Blacklists Compared

13 January 2007

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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, query.bondedsender.org, list.dnswl.org, accredit.habeas.com iadb.isipp.com, and iadb2.isipp.com zones because they are not blacklists. Because it is too aggressive to be widely useful the block.blars.org zone is also excluded.

HitsDNS Zone
157169(total number of IP addresses tested, including 491 at SDSC)
149330(union of most IP zones)
129493t1.dnsbl.net.au
117204zen.spamhaus.org (union of all results)
95893dnsbl.sorbs.net (union of all results)
95457sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org (union of all results)
94899xbl.spamhaus.org (union of all results)
94412cbl.abuseat.org
94357zen.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.4 = Composite Blocking List)
94357xbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.4 = Composite Blocking List)
94354sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.4 = Composite Blocking List)
80401block.blars.org
79353dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.10 = dialup)
79067no-more-funn.moensted.dk (union of all results)
74328psbl.surriel.com
73070blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (union of all results)
68525blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.2 = spam source)
64128dnsbl.tqmcube.com (union of all results)
58562no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.3 = dialup)
55993dynablock.njabl.org
55914zen.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.11 = Spamhaus PBL, Spamhaus entry)
55914pbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.11 = Spamhaus entry)
55914pbl.spamhaus.org (union of all results)
55436dnsbl-1.uceprotect.net
49029dnsbl-2.uceprotect.net
43414dnsbl.tqmcube.com (result 127.0.0.2 = dialup)
28173dnsbl-3.uceprotect.net
26019dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.7 = hacked/vulnerable)
22140bl.spamcop.net
20319bl.csma.biz
20183wpbl.dnsbl.net.au
15728dnsbl.tqmcube.com (result 127.0.0.3 = spam source)
13313unconfirmed.dsbl.org
13200list.dsbl.org
13191dsbl.dnsbl.net.au
11307no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.2 = spam source)
11123cn-kr.blackholes.us (result 127.0.0.2 = China)
11123cn-kr.blackholes.us (union of all results)
11022ubl.unsubscore.com
10189unsure.nether.net
9595blacklist.spambag.org
8690no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.10 = open proxy)
8012dnsbl.tqmcube.com (result 127.0.0.4 = South Korea)
7973korea.services.net
7872dnsbl.njabl.org (union of all results)
6987korea.blackholes.us
6358tr.countries.nerd.dk
6346turkey.blackholes.us
6054mail-abuse.blacklist.jippg.org
5846rmst.dnsbl.net.au
4755dnsbl.tqmcube.com (result 127.0.0.5 = China)
4334dnsbl.njabl.org (result 127.0.0.9 = open proxy)
4138china.blackholes.us
3805brazil.blackholes.us
3427blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.9 = misc)
3290dnsbl.njabl.org (result 127.0.0.3 = dialup)
2877dnsbl.ahbl.org (union of all results)
2750dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.3 = open proxy)
2705dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.6 = spam source)
2675russia.blackholes.us
2625bl.spamcannibal.org
2573zen.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.5 = time-expired NJABL open proxy)
2573xbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.5 = time-expired NJABL open proxy)
2573sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.5 = time-expired NJABL open proxy)
2179spamsources.fabel.dk
1847japan.blackholes.us
1689taiwan.blackholes.us
1617probes.dnsbl.net.au
1403list.dnswl.org (not a blacklist!)
1054dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.2 = open http proxy)
1027argentina.blackholes.us
853dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.3 = open socks proxy)
853blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.4 = unconfirmed opt-in)
846thailand.blackholes.us
794zen.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.2 = Spamhaus SBL)
794sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.2 = Spamhaus SBL)
794sbl.spamhaus.org
757l1.spews.dnsbl.sorbs.net
661mexico.blackholes.us
590malaysia.blackholes.us
561l2.spews.dnsbl.sorbs.net
526blackholes.uceb.org (union of all results)
484blackholes.uceb.org (result 127.0.0.6 = spam haven)
348no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.7 = spam haven)
322singapore.blackholes.us
286hongkong.blackholes.us
272no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.9 = misc)
266blackholes.uceb.org (result 127.0.0.3 = spam source)
238work.drbl.croco.net
210blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.7 = spam haven)
169sbl.csma.biz
153dnsbl.njabl.org (result 127.0.0.2 = open relay)
118query.bondedsender.org (not a blacklist!)
109dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.19 = open proxy test zone)
108accredit.habeas.com (not a blacklist!)
104iadb.isipp.com (not a blacklist!)
99dnsbl.njabl.org (result 127.0.0.4 = spam source)
80multihop.dsbl.org
71flowgoaway.com
61spam.wytnij.to
51iadb2.isipp.com (not a blacklist!)
50zen.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.10 = Spamhaus PBL, ISP contributed)
50pbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.10 = ISP contributed)
50blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.12 = spam-friendly freemail provider)
38dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.4 = open proxy)
36relays.nether.net
28tor.dnsbl.sectoor.de (result 127.0.0.2 = /24 contains a Tor server)
28tor.dnsbl.sectoor.de (union of all results)
24ohps.dnsbl.net.au
23dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.15 = open relay)
20rdts.dnsbl.net.au
19nigeria.blackholes.us
19bl.deadbeef.com
17multi.surbl.org
16dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.7 = spam haven)
15exemptions.ahbl.org (not a blacklist!)
15spamguard.leadmon.net (union of all results)
14osps.dnsbl.net.au
13blackholes.uceb.org (result 127.0.0.2 = open relay)
13dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.10 = shoot on sight spammer)
12spamguard.leadmon.net (result 127.0.0.7 = spam source netblock)
11blackholes.uceb.org (result 127.0.0.5 = dialup)
10osrs.dnsbl.net.au
10dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.4 = spam source)
5owps.dnsbl.net.au
4dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.5 = open relay)
3spamguard.leadmon.net (result 127.0.0.3 = spam source)
3blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.11 = TCPA violator)
3blackholes.brainerd.net
2dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.9 = zombie network)
1spamsites.dnsbl.net.au
1no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.4 = unconfirmed opt-in)
1blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.8 = open web form)
1blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.10 = virus notices)


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

HitsDNS Zone
157169(total number of IP addresses whose names were tested, including 491 at SDSC)
102253(union of all domain zones)
77800rddn.dnsbl.net.au
62252abuse.rfc-ignorant.org
51757dynamic.rhs.mailpolice.com
44184whois.rfc-ignorant.org (union of all results)
28461whois.rfc-ignorant.org (result 127.0.0.5 = bad whois data)
15723whois.rfc-ignorant.org (result 127.0.0.7 = no whois data at all)
5174webmail.rhs.mailpolice.com
478postmaster.rfc-ignorant.org
477adv.rhs.mailpolice.com
329multi.surbl.org
276multi.uribl.com (union of all results)
274multi.uribl.com (result 127.0.0.2 = spam resource)
248rhsbl.ahbl.org
112bl.deadbeef.com
92dsn.rfc-ignorant.org (zone not intended for this use)
90bogusmx.rfc-ignorant.org
66bulk.rhs.mailpolice.com
4porn.rhs.mailpolice.com
2multi.uribl.com (result 127.0.0.4 = opt-out spam resource)


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

HitsDNS Zone
94422(total number of domains tested, including 460 at SDSC)
17096(union of all domain zones)
7898whois.rfc-ignorant.org (union of all results)
7093whois.rfc-ignorant.org (result 127.0.0.7 = no whois data at all)
4434abuse.rfc-ignorant.org
2253webmail.rhs.mailpolice.com
2193multi.surbl.org
1844multi.uribl.com (union of all results)
1797multi.uribl.com (result 127.0.0.2 = spam resource)
1650postmaster.rfc-ignorant.org
1023bogusmx.rfc-ignorant.org
823dsn.rfc-ignorant.org
805whois.rfc-ignorant.org (result 127.0.0.5 = bad whois data)
577rhsbl.ahbl.org
413porn.rhs.mailpolice.com
221bulk.rhs.mailpolice.com
217adv.rhs.mailpolice.com
171blackhole.securitysage.com
68rhsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.11 = domain uses bad address space)
68rhsbl.sorbs.net (union of all results)
44multi.uribl.com (result 127.0.0.4 = opt-out spam resource)
27rddn.dnsbl.net.au (zone not intended for this use)
16ex.dnsbl.org
9dynamic.rhs.mailpolice.com
3multi.uribl.com (result 127.0.0.8 = new domain or concealed contact)
3bl.deadbeef.com
1fraud.rhs.mailpolice.com
1cart00ney.surriel.com


This document was last updated by Jeff Makey <jeff@sdsc.edu> on 18 January 2007.