Issues with IP Blocking and CPU Usage

  • Hello,

    I’m using your excellent plugin and it has been very helpful. However, I am facing two issues:

    1. When I check the dashboard, it accurately distinguishes between human and bot traffic. However, for blocked IPs, the reason shown is: “Request blocked JavaScript Required, Fake Browser Accessing Restricted Content,” but the status is marked as “Flagged: 200,” meaning the request is passing through (200) instead of being blocked (403). This is confirmed in the server logs as well. Is it possible to ensure that requests from disallowed sources are blocked on the first attempt?
    2. The second issue is that when checking the dashboard, the CPU usage reaches 100%, causing significant load. I am using a somewhat older PC with a Core(TM) i7-6700 (Windows 11 Pro) environment.

    Can you help me lower the CPU usage to reduce the load?

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  • Plugin Author Cory Marsh

    (@bitslip6)

    hi! Sorry for the late reply, I have been working with the team to fully open source the software. We will be providing a PRO setup and maintenance package for enterprise clients and improving the documentation for smaller clients.

    #1 Since you are using this free version of the software, not all blocking functionality is supported. However we have realized over the last 2 years, that only 0.04% of users are willing to pay the $128 for web security. This isn’t enough revenue to justify development of the software. As I said all functionality will be opensourced and we will be providing documentation for free clients and the development will be supported by our professional services for our enterprise clients. Expect these changes to occur over the next month as we release more features and documentation.

    #2 The CPU usage spikes to 100% because of the spinning OpenGL globe. Your system likely does not have hardware OpenGL support and is struggling to keep up with the 60fps animation. Clicking on any row in the dashboard list will freeze the animation and should drop your CPU usage back to normal levels. Let me know if you are seeing something else.

    Thank you for providing feedback and posting this issue. Please do not hesitate to reach out again!

    kind regards,

    Cory

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