Blacklists Compared

20 December 2008

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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 hostkarma.junkemailfilter.com (127.0.0.1 result), 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
70369(total number of IP addresses tested, including 396 at SDSC)
65651(union of most IP zones)
54355zen.spamhaus.org (union of all results)
54222l2.apews.org
46330t1.dnsbl.net.au
44146b.barracudacentral.org
38727cbl.abuseat.org
38672zen.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.4 = Composite Blocking List)
35128zen.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.11 = Spamhaus PBL, Spamhaus entry)
33057hostkarma.junkemailfilter.com (result 127.0.0.2 = spam source)
30617dnsbl-1.uceprotect.net
29661dnsbl-3.uceprotect.net
27608dnsbl-2.uceprotect.net
22752psbl.surriel.com
22014dnsbl.sorbs.net (union of all results)
21214blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (union of all results)
20586no-more-funn.moensted.dk (union of all results)
17833blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.2 = spam source)
17627ubl.unsubscore.com
16070dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.10 = dialup)
11278no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.3 = dialup)
10513db.wpbl.info
8891bl.spamcop.net
8296no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.2 = spam source)
8182zen.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.10 = Spamhaus PBL, ISP contributed)
7719countries.blackholes.us (result 127.1.5.6 = China)
7008ix.dnsbl.manitu.net
6578spam.dnsbl.sorbs.net
5901dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.7 = hacked/vulnerable)
3990list.dnswl.org (not a blacklist!)
3913bl.spamcannibal.org
3131spamsources.fabel.dk
3094tr.countries.nerd.dk
2986countries.blackholes.us (result 127.0.7.6 = Brazil)
2803hostkarma.junkemailfilter.com (result 127.0.0.1 = whitelisted)
2718dnsbl.inps.de
2492korea.services.net
2157blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.9 = misc)
2126countries.blackholes.us (result 127.6.4.3 = Russia)
2123countries.blackholes.us (result 127.7.9.2 = Turkey)
1959countries.blackholes.us (result 127.4.1.0 = Korea)
1948hostkarma.junkemailfilter.com (result 127.0.0.3 = mix of spam and nonspam)
1424dnsbl.njabl.org (union of all results)
1308mail-abuse.blacklist.jippg.org
1264ips.backscatterer.org
1193blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.4 = unconfirmed opt-in)
1182rmst.dnsbl.net.au
1146dnsbl.njabl.org (result 127.0.0.9 = open proxy)
1005countries.blackholes.us (result 127.7.6.4 = Thailand)
803aspews.ext.sorbs.net
764no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.10 = open proxy)
700countries.blackholes.us (result 127.0.3.2 = Argentina)
425zen.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.2 = Spamhaus SBL)
395countries.blackholes.us (result 127.1.5.8 = Taiwan)
368countries.blackholes.us (result 127.3.9.2 = Japan)
355countries.blackholes.us (result 127.4.8.4 = Mexico)
340query.bondedsender.org (not a blacklist!)
258hostkarma.junkemailfilter.com (result 127.0.0.4 = spam source aspirant)
238dnsbl.njabl.org (result 127.0.0.4 = spam source)
220accredit.habeas.com (not a blacklist!)
196no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.9 = misc)
194iadb2.isipp.com (not a blacklist!)
154iadb.isipp.com (not a blacklist!)
143countries.blackholes.us (result 127.3.4.4 = Hong Kong)
129zen.spamhaus.org (result 127.0.0.5 = time-expired NJABL open proxy)
113countries.blackholes.us (result 127.7.0.2 = Singapore)
90dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.6 = spam source)
80work.drbl.croco.net
77no-more-funn.moensted.dk (result 127.0.0.7 = spam haven)
71countries.blackholes.us (result 127.4.5.8 = Malaysia)
69dnsbl.ahbl.org (union of all results)
58tor.dnsbl.sectoor.de (union of all results)
56tor.dnsbl.sectoor.de (result 127.0.0.2 = /24 contains a Tor server)
56bl.deadbeef.com
49l2.bbfh.ext.sorbs.net
47dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.3 = open proxy)
40dnsbl.njabl.org (result 127.0.0.2 = open relay)
39probes.dnsbl.net.au
27dnsbl-0.uceprotect.net
26dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.2 = open http proxy)
23dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.3 = open socks proxy)
22dnsbl.ahbl.org (result 127.0.0.4 = spam source)
20blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.12 = spam-friendly freemail provider)
16multi.surbl.org
11blackholes.five-ten-sg.com (result 127.0.0.7 = spam haven)
8spamguard.leadmon.net (union of all results)
5multi.uribl.com (result 127.0.0.2 = spam resource)
5multi.uribl.com (union of all results)
4dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.5 = open relay)
3spamguard.leadmon.net (result 127.0.0.7 = spam source netblock)
3spamguard.leadmon.net (result 127.0.0.8 = open proxy)
2tor.dnsbl.sectoor.de (result 127.0.0.1 = Tor server)
2rdts.dnsbl.net.au
2spamguard.leadmon.net (result 127.0.0.3 = spam source)
2blackholes.brainerd.net
1countries.blackholes.us (result 127.5.6.6 = Nigeria)
1dnsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.4 = open proxy)
1dob.sibl.support-intelligence.net


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

HitsDNS Zone
70369(total number of IP addresses whose names were tested, including 396 at SDSC)
34610(union of all domain zones)
25966l1.apews.org
24454abuse.rfc-ignorant.org
18527rddn.dnsbl.net.au
14010whois.rfc-ignorant.org (union of all results)
12705dynamic.rhs.mailpolice.com
9205whois.rfc-ignorant.org (result 127.0.0.7 = no whois data at all)
4805whois.rfc-ignorant.org (result 127.0.0.5 = bad whois data)
2117webmail.rhs.mailpolice.com
814adv.rhs.mailpolice.com
283rhsbl.ahbl.org
165multi.surbl.org
112multi.uribl.com (result 127.0.0.2 = spam resource)
112multi.uribl.com (union of all results)
66bogusmx.rfc-ignorant.org
52postmaster.rfc-ignorant.org
52bulk.rhs.mailpolice.com
52dob.sibl.support-intelligence.net
42dsn.rfc-ignorant.org (zone not intended for this use)
32rhsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.11 = domain uses bad address space)
32rhsbl.sorbs.net (union of all results)
4bl.deadbeef.com
2porn.rhs.mailpolice.com


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

HitsDNS Zone
38009(total number of domains tested, including 357 at SDSC)
10455(union of all domain zones)
4374whois.rfc-ignorant.org (union of all results)
3985whois.rfc-ignorant.org (result 127.0.0.7 = no whois data at all)
2100abuse.rfc-ignorant.org
1636bogusmx.rfc-ignorant.org
1272multi.surbl.org
1272postmaster.rfc-ignorant.org
999l1.apews.org
964multi.uribl.com (union of all results)
929multi.uribl.com (result 127.0.0.2 = spam resource)
738webmail.rhs.mailpolice.com
452dsn.rfc-ignorant.org
389whois.rfc-ignorant.org (result 127.0.0.5 = bad whois data)
309adv.rhs.mailpolice.com
121porn.rhs.mailpolice.com
120rhsbl.ahbl.org
115bulk.rhs.mailpolice.com
32multi.uribl.com (result 127.0.0.4 = opt-out spam resource)
32rhsbl.sorbs.net (result 127.0.0.11 = domain uses bad address space)
32rhsbl.sorbs.net (union of all results)
19rddn.dnsbl.net.au (zone not intended for this use)
12ex.dnsbl.org
6dob.sibl.support-intelligence.net
4dynamic.rhs.mailpolice.com
3multi.uribl.com (result 127.0.0.8 = new domain or concealed contact)
3fraud.rhs.mailpolice.com
1bl.deadbeef.com


This document was last updated by Jeff Makey <jeff@sdsc.edu> on 26 December 2008.