Google%20Quick%20Search%20Box

[Pfui]

Beats me. And what's with ASCII in strings? First Apple, now -- Google. Or is this more Apple?

vbn.005055*.lodgenet.net
Google%20Quick%20Search%20Box/2.0.0.1674 CFNetwork/454.9.7 Darwin/10.4.0 (i386) (MacBook1%2C1)

robots.txt? NO
favicon.ico? Yes

(rIP: 67.97.184.1*2)

[blend27]

Goopple I guess, but we would never know...

We got hammered by Level 3 ranges last year(that one in particular) with 'Java/++' UA. I remember just nuking the entire ../14 range for 2 month or so.

[jdMorgan]

You have to be careful blocking L3, as they are now 'mixing' corporate internet and small ISP leased connections into their ranges. Their WHOIS data on these sub-blocks ranges from specific to useless.

I blocked one of my best friends trying to get to one of my sites from work the first time out... :)

Jim

[enigma1]

according to the application brief description is an open source search box that allows searching the computer and net. In other words a another toolbar perhaps someone or something used to access your server?

The most efficient way I have, is to have a form for new visitors before entering the site and force them to press a button or an equivalent human id method. It does not generate false positives. The cons are the spiders don't like it even you accommodate them with a whitelist.