Blacklists Compared

3 March 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
171376(total number of IP addresses tested, including 506 at SDSC)
161041(union of most IP zones)
130900t1.dnsbl.net.au
123171zen.spamhaus.org (union of all results)
94464dnsbl.sorbs.net (union of all results)
93112no-more-funn.moensted.dk (union of all results)
82978dnsbl.tqmcube.com (union of all results)
82953dynablock.njabl.org
82953pbl.spamhaus.org (union of all results)
82223blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (union of all results)
81284block.blars.org
80782sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org (union of all results)
80159xbl.spamhaus.org (union of all results)
79570cbl.abuseat.org
79493zen.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.4 = Composite Blocking List)
79493xbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.4 = Composite Blocking List)
79493sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.4 = Composite Blocking List)
79460dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.10 = dialup)
78098zen.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.11 = Spamhaus PBL, Spamhaus entry)
78098pbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.11 = Spamhaus entry)
77113blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.2 = spam source)
72921psbl.surriel.com
64963no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.3 = dialup)
53757dnsbl.tqmcube.com (result 127.0.0.2 = dialup)
38240l2.apews.dnsbl.uceprotect.net
34892dnsbl-1.uceprotect.net
21368bl.spamcop.net
20490dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.7 = hacked/vulnerable)
20421wpbl.dnsbl.net.au
18876no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.2 = spam source)
16414dnsbl.tqmcube.com (result 127.0.0.3 = spam source)
15865dnsbl-2.uceprotect.net
14724unconfirmed.dsbl.org
14606list.dsbl.org
14599dsbl.dnsbl.net.au
11342dnsbl.tqmcube.com (result 127.0.0.5 = China)
9262korea.services.net
9222dnsbl.tqmcube.com (result 127.0.0.4 = South Korea)
8970no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.10 = open proxy)
8248unsure.nether.net
8060ix.dnsbl.manitu.net
6575tr.countries.nerd.dk
6458ubl.unsubscore.com
6422blacklist.spambag.org
6046cn-kr.blackholes.us (result 127.0.0.2 = China)
6046cn-kr.blackholes.us (union of all results)
5016mail-abuse.blacklist.jippg.org
4912dnsbl.njabl.org (union of all results)
4857zen.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.10 = Spamhaus PBL, ISP contributed)
4857pbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.10 = ISP contributed)
4802bl.csma.biz
4547dnsbl.njabl.org (result 127.0.0.9 = open proxy)
4532rmst.dnsbl.net.au
3983blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.9 = misc)
3524china.blackholes.us
3238bl.spamcannibal.org
3193dnsbl.ahbl.org (union of all results)
3083dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.3 = open proxy)
2921spamsources.fabel.dk
2808dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.6 = spam source)
2589korea.blackholes.us
2360dnsbl-3.uceprotect.net
2229zen.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.5 = time-expired NJABL open proxy)
2229xbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.5 = time-expired NJABL open proxy)
2229sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.5 = time-expired NJABL open proxy)
1550list.dnswl.org (not a blacklist!)
1072probes.dnsbl.net.au
966blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.4 = unconfirmed opt-in)
883dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.2 = open http proxy)
790zen.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.2 = Spamhaus SBL)
790sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.2 = Spamhaus SBL)
790sbl.spamhaus.org
719dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.3 = open socks proxy)
705blackholes.uceb.org (union of all results)
648blackholes.uceb.org (result 127.0.0.6 = spam haven)
641thailand.blackholes.us
622taiwan.blackholes.us
557russia.blackholes.us
545malaysia.blackholes.us
494turkey.blackholes.us
368japan.blackholes.us
360argentina.blackholes.us
331blackholes.uceb.org (result 127.0.0.3 = spam source)
274no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.7 = spam haven)
247mexico.blackholes.us
237no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.9 = misc)
211work.drbl.croco.net
177dnsbl.njabl.org (result 127.0.0.2 = open relay)
170query.bondedsender.org (not a blacklist!)
164dnsbl.njabl.org (result 127.0.0.4 = spam source)
126iadb2.isipp.com (not a blacklist!)
126iadb.isipp.com (not a blacklist!)
110accredit.habeas.com (not a blacklist!)
104blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.7 = spam haven)
99bl.deadbeef.com
84multihop.dsbl.org
82dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.19 = open proxy test zone)
81spam.wytnij.to
79singapore.blackholes.us
69flowgoaway.com
57hongkong.blackholes.us
50blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.12 = spam-friendly freemail provider)
45dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.7 = spam haven)
39blackholes.uceb.org (result 127.0.0.5 = dialup)
39tor.dnsbl.sectoor.de (result 127.0.0.2 = /24 contains a Tor server)
39tor.dnsbl.sectoor.de (union of all results)
38dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.4 = open proxy)
32ohps.dnsbl.net.au
32relays.nether.net
29spamguard.leadmon.net (union of all results)
25spamguard.leadmon.net (result 127.0.0.7 = spam source netblock)
24dnsbl.njabl.org (result 127.0.0.3 = dialup)
16multi.surbl.org
15brazil.blackholes.us
15exemptions.ahbl.org (not a blacklist!)
14dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.15 = open relay)
11osps.dnsbl.net.au
11rdts.dnsbl.net.au
10blackholes.uceb.org (result 127.0.0.2 = open relay)
7blackholes.brainerd.net
6osrs.dnsbl.net.au
4nigeria.blackholes.us
4owps.dnsbl.net.au
4spamguard.leadmon.net (result 127.0.0.3 = spam source)
4blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.11 = TCPA violator)
3dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.9 = zombie network)
3dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.5 = open relay)
3omrs.dnsbl.net.au
2blackholes.uceb.org (result 127.0.0.8 = spam source with fake sender)
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 127.0.0.5 = relay output)
1blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.10 = virus notices)
1dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.14 = denial-of-service attacker)


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

HitsDNS Zone
171376(total number of IP addresses whose names were tested, including 506 at SDSC)
102436(union of all domain zones)
74796rddn.dnsbl.net.au
65821abuse.rfc-ignorant.org
52322dynamic.rhs.mailpolice.com
49664l1.apews.rhsbl.uceprotect.net
36548whois.rfc-ignorant.org (union of all results)
19093whois.rfc-ignorant.org (result 127.0.0.5 = bad whois data)
17455whois.rfc-ignorant.org (result 127.0.0.7 = no whois data at all)
5196webmail.rhs.mailpolice.com
647postmaster.rfc-ignorant.org
524adv.rhs.mailpolice.com
375multi.surbl.org
219multi.uribl.com (union of all results)
218multi.uribl.com (result 127.0.0.2 = spam resource)
159rhsbl.ahbl.org
146bl.deadbeef.com
101bogusmx.rfc-ignorant.org
100dsn.rfc-ignorant.org (zone not intended for this use)
91bulk.rhs.mailpolice.com
8porn.rhs.mailpolice.com
2blackhole.securitysage.com
2rhsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.11 = domain uses bad address space)
2rhsbl.sorbs.net (union of all results)
1multi.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
115515(total number of domains tested, including 470 at SDSC)
21413(union of all domain zones)
11966whois.rfc-ignorant.org (union of all results)
11271whois.rfc-ignorant.org (result 127.0.0.7 = no whois data at all)
4598abuse.rfc-ignorant.org
2215multi.surbl.org
2008webmail.rhs.mailpolice.com
1576multi.uribl.com (union of all results)
1543postmaster.rfc-ignorant.org
1533multi.uribl.com (result 127.0.0.2 = spam resource)
1036bogusmx.rfc-ignorant.org
854dsn.rfc-ignorant.org
695whois.rfc-ignorant.org (result 127.0.0.5 = bad whois data)
477rhsbl.ahbl.org
443porn.rhs.mailpolice.com
323bulk.rhs.mailpolice.com
186adv.rhs.mailpolice.com
155blackhole.securitysage.com
105l1.apews.rhsbl.uceprotect.net
63rhsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.11 = domain uses bad address space)
63rhsbl.sorbs.net (union of all results)
53rddn.dnsbl.net.au (zone not intended for this use)
41multi.uribl.com (result 127.0.0.4 = opt-out spam resource)
33dynamic.rhs.mailpolice.com
13ex.dnsbl.org
3multi.uribl.com (result 127.0.0.8 = new domain or concealed contact)
3fraud.rhs.mailpolice.com
3bl.deadbeef.com
1cart00ney.surriel.com


This document was last updated by Jeff Makey <jeff@sdsc.edu> on 9 March 2007.