This tutorial we showing how you can use ModSecurity with RBL database’s to block access to web server. ModSecurity RBL We can use at mod_security phase 1 to optimise these rules and reduce server load, before PHP start executing requests. Here are more information how to ModSecurity processing phases. Also you can use Local DNS … Read more
If you decided to use Modsecurity on your server with DirectAdmin, there is sometimes a need to disable mod_security on server. Default custombuild installation, mod_security rules installed in: /etc/modsecurity.d/ Apache load’s ModSecurity modules and configuration in: /etc/httpd/conf/extra/httpd-modsecurity.conf Disable mod_security Easiest way disable Modsecurity is disable apache to load ModSecurity module in https-modsecurity.conf file. Just add … Read more
This tutorial we want Ban with ModSecurity IP addresses for specific time with ModSecurity that causes multiple 404 errors on the web site. Ban with ModSecurity Depend you Apache/Nginx and PHP configuration, you may use phase:1 with rule 4000 & 4002. Also you need enable SecResponseBodyAccess On to ModSecurity configuration files. SecAction “phase:2,initcol:ip=%{REMOTE_ADDR},id:’4000′,pass,nolog” SecRule RESPONSE_STATUS … Read more
Malware Expert ModSecurity protection rules are now integrated ModSecurity Vendors in cPanel/WHM and can be activated from the cPanel / WHM Security Center. Copy vendor configuration URL in image. (Ex. right click, Copy Url) Malware.Expert -> My Account -> Subscriptions Sign in to your cPanel account Login to your cPanel/WHM server. Click the ‘Security Center‘ … Read more
You can sometimes see this error ModSecurity log file: –b2b99b07-H– Message: Multipart parsing error (init): Multipart: Invalid boundary in C-T (characters). POST Payload Typically payload looks below, which cause that error –b2b99b07-B– POST /index.php HTTP/1.0 Host: malware.expert Accept: */* Referer: http://malware.expert/ User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; Windows NT 5.1; en-US) Firefox/3.5.0 Content-Length: 389 Content-Type: multipart/form-data; boundary=(UploadBoundary) Problem … Read more
When Password-based authentication mechanism is active, meaning that your server is still exposed to brute-force attacks. We want to Disable Password Authentication on Server’s, where we use ssh access to console. Before completing the steps in this section, make sure that you either have SSH key-based authentication configured for the root account on server, or … Read more
SSH, or secure shell, is an encrypted protocol used to administer and communicate with servers. When working with a Linux server, chances are, you will spend most of your time in a terminal session connected to your server through SSH. SSH keys provide an easy, yet extremely secure way of logging into your server. For … Read more
In this article we show how to find and disable ModSecurity rule that might be causing 406 errors on your websites on either your VPS (Virtual Private Server) or dedicated server. The rules that ModSecurity uses can help block potential attack attempts from malicious users, but sometimes it can also block legitimate requests, and knowing … Read more
There are many examples where you may need to have a specific subdomain’s DNS be managed by a different nameserver. The example we want delegate rbl.malware.expert another Bind DNS server for RBL database queries. First we need Primary Domain (malware.expert) add new NS Records rbl.malware.expert: Then we need also A-Record rbl2.malware.expert to point BIND-DNS server … Read more
The following options are possible (GUI/CLI): via Plesk GUI go to Home > Tools & Settings > Updates and Upgrades: Add/Remove Components: and under the web hosting settings select ModSecurity: Installed: via CLI execute plesk installer CLI Installer Select Go forward (F) Select Go forward (F) and under Select the components you want to install … Read more