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joanandk
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 Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2022 9:33 am Post subject: Giving the bots what they want |
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Hi,
On my webserver I see attempts from bots to execute either wp-login.php or bin/sh. I know there is fail2ban which I could set up, but I want to give the poor bots what they want.
Question: Is it wise to create a .htaccess to rewrite anything to direct to randomize.php which then creates a stream of random characters. If the bot is poorly programmed, this could fill up their log and crash their machine after a while.
BR
PS: I have not hatred for bots, I find it funny if the aggressor gets some medicine of his own. |
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pietinger
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Hu
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| Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2022 3:08 pm Post subject: Re: Giving the bots what they want |
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| joanandk wrote: | | Question: Is it wise to create a .htaccess to rewrite anything to direct to randomize.php which then creates a stream of random characters. If the bot is poorly programmed, this could fill up their log and crash their machine after a while. |
I would not do this. I expect at least some of the attackers can spare more bandwidth than you can, so this would be a bigger drain on your server than the pain you can inflict on them, even if they fall for the trap. |
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mrbassie
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2022 5:10 pm Post subject: Re: Giving the bots what they want |
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| joanandk wrote: | Hi,
I know there is fail2ban which I could set up, but I want to give the poor bots what they want. |
net-misc/endlessh maybe |
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Oh boy.
cowrie sounds so tempting.
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