Blacklists Compared

25 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
218222(total number of IP addresses tested, including 472 at SDSC)
208405(union of most IP zones)
181486l2.apews.org
166211zen.spamhaus.org (union of all results)
158185t1.dnsbl.net.au
130565pbl.spamhaus.org (union of all results)
130368dynablock.njabl.org
123596dnsbl.sorbs.net (union of all results)
117759dnsbl.tqmcube.com (union of all results)
112299psbl.surriel.com
109508zen.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.11 = Spamhaus PBL, Spamhaus entry)
109454pbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.11 = Spamhaus entry)
105685sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org (union of all results)
104973xbl.spamhaus.org (union of all results)
104760cbl.abuseat.org
104725zen.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.4 = Composite Blocking List)
104685xbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.4 = Composite Blocking List)
104640sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.4 = Composite Blocking List)
97265no-more-funn.moensted.dk (union of all results)
94488dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.10 = dialup)
90310dnsbl-1.uceprotect.net
87636blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (union of all results)
85327dnsbl-2.uceprotect.net
82230blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.2 = spam source)
77951dnsbl.tqmcube.com (result 127.0.0.2 = dialup)
76822no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.3 = dialup)
53906ubl.unsubscore.com
51037dnsbl-3.uceprotect.net
42352bl.spamcop.net
36305dnsbl.tqmcube.com (result 127.0.0.3 = spam source)
34083dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.7 = hacked/vulnerable)
34050db.wpbl.info
23106ix.dnsbl.manitu.net
21503zen.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.10 = Spamhaus PBL, ISP contributed)
21451pbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.10 = ISP contributed)
20092mail-abuse.blacklist.jippg.org
18084no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.2 = spam source)
15011unconfirmed.dsbl.org
14926list.dsbl.org
14920dsbl.dnsbl.net.au
13334bl.csma.biz
12980tr.countries.nerd.dk
11904ips.backscatterer.org
11337korea.services.net
11008dnsbl.tqmcube.com (result 127.0.0.4 = South Korea)
10256dnsbl.tqmcube.com (result 127.0.0.5 = China)
7235turkey.blackholes.us
5692cn-kr.blackholes.us (result 127.0.0.2 = China)
5692cn-kr.blackholes.us (union of all results)
5018bl.spamcannibal.org
4492dnsbl.njabl.org (union of all results)
4234dnsbl.njabl.org (result 127.0.0.9 = open proxy)
4232blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.9 = misc)
4012list.dnswl.org (not a blacklist!)
3371korea.blackholes.us
3335rmst.dnsbl.net.au
3252spamsources.fabel.dk
3070dnsbl.ahbl.org (union of all results)
2906dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.3 = open proxy)
2228russia.blackholes.us
2151china.blackholes.us
1689probes.dnsbl.net.au
1331no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.10 = open proxy)
1083blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.4 = unconfirmed opt-in)
1076zen.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.5 = time-expired NJABL open proxy)
1076xbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.5 = time-expired NJABL open proxy)
1074sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.5 = time-expired NJABL open proxy)
927zen.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.2 = Spamhaus SBL)
927sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.2 = Spamhaus SBL)
927sbl.spamhaus.org
835argentina.blackholes.us
783thailand.blackholes.us
766no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.9 = misc)
763malaysia.blackholes.us
674japan.blackholes.us
596mexico.blackholes.us
578aspews.ext.sorbs.net
411no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.7 = spam haven)
378dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.2 = open http proxy)
366dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.3 = open socks proxy)
331taiwan.blackholes.us
320blackholes.uceb.org (union of all results)
277hongkong.blackholes.us
270brazil.blackholes.us
266blackholes.uceb.org (result 127.0.0.6 = spam haven)
223multi.surbl.org
190bl.deadbeef.com
170multi.uribl.com (result 127.0.0.2 = spam resource)
170multi.uribl.com (union of all results)
168singapore.blackholes.us
165dnsbl.njabl.org (result 127.0.0.4 = spam source)
158blackholes.uceb.org (result 127.0.0.3 = spam source)
154spam.wytnij.to
150iadb2.isipp.com (not a blacklist!)
148iadb.isipp.com (not a blacklist!)
140query.bondedsender.org (not a blacklist!)
127accredit.habeas.com (not a blacklist!)
103multihop.dsbl.org
102dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.4 = spam source)
98work.drbl.croco.net
93dnsbl.njabl.org (result 127.0.0.2 = open relay)
62relays.nether.net
54blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.7 = spam haven)
43dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.6 = spam source)
35blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.12 = spam-friendly freemail provider)
34dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.7 = spam haven)
31rdts.dnsbl.net.au
30dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.4 = open proxy)
27ohps.dnsbl.net.au
26exemptions.ahbl.org (not a blacklist!)
20blackholes.uceb.org (result 127.0.0.2 = open relay)
18blackholes.uceb.org (result 127.0.0.5 = dialup)
18spamguard.leadmon.net (union of all results)
14blackholes.brainerd.net
12dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.19 = open proxy test zone)
10osps.dnsbl.net.au
9spamguard.leadmon.net (result 127.0.0.7 = spam source netblock)
8dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.15 = open relay)
7spamguard.leadmon.net (result 127.0.0.3 = spam source)
5dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.20 = blog/wiki/comment spam source)
4owps.dnsbl.net.au
3osrs.dnsbl.net.au
2nigeria.blackholes.us
2spamsites.dnsbl.net.au
2spamguard.leadmon.net (result 127.0.0.8 = open proxy)
2no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.4 = unconfirmed opt-in)
2dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.11 = no postmaster or abuse e-mail)
1dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.9 = zombie network)
1omrs.dnsbl.net.au
1blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.8 = open web form)
1blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.11 = TCPA violator)
1dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.10 = shoot on sight spammer)


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

HitsDNS Zone
218222(total number of IP addresses whose names were tested, including 472 at SDSC)
144235(union of all domain zones)
128877l1.apews.org
101704rddn.dnsbl.net.au
91300abuse.rfc-ignorant.org
58979dynamic.rhs.mailpolice.com
54203whois.rfc-ignorant.org (union of all results)
32781whois.rfc-ignorant.org (result 127.0.0.7 = no whois data at all)
21423whois.rfc-ignorant.org (result 127.0.0.5 = bad whois data)
11240webmail.rhs.mailpolice.com
660multi.surbl.org
614multi.uribl.com (union of all results)
613multi.uribl.com (result 127.0.0.2 = spam resource)
480adv.rhs.mailpolice.com
139bl.deadbeef.com
134postmaster.rfc-ignorant.org
113rhsbl.ahbl.org
103dsn.rfc-ignorant.org (zone not intended for this use)
103bulk.rhs.mailpolice.com
95bogusmx.rfc-ignorant.org
28rhsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.11 = domain uses bad address space)
28rhsbl.sorbs.net (union of all results)
26porn.rhs.mailpolice.com
4blackhole.securitysage.com
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
191369(total number of domains tested, including 436 at SDSC)
37485(union of all domain zones)
22276whois.rfc-ignorant.org (union of all results)
21356whois.rfc-ignorant.org (result 127.0.0.7 = no whois data at all)
6136abuse.rfc-ignorant.org
3236multi.surbl.org
2674l1.apews.org
2648multi.uribl.com (union of all results)
2576multi.uribl.com (result 127.0.0.2 = spam resource)
2443webmail.rhs.mailpolice.com
2302bogusmx.rfc-ignorant.org
2205postmaster.rfc-ignorant.org
1210dsn.rfc-ignorant.org
920whois.rfc-ignorant.org (result 127.0.0.5 = bad whois data)
863porn.rhs.mailpolice.com
456rhsbl.ahbl.org
409bulk.rhs.mailpolice.com
270blackhole.securitysage.com
216adv.rhs.mailpolice.com
179rddn.dnsbl.net.au (zone not intended for this use)
139dynamic.rhs.mailpolice.com
95rhsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.11 = domain uses bad address space)
95rhsbl.sorbs.net (union of all results)
67multi.uribl.com (result 127.0.0.4 = opt-out spam resource)
18ex.dnsbl.org
5multi.uribl.com (result 127.0.0.8 = new domain or concealed contact)
4bl.deadbeef.com
2fraud.rhs.mailpolice.com


This document was last updated by Jeff Makey <jeff@sdsc.edu> on 31 August 2007.