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Topic: Captcha Security Warning

Posted By: shiny
Subject: Captcha Security Warning
Date Posted: 19-September-2008 at 3:59am

Hi

I have had increasing security warnings recently from my contact page 4 today alone from this IP

REMOTE_HOST: 78.46.86.16
REMOTE_ADDR: 78.46.86.16

USER IP ADDRESS: 78.46.86.16

I have tracked it to Germany and know its definately a spammer I would like to report it to somewhere other then just block with my host

Anyone know what to do

Cheers

Kathy

Replies:

Posted By: Hamish
Date Posted: 19-September-2008 at 4:57am

Hi, From the RIPE database for that IP address :-

role: Hetzner Online AG - Contact Role

address:         Hetzner Online AG
address:         Stuttgarter Straße 1
address:         D-91710 Gunzenhausen
address:         Germany
phone:           +49 9831 61 00 61
fax-no:          +49 9831 61 00 62
abuse-mailbox:    http://www.db.ripe.net/whois?searchtext=abuse@hetzner.de&form_type=simple - abuse@hetzner.de 
remarks:         *************************************************
remarks:         * For spam/abuse/security issues please contact *
remarks:         *    abuse@hetzner.de ,  not  this  address     *
remarks:         *************************************************

You can try reporting the attacks giving details of the IP address & date & time (include info on the timezone as well). Who can tell if they will do anything about it. Personally I'd just block that IP address as it seems, if it's a repeat offender, that they are using a static IP.

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Posted By: shiny
Date Posted: 19-September-2008 at 5:25am

Thanks Hamish

Will do he's really annoying me today Angry

cheers

Kathy

Posted By: katharina
Date Posted: 19-September-2008 at 10:22am

I've taken a look at the German company, since I'm German (well now American citizen, but was born and raised there). They are a hosting company, which means on of their customers is doing it. I would submit the complain to them and see if they can help. I'm pretty sure they speak English.
Katharina

Posted By: shiny
Date Posted: 19-September-2008 at 11:32am

Hi Katharina

I have just contacted them they look like a decent company, but also had to block the IP for the time being, as this one is worryingly persistent

Thank you for your help

Kathy