Re: [WebDNA] Attack?

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2015


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 112062
interpreted = N
texte = Even putting in an empty input like usually works. the bots fill it = out the humans don't. I use phone because the bots see it as important = and a real input. I also put the css in a css sheet not directly in the = form. This is not a panacea, so you will want to do other things like = captcha etc. No one thing works but together you can save yourself some = troubles.=20 > On Feb 4, 2015, at 2:28 PM, Stuart Tremain wrote: >=20 > Maybe a CAPTCHA would solve the problem. >=20 >=20 >=20 > Kind regards >=20 > Stuart Tremain > IDFK Web Developments > AUSTRALIA > webdna@idfk.com.au >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >> On 5 Feb 2015, at 4:06 am, Kenneth Grome = wrote: >>=20 >>> So=85 I have been getting attacked, I think. >>=20 >> What do your web server logs tell you? Is the same ip address >> being used to request the WebDNA template page that contains your >> email form? If so, just block it. >>=20 >>=20 >>> Why someone would attack me is a whole other bucket of fish >>=20 >> Bots do things like this, not humans. They are always trying to >> find unprotected pages/system to exploit. All the time. They >> never stop. >>=20 >>=20 >>> That went away, but now I have been getting a ton (hundreds=20 >>> sent in a few minutes of each other, several times a day) of=20 >>> Sendmail generated emails, that again crashes WebCat. >>=20 >> What's the URL of the form page that's being used to send these >> emails via WebDNA? >>=20 >>=20 >>> Is there any way this is not an attack, but WebCat somehow gone >>> crazy? >>=20 >> No. WebDNA does not request web pages unless you tell it to, >> either via trigger or via tcpconnect. >>=20 >>=20 >> Regards, >> Kenneth Grome >> WebDNA Solutions >> http://www.webdnasolutions.com >> Web Database Systems and Linux Server Management >> --------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us >> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us >=20 > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [WebDNA] Attack? (Kenneth Grome 2015)
  2. Re: [WebDNA] Attack? (Robert Minor 2015)
  3. Re: [WebDNA] Attack? (Stuart Tremain 2015)
  4. Re: [WebDNA] Attack? (Stuart Tremain 2015)
  5. Re: [WebDNA] Attack? (Kenneth Grome 2015)
  6. [WebDNA] Attack? (Stephen Reiss 2015)
Even putting in an empty input like usually works. the bots fill it = out the humans don't. I use phone because the bots see it as important = and a real input. I also put the css in a css sheet not directly in the = form. This is not a panacea, so you will want to do other things like = captcha etc. No one thing works but together you can save yourself some = troubles.=20 > On Feb 4, 2015, at 2:28 PM, Stuart Tremain wrote: >=20 > Maybe a CAPTCHA would solve the problem. >=20 >=20 >=20 > Kind regards >=20 > Stuart Tremain > IDFK Web Developments > AUSTRALIA > webdna@idfk.com.au >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >> On 5 Feb 2015, at 4:06 am, Kenneth Grome = wrote: >>=20 >>> So=85 I have been getting attacked, I think. >>=20 >> What do your web server logs tell you? Is the same ip address >> being used to request the WebDNA template page that contains your >> email form? If so, just block it. >>=20 >>=20 >>> Why someone would attack me is a whole other bucket of fish >>=20 >> Bots do things like this, not humans. They are always trying to >> find unprotected pages/system to exploit. All the time. They >> never stop. >>=20 >>=20 >>> That went away, but now I have been getting a ton (hundreds=20 >>> sent in a few minutes of each other, several times a day) of=20 >>> Sendmail generated emails, that again crashes WebCat. >>=20 >> What's the URL of the form page that's being used to send these >> emails via WebDNA? >>=20 >>=20 >>> Is there any way this is not an attack, but WebCat somehow gone >>> crazy? >>=20 >> No. WebDNA does not request web pages unless you tell it to, >> either via trigger or via tcpconnect. >>=20 >>=20 >> Regards, >> Kenneth Grome >> WebDNA Solutions >> http://www.webdnasolutions.com >> Web Database Systems and Linux Server Management >> --------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us >> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us >=20 > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us Robert Minor

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