June 7, 2012

L2.APEWS.ORG False Positive #16

A /19 that was listed back in April caught this recently, definitely a user subscribed newsletter;

Wed 2012-06-06 08:55:21: [140:457] Accepting SMTP connection from [109.123.106.210]
Wed 2012-06-06 08:55:21: [140:457] Looking up PTR record for 109.123.106.210 (210.106.123.109.IN-ADDR.ARPA)
Wed 2012-06-06 08:55:21: [140:457] D=210.106.123.109.IN-ADDR.ARPA TTL=(1439) PTR=[srv-eight.clevercherry.net]
Wed 2012-06-06 08:55:21: [140:457] Gathering A-records for PTR hosts
Wed 2012-06-06 08:55:21: [140:457] D=srv-eight.clevercherry.net TTL=(240) A=[109.123.106.210]
Wed 2012-06-06 08:55:21: [140:457] --> 220 xxx.xxx.xxx ESMTP MDaemon 6.7.9; Wed, 06 Jun 2012 08:55:21 -0100
Wed 2012-06-06 08:55:21: [140:457] <-- EHLO srv-eight.clevercherry.net
Wed 2012-06-06 08:55:21: [140:457] Performing reverse lookup on srv-eight.clevercherry.net (looking for 109.123.106.210)
Wed 2012-06-06 08:55:21: [140:457] D=srv-eight.clevercherry.net TTL=(240) A=[109.123.106.210]
Wed 2012-06-06 08:55:21: [140:457] --> 250-xxx.xxx.xxx Hello srv-eight.clevercherry.net, pleased to meet you
Wed 2012-06-06 08:55:21: [140:457] --> 250-ETRN
Wed 2012-06-06 08:55:21: [140:457] --> 250-AUTH=LOGIN
Wed 2012-06-06 08:55:21: [140:457] --> 250-AUTH LOGIN CRAM-MD5
Wed 2012-06-06 08:55:21: [140:457] --> 250-8BITMIME
Wed 2012-06-06 08:55:21: [140:457] --> 250 SIZE 0
Wed 2012-06-06 08:55:21: [140:457] <-- MAIL FROM:<xxx @ xxx.xxx> SIZE=16289
Wed 2012-06-06 08:55:21: [140:457] Performing reverse lookup on xxx.clevercherry.com (looking for 109.123.106.210)
Wed 2012-06-06 08:55:21: [140:457] D=xxx.clevercherry.com TTL=(240) A=[109.123.106.210]
Wed 2012-06-06 08:55:21: [140:457] Spam Blocker A-record resolution of [210.106.123.109.L2.APEWS.ORG] in progress (DNS Server: 192.168.1.2)...
Wed 2012-06-06 08:55:21: [140:457] Spam Blocker D=210.106.123.109.L2.APEWS.ORG TTL=(35) A=[127.0.0.2]
Wed 2012-06-06 08:55:21: [140:457] L2.APEWS.ORG LISTED
Wed 2012-06-06 08:55:21: [140:457] Message will be accepted and X-RBL-Warning: header will be inserted.
Wed 2012-06-06 08:55:21: [140:457] --> 250 <xxx @ xxx.xxx>, Sender ok
Wed 2012-06-06 08:55:21: [140:457] <-- RCPT TO:<xxx @ xxx.xxx>
Wed 2012-06-06 08:55:21: [140:457] --> 250 <xxx @ xxx.xxx>, Recipient ok
Wed 2012-06-06 08:55:21: [140:457] <-- DATA
Wed 2012-06-06 08:55:21: [140:457] --> 354 Enter mail, end with <CRLF>.<CRLF>
Wed 2012-06-06 08:55:21: [140:457] --> 250 Ok, message saved <Message-ID: E1ScCvc-0005YX-27@srv-eight.clevercherry.net>
Wed 2012-06-06 08:55:21: [140:457] <-- QUIT
Wed 2012-06-06 08:55:21: [140:457] --> 221 See ya in cyberspace
Wed 2012-06-06 08:55:21: [140:457] SMTP session successful, 15603 bytes transferred.
Wed 2012-06-06 08:55:21: [140:457] Shuffling message(s) into proper queue(s)
Wed 2012-06-06 08:55:21: [140:457] Message received from srv-eight.clevercherry.net [109.123.106.210] <xxx @ xxx.xxx> with SMTP for <xxx @ xxx.xxx> [Size 10502] {j:\localq\6443522.msg}

52 comments:

  1. Dear APEWS,
    Please remove the below in from your list.

    Oooops 213.79.112.130 is currently listed in APEWS :-(
    Entry matching your Query: E-431476
    213.79.112.0/22
    CASE: C-41
    Spambots / zombies / spammers / scanners within CIDR
    History:
    Entry created 2010-11-05

    In case you need any more assistance, just e-mail to root@finstream.ru.
    Our company isn't holding any spambots.
    Thanks in advance!

    ReplyDelete
  2. The IP address 109.123.106.210 has been delisted.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Dear APEWS,

    Would you please remove my ip from your list.

    Oooops 202.78.200.84 is currently listed in APEWS :-(
    Entry matching your Query: E-245029
    202.78.200.0/23CASE: C-237
    AS18059 ID, ISP permits abuse and/or ignores criminal activityHistory:
    Entry created 2007-07-07

    It was blacklisted in 2007 & it is now 2012. It was misconfigured to be an open relay and now it has been reconfigured & the spam problem has been terminated. Thank you for your help.

    ReplyDelete
  4. can you please remove

    Oooops 184.154.88.170 is currently listed in APEWS :-(


    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Entry matching your Query: E-431055
    184.154.64.0/18
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    CASE: C-1404
    IP allocations to providers with a bad reputation
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    History:
    Entry created 2010-11-02



    i bought this as a dedicated IP about 6 months ago and found it it is black listed here after the fact. one of my sites uses account email verification to post so a clean slate is important.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. You probably leased not bought that IP, in any case you needed to check the history of an offered IP address before signing up for it. If your emails are important to you then choose an IP address that is not listed and that is managed by a reputable firm. Why not ask your provider for an unlisted IP address?

      Delete
    2. as you probably can tell, i am learning as i go....

      out of the blue my host emailed me last night and say that they were changing me to an updated server within 48 hours and when moved it will be issued a new IP

      hopefuly it will not be listed

      thank you for your reply, it was helpful.

      Delete
  5. Please remove the IP 187.4.69.218 and Entry matching your Query: E-433317
    187.4.64.0/20

    thank you

    ReplyDelete
  6. Hello,

    We passed all test except APEWS, very sad :-(
    http://domain-blacklist.e-dns.org/
    Do I wait to be released?

    Oooops 65.114.179.210 is currently listed in APEWS :-(
    ________________________________________
    Entry matching your Query: E-452048
    65.114.128.0/18
    ________________________________________
    CASE: C-14
    Spambots, zombies, contaminated CIDR, bad reputation provider

    ReplyDelete
  7. hi there
    can you please remove the following IP from your lists:

    Oooops 84.252.218.219 is currently listed in APEWS :-(
    Entry matching your Query: E-297449
    84.252.192.0/18CASE: C-1010
    Dynamic IP space, generic DNS/rDNS, no PTR
    Direct connections to MX not permitted, you
    need to use your ISP servers or smarthostSpecial Reason:
    Dynamic IP, generic DNS, missing rDNS/PTR not permitted for direct email connection. You must use correctly configured [with registered working abuse contact] static IP / ISP mail servers / smarthost serviceHistory:
    Entry created 2007-09-01

    thank you
    Jaco

    ReplyDelete
  8. Dear Team,

    My mail server IP address is listed and should't be as we are not sending out spam. so please remove from the blacklist brandsystems.in ip:
    190.196.17.102
    186.67.42.198
    190.82.74.243

    Thanks & Regards,
    Juan Orostica

    ReplyDelete
  9. remove ip 200.113.14.10

    ReplyDelete
  10. E-520212 / Case C-131

    It looks like we got an IP address in a block that claims to be unallocated: 184.176.0.0/12 ...

    The entry was created 2012-04-10

    cox.net allocated an IP address within that range, 184.181.224.74, to our school district.

    The information on the lookup at APEWS.ORG isn't sufficient to help us determine why that IP address might be listed, nor what actions anyone might take to "correct" it.

    I found apews.org by searching for "less used" dns blacklist hosts...

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. You may find that Cox doesn't have the best reputation around and that their IP address space is listed in other blacklists apart from Apews but that needn't bother your email delivery provided that all your recipients consented and thus whitelisted the server IP. You could always ask Cox for an unlisted IP address or a discount for the listed one.

      Delete
  11. Wrong positive
    Query E-397527: 178.0.0.0/12 is not only a Dynamic address range. Our range is registrated in Ripe. I hope range 178.15.55.0/25 can be removed.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Looking at the whois it looks like one big IP pool for Arcor and Vodafone, like a residencial DSL allocation, likely all dynamic. If they're renting out small parts then they would be better to separate a distinct CIDR for the purpose.

      Delete
  12. Computer ManufakturAugust 15, 2012 at 1:43 PM

    Same IP-Range as poster above:
    E-397527 178.0.0.0/12

    Please remove 178.15.208.208/29 from the blacklist

    ReplyDelete
  13. Oooops 66.192.200.130 is currently listed in APEWS :-(


    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Entry matching your Query: E-436719
    66.192.200.0/21
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    CASE: C-17
    Spambots, zombies, contaminated CIDR, bad reputation provider
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    History:
    Entry created 2010-12-16

    ReplyDelete
  14. Oooops 212.35.110.130 is currently listed in APEWS :-(
    Entry matching your Query: E-406415
    212.35.110.0/24CASE: C-13
    Spambot/zombie PC and/or port scanner and/or harvester bot in CIDRSpecial Reason:
    CIDR contains at least one spammer and/or port scanner. ASN/CIDR owner can solve listing by: block TCP25 out, use TCP587 or TCP465 for client email via ISP servers, terminate accounts of abusive clientsHistory:
    Entry created 2010-08-14
    ------
    Hi,
    This old entry doesn't give enough details to understand why we were blacklisted.
    Our mail server isn't blacklisted anywhere (even spamcop whitelists us) but on APNEWS.
    Please remove us from your list.

    Thank you.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. It looks like spam came out of an IP address in that /24, so you have 1 IP address with another 255 close by. Listing a block says that the block is not managed well by the owner so there is a probability that more spam will be sent. You need to get an IP address with better reputation if you value sending your emails, complain to your ISP and ask them for an unlisted IP address. You should also get whitelisted on a public register and ask your recipients to whitelist your IP address too. Don't worry about the date, some folks have been listed since 2006, but if the reputation doesn't change nor will the listing. You could smart host your emails, just use your IP for the internet connection, maybe VPS out to a server.

      Delete
  15. Oooops 72.54.227.27 is currently listed in APEWS :-(
    Entry matching your Query: E-454786
    72.54.227.0/24
    CASE: C-79
    Spambots, zombies, contaminated CIDR, bad reputation provider
    History:
    Entry created 2011-01-31

    Entry is old also. Since then we've changed to new servers, upgraded our Antivirus, etc. This is the ONLY place where we are listed.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Apews is an early warning system, listings are about the probability of spam or abuse based on the reputation of the IP address space manager. You have 1 IP address with 255 others close by, one of more of which could be sending spam. You need to ask your ISP for an unlisted IP address e.g. your ISP has their own SMTP servers, get an IP address in their /24 because your ISP is more likely to keep that clean.

      If you had a server that was sending spam then you were correctly listed, and since your spam was able to get out onto the internet then listing the CIDR is also correct since it has the same manager i.e. systems are common. You can't expect the rest of the internet community to suffer abuse just because you didn't/don't know how to prevent spam coming out of your server. Hire a professional server technician or smart host your email sending.

      Delete
  16. Oooops 58.26.30.3 is currently listed in APEWS
    Entry matching your Query: E-434142
    58.26.24.0/21CASE: C-174
    AS4788 MY, ISP permits abuse and/or ignores criminal activityHistory:
    Entry created 2010-12-06

    Appreciate if you could whitelist us. Thanks

    ReplyDelete
  17. Dear APEWS admin,
    Please delist 66.36.241.29 from your database. We are not Spammers and this is the only site still blacklisting us. Thank you.

    ReplyDelete
  18. Please remove..

    Oooops 119.75.26.198 is currently listed in APEWS

    ReplyDelete
  19. Please remove the following..

    Oooops 119.75.26.198 is currently listed in APEWS


    Entry matching your Query: E-360642
    119.75.0.0/18

    ReplyDelete
  20. Please - Remove and delisting

    Entry matching your Query: E-608965
    200.99.128.0/20
    CASE: C-1058
    AS15180 BR, ISP permits abuse and/or ignores criminal activity
    History:
    Entry created 2012-10-20

    Thanks

    ReplyDelete
  21. Dear APEWS,
    Please remove the below in from your list.
    200.79.25.35
    Oooops 200.79.25.35 is currently listed in APEWS :-(
    Entry matching your Query: E-255396
    200.79.0.0/17
    CASE: C-354
    AS8151 MX, ISP permits abuse and/or ignores criminal activity
    Special Reason:
    ISP permits abuse and/or ignores criminal activity
    History:
    Entry created 2007-07-12

    ReplyDelete
  22. Dear Sir,

    the IP 83.229.43.142 and 83.229.43.140 is blacklisted in your database , pls remove from your database as we have email security in place now.

    We will appreciate your quick support

    Thanks
    Suhasini

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. is anyone going to reply? when you guys will delist the IP, our entire server is down, none of our emails r going.

      Delete
  23. Please remove the below in from your list.

    Entry matching your Query: E-440794 207.248.228.0/22

    CASE: C-1120 AS11172 MX, ISP permits abuse and/or ignores criminal activity

    Please remove us from your list.

    ReplyDelete
  24. Hello APEWS/Administrator

    81.214.39.129/24 is listed. This main server under the spam user closed the account. Please remove Black list.

    Thanks,
    EFE ASA

    ReplyDelete
  25. Dear APEWS Admin,

    Please, remove our IP (81.214.39.129) from the black list.

    All SPAM related issues have been resolved.

    Thanks.

    ReplyDelete
  26. Dear Apews,
    Please remove the following:
    Oooops 200.198.93.228 is currently listed in APEWS
    Entry matching your Query: E-290369
    200.198.64.0/18
    CASE: C-1058
    AS15180 BR, ISP permits abuse and/or ignores criminal activity
    Thanks

    ReplyDelete
  27. Dear Apews,
    Please remove the following:
    Oooops 186.236.15.241 is currently listed in APEWS :-(
    Entry matching your Query: E-433315
    186.224.0.0/11CASE: C-41
    Spambots / zombies / spammers / scanners within CIDRHistory:
    Entry created 2010-11-25

    Very Thanks!

    ReplyDelete
  28. Dear APEWS Admin,

    Please remove my mothers IP. She just got a new internet provider few days ago and she is not a spammer.

    Testresults
    Oooops 5.103.60.32 is currently listed in APEWS :-(
    Entry matching your Query: E-179983
    5.0.0.0/8CASE: C-1404
    IP allocations to providers with a bad reputationSpecial Reason:
    IP allocations to providers with a bad reputationHistory:
    Entry created 2007-05-28 2012-05-31: Reason changed from No traffic until allocated to IP allocations to providers with a bad reputation

    ReplyDelete
  29. Dear APEWS Admin,

    Please, remove our IP (120.146.245.16) from the black list.

    All SPAM related issues have been resolved.

    ReplyDelete
  30. I report to my ISP's problem with the IP but if you could support me by removing it from the list as soon as possible is the much appreciate.

    Oooops 187.237.216.226 is currently listed in APEWS :-(
    Entry matching your Query: E-413734
    187.128.0.0/9CASE: C-41
    Spambots / zombies / spammers / scanners within CIDRHistory:
    Entry created 2010-09-19

    This IP is new to our mail server.

    Best Regards.

    ReplyDelete
  31. Please remove to list
    Entry matching your Query: E-257451
    200.27.64.0/19
    CASE: C-385

    ReplyDelete
  32. Hi,

    Please remove
    Entry matching your Query: E-439605
    194.90.208.0/20
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    CASE: C-17
    Spambots, zombies, contaminated CIDR, bad reputation provider



    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Good note request removal of 187.108.41.165 ip due to attack on the mail server racks thanks!

      Delete
  33. Dear APEWS Admin,

    Please, remove our IP (187.108.41.165) from the black list.

    All SPAM related issues have been resolved.

    ReplyDelete
  34. Dear APEWS Admin,

    Please, remove our IP (82.77.196.147)(mail.indd.tim.ro) from the black list.

    All SPAM related issues have been resolved.

    ReplyDelete
  35. Hi APEWS Admin,

    Please remove my IP from your list.(76.235.233.45) I am not a spammer!!

    Testresults

    Oooops 76.235.233.45 is currently listed in APEWS :-(
    Entry matching your Query: E-437774
    76.235.128.0/17
    CASE: C-17
    Spambots, zombies, contaminated CIDR, bad reputation provider

    Thanks

    ReplyDelete
  36. Hi.
    how do I remove my ip 189.112.88.211 of the list?

    tks!

    ReplyDelete
  37. Dear APEWS!

    Remove the black list the IP address of the following:
    190.144.106.75

    ReplyDelete
  38. Hi Apews.

    Please, one more to delete:

    Oooops 178.63.60.71 is currently listed in APEWS :-(
    Entry matching your Query: E-439529
    178.63.56.0/21
    CASE: C-17
    Spambots, zombies, contaminated CIDR, bad reputation provider
    History:
    Entry created 2010-12-24

    Thank you beforehand!

    ReplyDelete
  39. Hi Apews.

    Please, one more to delete:

    Oooops 67.222.8.178 is currently listed in APEWS :-(
    Entry matching your Query: E-620162
    67.222.8.0/24
    CASE: C-46

    Thanks you

    ReplyDelete
  40. Hi Apews.

    Please remove my IP from your list.(24.38.112.125), We do not Spam and are on NO other lists.
    Oooops 24.38.112.125 is currently listed in APEWS :-(
    Entry matching your Query: E-455165
    24.38.64.0/18
    CASE: C-79
    Spambots, zombies, contaminated CIDR, bad reputation provider
    History:
    Entry created 2011-02-01

    ReplyDelete
  41. Please remove my IP from your list: 114.57.33.246
    Thanks

    ReplyDelete
  42. CASE: C-17
    Spambots, zombies, contaminated CIDR, bad reputation provider

    Who are you apews? Under what authority do you have to just blacklist people without any proof whatsoever? I have been under attack on this stupid computer for years and did not even know it. I dont even know that much about computers. Are you trying to set up and frame people/ Like Jews and such? Areyou anti semetic? Are you guys really terrorists? I'm related to some of the richest Jews in America and I did not run spam on my account. I think you may be anti semetic. I bet that is it. Setting up Jews around the country. UNAMERICAN. Please remove. This is the second request. Just cuz Ayers gave you the keys to the internet does not make you a God. Don't be a terrorist.

    ReplyDelete
  43. Hey everyone, this guy that runs this site is nothing more then a blackmailing blacklisting foreigner.He's setting people up. Probably a big old Jew hater. He wont stop doing what he is doing and he has no authority to do this, Ill just bet. ANTI SEMETIC JEW HATING RACISIST foriegn terrorist with the keys to the internet. Stop making up stuff so you can play god with peoples lives. You are trash for what you have done to people.Keep your filthy hands off our Jews.

    ReplyDelete
  44. Hi Apews.

    I ask you to remove our ip 189.84.190.157 from blacklist, we had a virus machine, which has already been removed.

    Oooops 189.84.190.157 is currently listed in APEWS :-(
    Entry matching your Query: E-413809
    189.84.0.0/14CASE: C-41
    Spambots / zombies / spammers / scanners within CIDRHistory:
    Entry created 2010-09-19

    Thank you

    ReplyDelete