Blacklists Compared

18 August 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 l2.apews.org zone is also excluded from the union.

HitsDNS Zone
247125(total number of IP addresses tested, including 470 at SDSC)
233003(union of most IP zones)
199260l2.apews.org
181702zen.spamhaus.org (union of all results)
173226t1.dnsbl.net.au
142316dynablock.njabl.org
142316pbl.spamhaus.org (union of all results)
141649dnsbl.sorbs.net (union of all results)
131462dnsbl.tqmcube.com (union of all results)
119142psbl.surriel.com
117255zen.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.11 = Spamhaus PBL, Spamhaus entry)
117255pbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.11 = Spamhaus entry)
114839sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org (union of all results)
113767xbl.spamhaus.org (union of all results)
113560cbl.abuseat.org
113432zen.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.4 = Composite Blocking List)
113427xbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.4 = Composite Blocking List)
113417sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.4 = Composite Blocking List)
110459dnsbl-1.uceprotect.net
107643no-more-funn.moensted.dk (union of all results)
105129dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.10 = dialup)
96536blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (union of all results)
95249dnsbl-2.uceprotect.net
90814blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.2 = spam source)
85282dnsbl.tqmcube.com (result 127.0.0.2 = dialup)
83734no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.3 = dialup)
60151ubl.unsubscore.com
56271dnsbl-3.uceprotect.net
43926bl.spamcop.net
42940dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.7 = hacked/vulnerable)
41300dnsbl.tqmcube.com (result 127.0.0.3 = spam source)
35892db.wpbl.info
25367zen.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.10 = Spamhaus PBL, ISP contributed)
25367pbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.10 = ISP contributed)
23306ix.dnsbl.manitu.net
20834no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.2 = spam source)
18988mail-abuse.blacklist.jippg.org
16872bl.csma.biz
16497unconfirmed.dsbl.org
16309dsbl.dnsbl.net.au
16302list.dsbl.org
14615cn-kr.blackholes.us (result 127.0.0.2 = China)
14615cn-kr.blackholes.us (union of all results)
14565ips.backscatterer.org
14066korea.services.net
13721dnsbl.tqmcube.com (result 127.0.0.4 = South Korea)
12515tr.countries.nerd.dk
11317dnsbl.tqmcube.com (result 127.0.0.5 = China)
7912korea.blackholes.us
6758china.blackholes.us
6302brazil.blackholes.us
6004combined-hib.dnsiplists.completewhois.com (union of all results)
5983combined-hib.dnsiplists.completewhois.com (result 127.0.0.4 = bad whois data)
5229bl.spamcannibal.org
4896dnsbl.njabl.org (union of all results)
4636dnsbl.njabl.org (result 127.0.0.9 = open proxy)
4543blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.9 = misc)
4305list.dnswl.org (not a blacklist!)
3568spamsources.fabel.dk
3329dnsbl.ahbl.org (union of all results)
3167dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.3 = open proxy)
1931no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.10 = open proxy)
1689japan.blackholes.us
1516probes.dnsbl.net.au
1375argentina.blackholes.us
1350zen.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.2 = Spamhaus SBL)
1350sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.2 = Spamhaus SBL)
1350sbl.spamhaus.org
1236rmst.dnsbl.net.au
1235xbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.5 = time-expired NJABL open proxy)
1234zen.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.5 = time-expired NJABL open proxy)
1234sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.5 = time-expired NJABL open proxy)
1209malaysia.blackholes.us
1128taiwan.blackholes.us
1114russia.blackholes.us
1082blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.4 = unconfirmed opt-in)
780no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.9 = misc)
733mexico.blackholes.us
648thailand.blackholes.us
634hongkong.blackholes.us
565no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.7 = spam haven)
561aspews.ext.sorbs.net
483blackholes.uceb.org (union of all results)
436dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.2 = open http proxy)
417blackholes.uceb.org (result 127.0.0.6 = spam haven)
416dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.3 = open socks proxy)
349singapore.blackholes.us
338work.drbl.croco.net
199blackholes.uceb.org (result 127.0.0.3 = spam source)
183bl.deadbeef.com
174dnsbl.njabl.org (result 127.0.0.4 = spam source)
157query.bondedsender.org (not a blacklist!)
146iadb2.isipp.com (not a blacklist!)
146multihop.dsbl.org
144iadb.isipp.com (not a blacklist!)
134accredit.habeas.com (not a blacklist!)
116turkey.blackholes.us
108spam.wytnij.to
98multi.uribl.com (union of all results)
97multi.uribl.com (result 127.0.0.2 = spam resource)
92dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.4 = spam source)
86dnsbl.njabl.org (result 127.0.0.2 = open relay)
85multi.surbl.org
70exemptions.ahbl.org (not a blacklist!)
67relays.nether.net
62dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.6 = spam source)
49blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.7 = spam haven)
43blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.12 = spam-friendly freemail provider)
37tor.dnsbl.sectoor.de (result 127.0.0.2 = /24 contains a Tor server)
37tor.dnsbl.sectoor.de (union of all results)
36dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.4 = open proxy)
36ohps.dnsbl.net.au
35dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.7 = spam haven)
31rdts.dnsbl.net.au
30blackholes.uceb.org (result 127.0.0.5 = dialup)
22blackholes.brainerd.net
21combined-hib.dnsiplists.completewhois.com (result 127.0.0.2 = unallocated IP address)
19blackholes.uceb.org (result 127.0.0.2 = open relay)
18dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.15 = open relay)
15dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.19 = open proxy test zone)
13spamguard.leadmon.net (union of all results)
7osps.dnsbl.net.au
7osrs.dnsbl.net.au
7spamguard.leadmon.net (result 127.0.0.3 = spam source)
6owps.dnsbl.net.au
6spamguard.leadmon.net (result 127.0.0.7 = spam source netblock)
3dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.9 = zombie network)
3spamsites.dnsbl.net.au
3no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.4 = unconfirmed opt-in)
3blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.11 = TCPA violator)
3dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.20 = blog/wiki/comment spam source)
3dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.10 = shoot on sight spammer)
2blackholes.uceb.org (result 127.0.0.9 = uncooperative company)
2omrs.dnsbl.net.au
1multi.uribl.com (result 127.0.0.8 = new domain or concealed contact)
1blackholes.uceb.org (result 127.0.0.8 = spam source with fake sender)
1blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.8 = open web form)
1blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.6 = open relay)
1dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.11 = no postmaster or abuse e-mail)


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

HitsDNS Zone
247125(total number of IP addresses whose names were tested, including 470 at SDSC)
161904(union of all domain zones)
142839l1.apews.org
111708rddn.dnsbl.net.au
100425abuse.rfc-ignorant.org
63838dynamic.rhs.mailpolice.com
60239whois.rfc-ignorant.org (union of all results)
37137whois.rfc-ignorant.org (result 127.0.0.7 = no whois data at all)
23102whois.rfc-ignorant.org (result 127.0.0.5 = bad whois data)
13000webmail.rhs.mailpolice.com
572multi.uribl.com (union of all results)
571multi.uribl.com (result 127.0.0.2 = spam resource)
523multi.surbl.org
490adv.rhs.mailpolice.com
135bl.deadbeef.com
131rhsbl.ahbl.org
128postmaster.rfc-ignorant.org
105bulk.rhs.mailpolice.com
90dsn.rfc-ignorant.org (zone not intended for this use)
86bogusmx.rfc-ignorant.org
53rhsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.11 = domain uses bad address space)
53rhsbl.sorbs.net (union of all results)
34porn.rhs.mailpolice.com
5blackhole.securitysage.com
1multi.uribl.com (result 127.0.0.4 = opt-out spam resource)
1ex.dnsbl.org


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

HitsDNS Zone
208269(total number of domains tested, including 443 at SDSC)
40972(union of all domain zones)
24946whois.rfc-ignorant.org (union of all results)
24024whois.rfc-ignorant.org (result 127.0.0.7 = no whois data at all)
6772abuse.rfc-ignorant.org
3332multi.surbl.org
2896l1.apews.org
2557multi.uribl.com (union of all results)
2495postmaster.rfc-ignorant.org
2484multi.uribl.com (result 127.0.0.2 = spam resource)
2472webmail.rhs.mailpolice.com
2314bogusmx.rfc-ignorant.org
1264dsn.rfc-ignorant.org
922whois.rfc-ignorant.org (result 127.0.0.5 = bad whois data)
922porn.rhs.mailpolice.com
519rhsbl.ahbl.org
496bulk.rhs.mailpolice.com
271blackhole.securitysage.com
225adv.rhs.mailpolice.com
170rddn.dnsbl.net.au (zone not intended for this use)
125dynamic.rhs.mailpolice.com
100rhsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.11 = domain uses bad address space)
100rhsbl.sorbs.net (union of all results)
70multi.uribl.com (result 127.0.0.4 = opt-out spam resource)
23ex.dnsbl.org
4bl.deadbeef.com
3multi.uribl.com (result 127.0.0.8 = new domain or concealed contact)
1fraud.rhs.mailpolice.com
1cart00ney.surriel.com


This document was last updated by Jeff Makey <jeff@sdsc.edu> on 24 August 2007.