Title: Block this Plugin Bad Bots?
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Block this Plugin Bad Bots?

 *  Resolved [JOHN2000](https://wordpress.org/support/users/john2000/)
 * (@john2000)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/block-this-plugin-bad-bots/)
 * Block this Plugin Bad Bots?
 * i have this Plugin installed
    [https://wordpress.org/plugins/blackhole-bad-bots/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/blackhole-bad-bots/)
 * can i this delete with ninja firewall?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/ninjafirewall/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ninjafirewall/)

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 *  Plugin Author [nintechnet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nintechnet/)
 * (@nintechnet)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/block-this-plugin-bad-bots/#post-7426058)
 * Hi,
 * It’s up to you. NinjaFirewall will run first, so it does not really matter if
   you have other plugins behind it.
 *  [Jeff Starr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/specialk/)
 * (@specialk)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/block-this-plugin-bad-bots/#post-7426076)
 * I think the question is about whether or not Ninja Firewall can do the same thing
   as Blackhole for Bad Bots..
 * The two plugins do two different things:
 * – Ninja Firewall provides a firewall that blocks bad requests
    – Blackhole for
   Bad Bots protects your site against automated spam and bad bots
 * In other words, Ninja Firewall does not provide the same protection as Blackhole
   for Bad Bots. One provides a firewall, the other protects against bad bots.
 *  Thread Starter [JOHN2000](https://wordpress.org/support/users/john2000/)
 * (@john2000)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/block-this-plugin-bad-bots/#post-7426082)
 * Thanks Jeff
 *  Plugin Author [nintechnet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nintechnet/)
 * (@nintechnet)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/block-this-plugin-bad-bots/#post-7426113)
 * [@jeff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeff/) Starr: NinjaFirewall does 
   block a lot of bots, crawlers and other malicious scanners.
    BTW, you may want
   to reconsider the way your plugin retrieves the user IP in the [blackhole_get_ip()](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/blackhole-bad-bots/trunk/inc/blackhole-core.php)
   function.
 *     ```
       $ curl --header 'X-Forwarded-For: Hello.W.orld' http://somesite.com/test2/?blackhole=f81d341867
       ```
   
 * >  To: root@localhost
   >  Subject: Bad Bot Alert at LocalTest2
   > 2016/05/29 @ 05:57:12 pm
   > Request URI: /test2/?blackhole=f81d341867
   >  IP Address: Hello.W.orld User Agent:
   > curl/7.38.0
   > Whois Lookup:
   > ARIN WHOIS data and services are subject to the Terms of Use
   >  available at:
   > [https://www.arin.net/whois_tou.html](https://www.arin.net/whois_tou.html) 
   > If you see inaccuracies in the results, please report at [https://www.arin.net/public/whoisinaccuracy/index.xhtml](https://www.arin.net/public/whoisinaccuracy/index.xhtml)
   > No match found for n Hello.W.orld.
 *  [Jeff Starr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/specialk/)
 * (@specialk)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/block-this-plugin-bad-bots/#post-7426137)
 * Will do, thanks!

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 * Last activity: [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/block-this-plugin-bad-bots/#post-7426137)
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