Blacklists Compared

29 April 2006

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Survey results for all known public IP-based DNS blacklists. Lookups were done on connecting IP addresses. The "union of most IP zones" line excludes the exemptions.ahbl.org and query.bondedsender.org zones because they are not blacklists, and because it is too aggressive to be widely useful the block.blars.org zone is also excluded.

HitsDNS Zone
88907(total number of IP addresses tested, including 624 at SDSC)
77958(union of most IP zones)
55582block.blars.org
43481t1.dnsbl.net.au
42268dnsbl.sorbs.net (union of all results)
38170sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org (union of all results)
35095xbl.spamhaus.org (union of all results)
34139cbl.abuseat.org
34115sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.4 = Composite Blocking List)
34110xbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.4 = Composite Blocking List)
31056dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.10 = dialup)
29181dynablock.njabl.org
23114psbl.surriel.com
19308cn-kr.blackholes.us (result 127.0.0.2 = China)
19308cn-kr.blackholes.us (union of all results)
17744no-more-funn.moensted.dk (union of all results)
16169blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (union of all results)
15901blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.2 = spam source)
15524dnsbl-1.uceprotect.net
14653sbl.csma.biz
14400china.blackholes.us
13360unconfirmed.dsbl.org
13238list.dsbl.org
13229dsbl.dnsbl.net.au
11422dnsbl-2.uceprotect.net
11114blacklist.spambag.org
9491bl.spamcop.net
7869dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.6 = spam source)
6947bl.csma.biz
6721no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.10 = open proxy)
6027l2.spews.dnsbl.sorbs.net
5705no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.2 = spam source)
5494wpbl.dnsbl.net.au
5294l1.spews.dnsbl.sorbs.net
5001korea.services.net
4908korea.blackholes.us
4624no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.3 = dialup)
4619dnsbl.njabl.org (union of all results)
4278rmst.dnsbl.net.au
4274spews.dnsbl.net.au
4248unsure.nether.net
4115sbl.spamhaus.org
4095sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.2 = Spamhaus SBL)
3365spamsources.fabel.dk
3177dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.7 = open formmail.cgi)
3126dnsbl.njabl.org (result 127.0.0.9 = open proxy)
3049dnsbl.ahbl.org (union of all results)
2911ricn.dnsbl.net.au
2543dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.3 = open proxy)
2237brazil.blackholes.us
1995xbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.5 = time-expired NJABL open proxy)
1995sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.5 = time-expired NJABL open proxy)
1762spam.wytnij.to
1606mail-abuse.blacklist.jippg.org
1586tr.countries.nerd.dk
1580turkey.blackholes.us
1566japan.blackholes.us
1359russia.blackholes.us
1252opm.blitzed.org
1243taiwan.blackholes.us
1237dnsbl.njabl.org (result 127.0.0.3 = dialup)
1232dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.3 = open socks proxy)
1069probes.dnsbl.net.au
1058bl.spamcannibal.org
957dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.2 = open http proxy)
899dnsbl-3.uceprotect.net
884dnsbl.antispam.or.id
790mexico.blackholes.us
748argentina.blackholes.us
475dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.4 = spam source)
379hongkong.blackholes.us
349no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.7 = spam haven)
346malaysia.blackholes.us
346no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.9 = misc)
327combined-hib.dnsiplists.completewhois.com (union of all results)
324combined-hib.dnsiplists.completewhois.com (result 127.0.0.4 = bad whois data)
275thailand.blackholes.us
215singapore.blackholes.us
156dnsbl.njabl.org (result 127.0.0.2 = open relay)
140relays.ordb.org
139blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.4 = unconfirmed opt-in)
136work.drbl.croco.net
132query.bondedsender.org (not a blacklist!)
130blackholes.intersil.net
107dnsbl.njabl.org (result 127.0.0.4 = spam source)
103multihop.dsbl.org
96blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.7 = spam haven)
92dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.7 = spam haven)
77flowgoaway.com
67dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.4 = open proxy)
50ohps.dnsbl.net.au
25dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.5 = open relay)
23relays.nether.net
21osrs.dnsbl.net.au
19blackholes.uceb.org (union of all results)
18tor.dnsbl.sectoor.de (result 127.0.0.2 = /24 contains a Tor server)
18dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.15 = open relay)
18exemptions.ahbl.org (not a blacklist!)
18tor.dnsbl.sectoor.de (union of all results)
16rdts.dnsbl.net.au
16blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.12 = spam-friendly freemail provider)
15blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.9 = misc)
14dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.19 = open proxy test zone)
12osps.dnsbl.net.au
11spamguard.leadmon.net (union of all results)
10nigeria.blackholes.us
10blackholes.uceb.org (result 127.0.0.2 = open relay)
9hil.habeas.com
9dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.10 = shoot on sight spammer)
8blackholes.uceb.org (result 127.0.0.3 = spam source)
7owps.dnsbl.net.au
7spamguard.leadmon.net (result 127.0.0.7 = spam source netblock)
4spamguard.leadmon.net (result 127.0.0.3 = spam source)
3bl.deadbeef.com
3combined-hib.dnsiplists.completewhois.com (result 127.0.0.2 = unallocated IP address)
3blackholes.brainerd.net
2dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.14 = denial-of-service attacker)
1blackholes.uceb.org (result 127.0.0.5 = dialup)
1dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.9 = zombie network)
1omrs.dnsbl.net.au
1no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.8 = open web form)
1no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.5 = relay output)
1no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.4 = unconfirmed opt-in)
1blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.5 = relay output)
1blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.10 = virus notices)

The blackholes.intersil.net zone "lists entrenched spammers, mainsleaze and mainsleaze wannabes who have pestered users at Intersil." The flowgoaway.com zone lists FloNetwork systems.


Survey results for all known public domain-name-based DNS blacklists. Lookups were done on the domain names of connecting IP addresses.

HitsDNS Zone
88907(total number of IP addresses whose names were tested, including 624 at SDSC)
49895(union of all domain zones)
34703abuse.rfc-ignorant.org
33245rddn.dnsbl.net.au
24940dynamic.rhs.mailpolice.com
24144whois.rfc-ignorant.org (union of all results)
19274whois.rfc-ignorant.org (result 127.0.0.5 = bad whois data)
4871whois.rfc-ignorant.org (result 127.0.0.7 = no whois data at all)
2717webmail.rhs.mailpolice.com
1526rhsbl.ahbl.org
931bl.deadbeef.com
527adv.rhs.mailpolice.com
272postmaster.rfc-ignorant.org
130bogusmx.rfc-ignorant.org
123dsn.rfc-ignorant.org (zone not intended for this use)
84bulk.rhs.mailpolice.com
2blackhole.securitysage.com
1porn.rhs.mailpolice.com


Survey results for all known public domain-name-based DNS blacklists. Lookups were done on SMTP sender domains.

HitsDNS Zone
63961(total number of domains tested, including 592 at SDSC)
12735(union of all domain zones)
5985whois.rfc-ignorant.org (union of all results)
5434whois.rfc-ignorant.org (result 127.0.0.7 = no whois data at all)
3511abuse.rfc-ignorant.org
1919webmail.rhs.mailpolice.com
1427bogusmx.rfc-ignorant.org
1136postmaster.rfc-ignorant.org
1053rhsbl.ahbl.org
824dsn.rfc-ignorant.org
551whois.rfc-ignorant.org (result 127.0.0.5 = bad whois data)
415porn.rhs.mailpolice.com
216bl.deadbeef.com
208bulk.rhs.mailpolice.com
202adv.rhs.mailpolice.com
131blackhole.securitysage.com
34rhsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.11 = domain uses bad address space)
34rhsbl.sorbs.net (union of all results)
26rddn.dnsbl.net.au (zone not intended for this use)
15ex.dnsbl.org
12dynamic.rhs.mailpolice.com
1cart00ney.surriel.com


This document was last updated by Jeff Makey <jeff@sdsc.edu> on 17 May 2006.