IPBan

IPBan is an open-source initiative that came to fruition as a result of an inquiry that led to an investigation. The developer discovered high CPU usage due to resources being allocated by the Windows OS to process failed logins and breaching attempts.

This tool is a Windows and Linux solution for preventing harmful attacks like botnets and hackers trying to breach your computer. It is a viable solution for remote desktop PCs as well. The program can protect RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol), SSH (Secure Shell, a cryptographic network protocol), SMTP (The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, a communication protocol for email).

Besides the previously mentioned, IPBan can also protect databases like MySQL or SQL Server. By reconfiguring IPBan's file, one can add additional protection for any system that writes to the event viewer or a log file. IPBan's config files use XML and regular expressions. A partial overview of the main section can be found here.

IPBan is a portable instrument, with a self-contained ecosystem. It is a super-convenient and smart protection system. After enabling it, the tool starts running in the background. In order to check whether or not it does something, you can go to the program's folder and check the logfile.txt file. This should display all failed login attempts and bans. The user can also manually ban or unban an IP address by placing those IPs (in plain text) in the same folder as the IPBan service, in the ban.txt file.

Considering everything, IPBan is worth installing. The free tool can be customized, changed, and adapted to each user's needs. IPBan's developer makes it simple for anyone, no matter their tech knowledge levels, to comprehend the program's value and functioning mechanisms. After reading IPBan's clear and simple instructions, everything gets even easier to customize and understand.