securecomputing.com content filtering service

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securecomputing.com content filtering service

No bot info in user-agent string

jazzguy

8:25 pm on May 5, 2005 (gmt 0)

From what I can tell, Secure Computing Corporation appears to be running some kind of content filtering service. Their bot hit one of my sites using the user agent string "larbin_2.6.3 larbin2.6.3@unspecified.mail". No identifying user agent or info URL about their bot use was included.

Secure Computing Corporation SECURECUU2 (NET-216-94-70-32-1)
216.94.70.32 - 216.94.70.47
Secure Computing Corporation SCTC (NET-192-55-214-0-1)
192.55.214.0 - 192.55.214.255
Secure Computing Corporation SAVV-S212270 (NET-206-129-0-0-2)
206.129.0.0 - 206.129.1.255
Secure Computing Corporation PNAP-SEF-SCC-DC-01 (NET-66-150-168-0-1)
66.150.168.0 - 66.150.171.255

wilderness

6:55 pm on May 6, 2005 (gmt 0)

"larbin" is listed in most every UA Deny list ever created.

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jazzguy

7:36 pm on May 6, 2005 (gmt 0)

"larbin" is listed in most every UA Deny list ever created.

Yep, my existing "larbin" ban gave them a nice fat 403 so they didn't get very far. After investigating the offending IP, I added all of Secure Computing's IP ranges to my ban list in case they change their UA string.