The Moz Q&A Forum

    • Forum
    • Questions
    • My Q&A
    • Users
    • Ask the Community

    Welcome to the Q&A Forum

    Browse the forum for helpful insights and fresh discussions about all things SEO.

    1. SEO and Digital Marketing Q&A Forum
    2. Categories
    3. White Hat / Black Hat SEO
    4. Malicious bots

    Malicious bots

    White Hat / Black Hat SEO
    5 2 1.1k
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as question
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • BlueprintMarketing
      BlueprintMarketing last edited by

      I was looking at some recommended keywords and felt sick to my stomach when I saw ilovevitaly.com search shell, resellerclub scam and a few more.

      | 2. | | 28(2.29%)ilovevitaly.com search shell | 0.00% | 0(0.00%) | 42.86% | 1.75 | 00:10:13 | 0.00% | 0(0.00%) | $0.00(0.00%) |
      | | 3. | resellerclub scam |

      I believe I have found the multiple IP addresses in which they're coming from and when I say many I mean I found 200 or so. There from different C blocks so they're very difficult to block easily without blocking legitimate traffic.

      I'm using a couple of different web application firewalls with the ability to block it pretty much anything. Does anyone have any device on doing this in a manner that might be more efficient than what I'm doing.I definitely do not want Google to think this is something that I did and penalize somebody this would be horrible. The site is going through Sucuri.net to be cleaned of any possible infection right now I do not know how this happened but zero day attacks are unfortunately a very real reality and unfortunately it could've been 1 million things.

      Thanks a million guys. I appreciate your help,
      Tom

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • kookabara
        kookabara last edited by

        Hi,

        I have just been hit by the situation. I will be happy to know what could be the reason and how it could be resolved. Appreciate if someone can help on this!

        Thanks

        Jason

        BlueprintMarketing 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 1
        • BlueprintMarketing
          BlueprintMarketing @kookabara last edited by

          I  Moved the domain to FireHost I am using their WAF & ADC ($3,672.03) the combination is keeping me safe right now. If you want to be able to block these things

          https://www.firehost.com/secure-cloud/application-delivery-controller-web-application-firewall

          I strongly recommend using a WAF

          https://sucuri.net/website-firewall/ probably the best deal on the planet. ($9-$350)

          Sucuri at nine dollars to give you DDos seven protection and three and four with everything the other guys offer on their top-of-the-line models it's pretty easy to make a wise decision and spend nine bucks.

          http://www.incapsula.com/  enterprise version or personal version excellent WAF (free to 350)

          http://www.distilnetworks.com/ ( awesome bot control) 30 days free $100

          or

          I'm not going to recommend this tool below because I don't know that it will do the job I know the ones above will. Still at 20 bucks it's worth a look

          https://www.cloudflare.com/ ( the free version of cloud flare is hundred percent worthless)

          I will update this continuously and can't wait to hear more from other people that are dealing with this.

          All the best,

          Tom

          firehost-advanced-adc-waf.pdf

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • BlueprintMarketing
            BlueprintMarketing last edited by

            Update if you use WordPress

            • **Joshua Strebel - Pagely CEO **Today at 02:12

              Hey Thomas,

              The site is not hacked, if what you are referring to is what is shown here:http://www.incapsula.com/blog/semalt-botnet-spam.html then it is referrer spam. We'll take a look and see what we can do at the network edge. We'll also look over your site as well.

              Check the FAQ at https://support.pagely.com for Answers to commonly asked questions.

            • Avatar**Joshua Strebel - Pagely CEO **Today at 03:09

              This should help in the meantime: https://pagely.com/blog/2015/01/use-spamreferrerblock-fend-spam-referrer-attacks-website/

              Check the FAQ at https://support.pagely.com for Answers to commonly asked questions.

            • Blacklist

              /!\ Unfortunately, this plugin can't remove ALL spam referral traffic. Some domains are massively hijacking Google Analytics ID to push false traffic directly to Google's servers.
              As they do not interfere with your blog or server, the plugin obviously can't do anything against them ; you have to block them in your Analytics account. Click here to view how : https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2795830?hl=en.

              Blacklist last download date : 2015-01-27 23:48:35

              | Domain | Status |
              | .darodar.com | Can't block |
              | bestsub.com | Blocked |
              | blackhatworth.com | Unknown |
              | buttons-for-website.com | Blocked |
              | casinobonustips.com | Blocked |
              | cenoval.ru | Unknown |
              | civilwartheater.com | Blocked |
              | co.lumb.co | Blocked |
              | cukwiki.com | Blocked |
              | econom.co | Blocked |
              | entourank.com | Blocked |
              | hulfingtonpost.com | Blocked |
              | ilovevitaly.co | Blocked |
              | ilovevitaly.com | Blocked |
              | make-money-online.7makemoneyonline.com | Blocked |
              | priceg.com | Unknown |
              | semalt.semalt.com | Blocked |
              | seoairport.com | Blocked |
              | seokicks.de | Blocked |
              | serw.clicksor.com | Blocked |
              | similarpages.com | Blocked |
              | webstatsdomain.org | Blocked |
              | ymlp.co |

            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • BlueprintMarketing
              BlueprintMarketing @kookabara last edited by

              Hi Jason,

              You can request the hosting company you're using block the hostnames below. You can also look for their IP addresses however note this is probably a waste of time because they are so easily changed. This is a tool that you can use if you do want to block by IP

              http://www.whatsmyip.org/whois-dns-lookup/

              In many cases it shows me the hostname has more than one IP address.

              Better to block the host name itself then to deal with the IP's.

              Adding a web application firewalls that give you control will make a world of difference to your clients and yourself.

              Remember you can check if your site is infected for free by using the tools below. Simply put your domain in and run them to make sure you are not infected.

              http://sitecheck.sucuri.net/

              http://www.unmaskparasites.com/security-report/

              https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2795830?hl=en

              I definitely recommend adding one of the WAF's You Can

              http://www.incapsula.com/pricing-and-plans.html (free plan will help)

              https://sucuri.net/website-firewall/ ( Probably Best Value)

              or

              http://www.distilnetworks.com/ ( Incredible Bot Protection)

              • darodar.com
              • bestsub.com
              • blackhatworth.com
              • buttons-for-website.com
              • casinobonustips.com
              • cenoval.ru
              • civilwartheater.com
              • co.lumb.co
              • cukwiki.com
              • econom.co
              • entourank.com
              • hulfingtonpost.com
              • ilovevitaly.co
              • ilovevitaly.com
              • make-money-online.7makemoneyonline.com
              • priceg.com
              • semalt.semalt.com
              • seoairport.com
              • seokicks.de
              • serw.clicksor.com
              • similarpages.com
              • webstatsdomain.org
              • ymlp.co

              Here is a list that will allow you to add multiple bad host names to a block list via using a comma in between the host names. I did this just make it easier not to be redundant.

              darodar.com,bestsub.com,blackhatworth.com,cenoval.ru,buttons-for-website.com,casinobonustips.com,co.lumb.co,civilwartheater.com,entourank.com,econom.co,cukwiki.com,hulfingtonpost.com,ilovevitaly.co,ilovevitaly.com,make-money-online.7makemoneyonline.com,priceg.com,semalt.semalt.com,seoairport.com,seokicks.de,similarpages.com,serw.clicksor.com,webstatsdomain.org,ymlp.co

              Here is a list that will allow you to add multiple bad host names to a block list via using a, in between the host names. I did this just make it easier not to be redundant.

              I think you can do some amazing things for very little money with the Sucuri , incapsula (paid) & Distil Networks WAF Allow You to Separate Human, Good Bot, & Bad Bot Page Requests Simply By Changing Your DNS

              Why CloudFlare Is Not The Best Fit

              https://twitter.com/cloudflare/status/484755523175063552

              Tom

              YutmSJY.png 1yrz9LU.png rXVGX9z.png F8IrYH1.png

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • 1 / 1
              • First post
                Last post
              • Inbound links with malicious anchor text. Negative seo attack
                Arlinaite47
                Arlinaite47
                0
                3
                38

              • Hiding ad code from bots
                ANGLERTechnologiesUSAInc
                ANGLERTechnologiesUSAInc
                0
                2
                76

              • Malicious links on our site indexed by Google but only visible to bots
                MattRoney
                MattRoney
                0
                4
                75

              • Apparent Bot Queries and Impressions in Webmaster Tools
                MattRoney
                MattRoney
                0
                5
                432

              • How authentic is a dynamic footer from bots' perspective?
                _nitman
                _nitman
                0
                3
                337

              • Why have bots (including googlebot) categorized my website as adult?
                rahulkan
                rahulkan
                0
                4
                1.2k

              • Correct way to block search bots momentarily... HTTP 503?
                CleverPhD
                CleverPhD
                0
                5
                1.8k

              • Is OSE data reliable and removal of malicious inbound links?
                RyanKent
                RyanKent
                0
                4
                891

              Get started with Moz Pro!

              Unlock the power of advanced SEO tools and data-driven insights.

              Start my free trial
              Products
              • Moz Pro
              • Moz Local
              • Moz API
              • Moz Data
              • STAT
              • Product Updates
              Moz Solutions
              • SMB Solutions
              • Agency Solutions
              • Enterprise Solutions
              • Digital Marketers
              Free SEO Tools
              • Domain Authority Checker
              • Link Explorer
              • Keyword Explorer
              • Competitive Research
              • Brand Authority Checker
              • Local Citation Checker
              • MozBar Extension
              • MozCast
              Resources
              • Blog
              • SEO Learning Center
              • Help Hub
              • Beginner's Guide to SEO
              • How-to Guides
              • Moz Academy
              • API Docs
              About Moz
              • About
              • Team
              • Careers
              • Contact
              Why Moz
              • Case Studies
              • Testimonials
              Get Involved
              • Become an Affiliate
              • MozCon
              • Webinars
              • Practical Marketer Series
              • MozPod
              Connect with us

              Contact the Help team

              Join our newsletter
              Moz logo
              © 2021 - 2026 SEOMoz, Inc., a Ziff Davis company. All rights reserved. Moz is a registered trademark of SEOMoz, Inc.
              • Accessibility
              • Terms of Use
              • Privacy