• Resolved webmasterMS

    (@webmasterms)


    I use WPBruiser on several websites mainly to protect my Login page from Brute Force Attacks. Sometimes I use WPBruiser by itself and sometimes I also use other Plugins along with WPBruiser. I realized recently I may have underestimated what WPBruiser can do.

    For one of my websites I got an “Alert – Brute Force Attack Detected by WPBruiser!” email. Immediately I checked the plugins and saw WPBruiser alone was protecting the website again Brute Force. My first thought was to add Wordfence. On Wordfence’s Live Traffic View I began blocking offending bots.

    1) When I get the emails “Alert – Brute Force Attack Detected by WPBruiser!” can I just sit back and relax knowing WPBruiser is blocking all bots?

    2) When I get the emails “Alert – Brute Force Attack Detected by WPBruiser!” does it mean that WPBruiser has blocked the offending IP/bot?

    3) If WPBruiser is blocking bots successfully on my website why would I see bot visits in Wordfence Live Traffic view?

    4) Does WPBruiser work well with other security plugins like Wordfence Security – Firewall & Malware Scan and Sucuri Security – Auditing, Malware Scanner and Security Hardening?

    The page I need help with: [log in to see the link]

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  • Plugin Author MihChe

    (@mihche)

    Hi,
    1. Yes!
    2. Yes!
    3. Because the bot is still sending requests to your site!
    4. Yes!

    ~Mihai

    Thread Starter webmasterMS

    (@webmasterms)

    Sorry for the late response. So the bot visits and Wordfence Live Traffic view would show that visit, but WP Bruiser makes sure the bot gets an empty page/post or its form is hidden from the bot?

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