Blacklists Compared

7 October 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
94178(total number of IP addresses tested, including 501 at SDSC)
86622(union of most IP zones)
70388t1.dnsbl.net.au
56515block.blars.org
51885dnsbl.sorbs.net (union of all results)
51288sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org (union of all results)
51286zen.spamhaus.org (union of all results)
50641xbl.spamhaus.org (union of all results)
49599cbl.abuseat.org
49575sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.4 = Composite Blocking List)
49573zen.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.4 = Composite Blocking List)
49572xbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.4 = Composite Blocking List)
48333psbl.surriel.com
42967blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (union of all results)
42587dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.10 = dialup)
41829no-more-funn.moensted.dk (union of all results)
41562blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.2 = spam source)
38852dnsbl.tqmcube.com (union of all results)
30077dynablock.njabl.org
27412no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.3 = dialup)
21694dnsbl-1.uceprotect.net
19818dnsbl.tqmcube.com (result 127.0.0.2 = dialup)
16267dnsbl-2.uceprotect.net
15234dnsbl-3.uceprotect.net
15072bl.spamcop.net
12570cn-kr.blackholes.us (result 127.0.0.2 = China)
12570cn-kr.blackholes.us (union of all results)
11687no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.2 = spam source)
9868unconfirmed.dsbl.org
9729list.dsbl.org
9727dsbl.dnsbl.net.au
9003ubl.unsubscore.com
8854dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.7 = hacked/vulnerable)
8043blacklist.spambag.org
7754china.blackholes.us
7627dnsbl.tqmcube.com (result 127.0.0.5 = China)
6882dnsbl.tqmcube.com (result 127.0.0.3 = spam source)
6804bl.csma.biz
6432wpbl.dnsbl.net.au
5991dnsbl.njabl.org (union of all results)
5308combined-hib.dnsiplists.completewhois.com (union of all results)
5291combined-hib.dnsiplists.completewhois.com (result 127.0.0.4 = bad whois data)
5246korea.services.net
4804korea.blackholes.us
4529dnsbl.tqmcube.com (result 127.0.0.4 = South Korea)
4510dnsbl.njabl.org (result 127.0.0.9 = open proxy)
3838unsure.nether.net
3542dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.6 = spam source)
3345dnsbl.ahbl.org (union of all results)
3338brazil.blackholes.us
3241zen.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.5 = time-expired NJABL open proxy)
3241xbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.5 = time-expired NJABL open proxy)
3241sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.5 = time-expired NJABL open proxy)
3055dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.3 = open proxy)
2871rmst.dnsbl.net.au
2679mail-abuse.blacklist.jippg.org
2666no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.10 = open proxy)
2245spamsources.fabel.dk
1674tr.countries.nerd.dk
1659turkey.blackholes.us
1604russia.blackholes.us
1600dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.2 = open http proxy)
1373argentina.blackholes.us
1294taiwan.blackholes.us
1258probes.dnsbl.net.au
1234dnsbl.njabl.org (result 127.0.0.3 = dialup)
1084japan.blackholes.us
996l1.spews.dnsbl.sorbs.net
973l2.spews.dnsbl.sorbs.net
844blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.4 = unconfirmed opt-in)
830sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.2 = Spamhaus SBL)
830sbl.spamhaus.org
827zen.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.2 = Spamhaus SBL)
799dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.3 = open socks proxy)
765thailand.blackholes.us
617mexico.blackholes.us
451malaysia.blackholes.us
296no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.9 = misc)
284hongkong.blackholes.us
277dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.4 = spam source)
261singapore.blackholes.us
259blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.7 = spam haven)
249no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.7 = spam haven)
244spam.wytnij.to
228blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.9 = misc)
194sbl.csma.biz
191blackholes.uceb.org (union of all results)
154work.drbl.croco.net
153blackholes.uceb.org (result 127.0.0.3 = spam source)
153dnsbl.njabl.org (result 127.0.0.4 = spam source)
144query.bondedsender.org (not a blacklist!)
112ricn.dnsbl.net.au
111multihop.dsbl.org
100dnsbl.njabl.org (result 127.0.0.2 = open relay)
78dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.7 = spam haven)
68flowgoaway.com
66blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.12 = spam-friendly freemail provider)
60ohps.dnsbl.net.au
55dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.4 = open proxy)
51relays.ordb.org
43dnsbl.antispam.or.id
31blackholes.uceb.org (result 127.0.0.5 = dialup)
27nigeria.blackholes.us
24tor.dnsbl.sectoor.de (result 127.0.0.2 = /24 contains a Tor server)
24relays.nether.net
24tor.dnsbl.sectoor.de (union of all results)
17combined-hib.dnsiplists.completewhois.com (result 127.0.0.2 = unallocated IP address)
16osps.dnsbl.net.au
15exemptions.ahbl.org (not a blacklist!)
15spamguard.leadmon.net (union of all results)
13spamguard.leadmon.net (result 127.0.0.7 = spam source netblock)
13dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.19 = open proxy test zone)
12multi.surbl.org
12rdts.dnsbl.net.au
7blackholes.uceb.org (result 127.0.0.2 = open relay)
6owps.dnsbl.net.au
6blackholes.brainerd.net
5blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.10 = virus notices)
4bl.deadbeef.com
4dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.15 = open relay)
2spamguard.leadmon.net (result 127.0.0.3 = spam source)
2blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.11 = TCPA violator)
2bl.spamcannibal.org
2dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.10 = shoot on sight spammer)
1dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.5 = open relay)
1osrs.dnsbl.net.au
1no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.8 = open web form)
1blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.13 = challenge-response source)


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

HitsDNS Zone
94178(total number of IP addresses whose names were tested, including 501 at SDSC)
56237(union of all domain zones)
39549rddn.dnsbl.net.au
38993abuse.rfc-ignorant.org
28613dynamic.rhs.mailpolice.com
27496whois.rfc-ignorant.org (union of all results)
19241whois.rfc-ignorant.org (result 127.0.0.5 = bad whois data)
8255whois.rfc-ignorant.org (result 127.0.0.7 = no whois data at all)
2873webmail.rhs.mailpolice.com
503adv.rhs.mailpolice.com
405rhsbl.ahbl.org
355postmaster.rfc-ignorant.org
261multi.surbl.org
107bulk.rhs.mailpolice.com
84dsn.rfc-ignorant.org (zone not intended for this use)
84bogusmx.rfc-ignorant.org
6porn.rhs.mailpolice.com
1bl.deadbeef.com


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

HitsDNS Zone
68647(total number of domains tested, including 420 at SDSC)
11561(union of all domain zones)
4108whois.rfc-ignorant.org (union of all results)
3587abuse.rfc-ignorant.org
3414whois.rfc-ignorant.org (result 127.0.0.7 = no whois data at all)
1965multi.surbl.org
1474postmaster.rfc-ignorant.org
1389webmail.rhs.mailpolice.com
981dsn.rfc-ignorant.org
890bogusmx.rfc-ignorant.org
694whois.rfc-ignorant.org (result 127.0.0.5 = bad whois data)
614rhsbl.ahbl.org
284porn.rhs.mailpolice.com
249bulk.rhs.mailpolice.com
205adv.rhs.mailpolice.com
156blackhole.securitysage.com
62rhsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.11 = domain uses bad address space)
62rhsbl.sorbs.net (union of all results)
20rddn.dnsbl.net.au (zone not intended for this use)
19ex.dnsbl.org
4dynamic.rhs.mailpolice.com
1fraud.rhs.mailpolice.com


This document was last updated by Jeff Makey <jeff@sdsc.edu> on 14 October 2006.