BotFence

Notice: BotFence has been discontinued and is no longer available for download or purchase.

What Was BotFence?

BotFence automatically blocked IP addresses that launched hacking attempts on Windows server services (Remote Desktop, FTP, SQL-Server) using the Windows firewall. It ran as a background service and dynamically blocked attacking IP addresses without manual intervention.

Features (Historical)

• Dynamically blocked IP addresses of attacking bots in the Windows firewall
• Monitored Remote Desktop, SQL-Server, WordPress, FTP, and Filezilla-FTP
• Showed the country of origin for attackers
• Notified the administrator by email about blocked hacking attempts
• Sent daily or weekly summaries of blocked attacks
• Detected botnet attacks — coordinated attacks from multiple machines