How to block libwww-perl under Apache web server
Thursday, May 31st, 2007Use mod_rewrite and .htaccess file to block user agent libwww-perl. Open your .htaccess file and add rule as follows:
Block LIBWWW-PERL and web addresses to protect your site from botnets
Thursday, May 31st, 2007Not only do I block all accesses from libwww-perl, I also log what they were looking for which turns up an amazing amount of botnet hits on a daily basis just randomly hitting websites trying to find a way inside.
Block An Ip / host via .htaccess
Monday, May 21st, 2007You can deny acccess to a vhost just by adding the following lines in a .htaccess file: