like the fix to restart unbound automatically did not make it into pfBlockerNG v3.0.0_6. I just updated to v3.0.0_6 and still had to manually start unbound after the update finished.

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          • BBcan177B
            BBcan177 Moderator @jdeloach
            last edited by

            @jdeloach said in pfBlockerNG v3.0.0_6 update:

            @bbcan177
            Looks like the fix to restart unbound automatically did not make it into pfBlockerNG v3.0.0_6. I just updated to v3.0.0_6 and still had to manually start unbound after the update finished.

            There is an issue in pfSense pkg-static that causes Unbound to go into a <defunct> state during Installation since on pkg Installation, the first step is to de-install and that stops Unbound, and then an installation, which re-enables the pkg and starts Unbound again. But the process tree map shows that Unbound is stopping/starting in the pkg installation tree which is causing this issue.
            I am trying to find a temporary workaround until the devs can look at it.
            You can try to disable the pkg before updating to any new versions, and then re-enable post installation to see if that helps.

            "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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              jdeloach @BBcan177
              last edited by

              @bbcan177

              Thanks, I'll follow your advice for any future updates.

              As always, thanks for your work on this great package.

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                mind12
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                I have a strange issue since I updated to this version. Whenever I try to edit a DNSBL Group object the edit menu of the object above appears instead. Anybody encountered this issue?
                Opening them from the Feeds menu works just fine.

                Editing BBCan177 opens an empty DNSBL group edit page
                Editing Malicious opens the BBCan177 edit page
                etc.

                37b22f72-fd31-4c34-9741-83f0cfe8655a-image.png

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                • GertjanG
                  Gertjan @mind12
                  last edited by Gertjan

                  @mind12 what is the URL shown when you hover the mouse over the 'pencil-edit' buttons
                  ?

                  My list :

                  4c05b17d-7926-401b-868d-3a12e6a8501d-image.png

                  When I hover over edit button of the BBcan177 feed, I see a ....&rowid=0
                  The Pishing (row 4) shows a rowid=3.

                  Editing BBcan177 opens the BBcan177 settings. Etc.

                  For my Cryptojackers - the id is 2 :

                  953df70e-31d4-415e-9407-a35a62967463-image.png

                  Did you re arrange the rows without hitting Save button ?

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

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                    mind12 @Gertjan
                    last edited by

                    @gertjan I have not rearranged them. To be honest this list was empty on the .5 version however I used all of them on the Feeds menu.

                    The ids are 0-3 in the same order as in my picture in the Group menu but BBCan has rowid 1 in the link on the Feeds menu.

                    I will try to rearrange them to have the same rowid as in Feeds.

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                      mind12 @mind12
                      last edited by

                      @mind12 After I rearranged, saved and reloaded it opens the correct feed now.

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                        SteveITS Galactic Empire @mind12
                        last edited by SteveITS

                        @BBcan177
                        I upgraded from 2.2.5_37 -> 3.0.0_6 tonight on my SG-2100 at home and have a question. Was DShield removed? I just set that up for all our clients a couple months ago when I saw it in the notes on Github. :) We used to have our own feed generator script. In v3 it shows up under "Unknown user defined Feeds."

                        After upgrading, it completed fine but the DNS resolver had stopped. All I had to do was start it. [arg, I posted then reread your message yesterday about this issue...never mind just +1 me]

                        Pre-2.7.2/23.09: Only install packages for your version, or risk breaking it. Select your branch in System/Update/Update Settings.
                        When upgrading, allow 10-15 minutes to restart, or more depending on packages and device speed.
                        Upvote 👍 helpful posts!

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                          A Former User
                          last edited by A Former User

                          A lot has happened over the past few weeks. Want to make sure I understand how things are at the moment (3.0.0_6). As best I can tell:

                          1. Issue during install/upgrade killing unbound. It's only an upgrade/install issue NOT an ongoing problem. So, install/upgrade should be viewed as a planned, albeit short, outage.

                          2. Using python integration mode is incompatible with views in unbound. This is an unbound issue on pfsense 2.4.5_p1. Not sure it's fixed with the more current version of unbound on pfsense 2.5.

                          Other than that things are good?

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                            mind12 @A Former User
                            last edited by

                            @jwj Yes you are correct.

                            Regarding 2. not just views but DHCP Registration and OpenVPN Clients is also incomatible with python mode.

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                              A Former User @mind12
                              last edited by

                              @mind12 Thanks! Is the problem with registering dhcp leases only dynamic leases? In other words, registering static leases is ok.

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                                mind12 @A Former User
                                last edited by

                                @jwj That's a good question. If I could guess, both.

                                Original release notes:

                                "The DNS Resolver (Unbound) DHCP Registration option is not compatible with DNSBL Python mode. The pfSense devs are aware and changes are required to be made to the dhcpleases binary to stop/start Unbound instead of sending a SIGHUP. The use of this option and the Unbound Python mode will cause an Unbound crash.
                                If DHCP Registration is enabled in Unbound Python mode, or DHCP Registration enabled after Unbound Python mode is enabled, Unbound Python mode will be downgraded to Unbound mode to prevent Unbound from crashing."

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                                  A Former User @mind12
                                  last edited by A Former User

                                  @mind12 Yeah.

                                  Screen Shot 2020-12-19 at 12.31.33.png

                                  First and third are a no go for sure, I can live with that. The second, static leases, would be a show stopper. I need to be able to resolve those devices and do reverse lookup for them.

                                  Of course using the non python mode removes these restrictions.

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                                    SteveITS Galactic Empire @SteveITS
                                    last edited by

                                    @teamits said in pfBlockerNG v3.0.0_6 update:

                                    Was DShield removed

                                    Looks like it was renamed to the ISC Block list.

                                    Pre-2.7.2/23.09: Only install packages for your version, or risk breaking it. Select your branch in System/Update/Update Settings.
                                    When upgrading, allow 10-15 minutes to restart, or more depending on packages and device speed.
                                    Upvote 👍 helpful posts!

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                                      xppx99
                                      last edited by xppx99

                                      Hello,

                                      Today I found an alert in PfblockerNG alerts - "DNSBL (Python mode) is out of sync. Perform a Force Reload to correct."

                                      dd80df15-a2d6-42ae-9962-5ad867881a19-image.png Screenshot 2020-12-21 at 10.27.31.png

                                      I've done a few force reloads but this wont change. Also disabled/enable pfblockerng but no change.
                                      Am I missing something?

                                      I'm using 3.0.0._6 version, python mode enabled.

                                      Thanks

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                                        Gertjan @xppx99
                                        last edited by Gertjan

                                        @xppx99

                                        You can check what happens in the log, shown during the force update :
                                        This it would should show :

                                        ....
                                        Database Sanity check [  PASSED  ]
                                        ------------------------
                                        Masterfile/Deny folder uniq check
                                        Deny folder/Masterfile uniq check
                                        ....
                                        

                                        Your shows :

                                        Database Sanity check [  FAILED  ] ** These two counts should match! **
                                        

                                        Normally, you shouldn't leave log messages with text like 'FAILED' .... ;)
                                        When you see FAILED somewhere it will pop up elsewhere .... like in the middle of the dashboard.

                                        You can see the file here : /var/unbound/var/log/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.log
                                        What counts is the last PASSED or FAILED occurrence.
                                        You could also see here Firewall > pfBlockerNG > Log Browser and view this file.

                                        I guess you have a feed/list that fails or contains invalid info - check them one by one.
                                        Make sure that " ** These two counts should match! ** " (whatever that may means) goes away.

                                        Or pastebin the log, and show it here.

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

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                                        • BBcan177B
                                          BBcan177 Moderator @Gertjan
                                          last edited by

                                          @gertjan @xppx99
                                          https://forum.netgate.com/topic/158947/dsnbl-out-of-sync/5

                                          "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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                                            xppx99 @Gertjan
                                            last edited by xppx99

                                            @gertjan

                                            I detect no problems in the log... Searching for "FAILED" detects no results:

                                            Database Sanity check [  PASSED  ]
                                            ------------------------
                                            Masterfile/Deny folder uniq check
                                            Deny folder/Masterfile uniq check
                                            
                                            Sync check (Pass=No IPs reported)
                                            ----------
                                            

                                            @BBcan177

                                            I have no TLD custom blacklist and whitelist, and I checked all the feed Headers and they are unique.

                                            Assembling DNSBL database...... completed [ 12/21/20 15:30:32 ]
                                            TLD:
                                            TLD analysis...xxxxx completed [ 12/21/20 15:30:36 ]
                                            
                                              ** TLD Domain count exceeded. [ 300000 ] All subsequent Domains listed as-is **
                                            
                                            TLD finalize...
                                             ----------------------------------------
                                             Original    Matches    Removed    Final     
                                             ----------------------------------------
                                             674635      236040     28482      646153    
                                             -----------------------------------------
                                            TLD finalize... completed [ 12/21/20 15:30:38 ]
                                            
                                            Saving DNSBL statistics... completed [ 12/21/20 15:30:39 ]
                                            Reloading Unbound Resolver (DNSBL python).
                                            Stopping Unbound Resolver.
                                            Unbound stopped in 2 sec.
                                            Additional mounts (DNSBL python):
                                              No changes required.
                                            Starting Unbound Resolver... completed [ 12/21/20 15:30:42 ]
                                            Resolver cache restored [ 12/21/20 15:30:43 ]
                                            *** DNSBL update [ 646153 ] [ 571350 ] ... OUT OF SYNC ! ***
                                            

                                            Edit: forgot to add the full log:
                                            log@pastebin

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