Bad bots

  • Resolved fippy

    (@dgilfillan)


    7 years, 1 month ago

    Does wordfence stop bad bots in the same way as other bad boy plugins (ie by maintaining a list) and automatically blocking known bad bots?

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  • wfdave

    (@wfdave)

    7 years, 1 month ago

    Hi @dgilfillan,

    The Wordfence security network maintains a list of malicious IP addresses that are attacking websites. If you have Participate in the Wordfence Security Network activated within Wordfence -> Settings, you will be protected against IPs on that list.

    Note that most bad-bots do not supply a useragent, and that is why the Wordfence security network is more effective than just a useragent blacklist.

    Dave

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