"Rijesh" <Rij***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DA560DB6-C7B5-4F09-9927-D1076DD0816A@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> Recently our website crashed due to malicious activities by a stranger by
> using web spider software Teleport pro. Teleport Pro is the software that
> does this web capture activity, the client that was repeatedly hitting us
> every few seconds with the 'web capture' and ultimately caused for the web
> server crashes.
>
> I did some research on how to block web spider software like Teleport pro.
I
> couldn't find any effective way to block it as it works like a browser and
> does the trick with HTTP functions. One way to block such activities is by
> blocking IP address, the way which we did. Yes, if they start it from
another
> IP address again we will be in trouble.  So blocking IP address is just a
> temporary solution.
>
> I would like to know an effective way to prevent such software from
> spidering my site and making the content available off line. Can anyone
> provide some ideas to block such software activities? Is there any patch,
> method to block it with in IIS?
>
> There are some software available to protect the content that capable to
> block Teleport pro , The one is TagsLock,
> http://www.tagslock.com/tagslock_pro.htm . But I am not sure how efficient
> this software and how it works. Did anyone tested it and give me the
opinion?
> Is that cause to decrease the performance?
>
> Ultimately I want a solution to block similar software activities in an
> effective way and any advice from anyone would be grateful.

"Tom Kaminski [MVP]" wrote:

> "Rijesh" <Rij***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:DA560DB6-C7B5-4F09-9927-D1076DD0816A@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > Recently our website crashed due to malicious activities by a stranger by
> > using web spider software Teleport pro. Teleport Pro is the software that
> > does this web capture activity, the client that was repeatedly hitting us
> > every few seconds with the 'web capture' and ultimately caused for the web
> > server crashes.
> >
> > I did some research on how to block web spider software like Teleport pro.
> I
> > couldn't find any effective way to block it as it works like a browser and
> > does the trick with HTTP functions. One way to block such activities is by
> > blocking IP address, the way which we did. Yes, if they start it from
> another
> > IP address again we will be in trouble.  So blocking IP address is just a
> > temporary solution.
> >
> > I would like to know an effective way to prevent such software from
> > spidering my site and making the content available off line. Can anyone
> > provide some ideas to block such software activities? Is there any patch,
> > method to block it with in IIS?
> >
> > There are some software available to protect the content that capable to
> > block Teleport pro , The one is TagsLock,
> > http://www.tagslock.com/tagslock_pro.htm . But I am not sure how efficient
> > this software and how it works. Did anyone tested it and give me the
> opinion?
> > Is that cause to decrease the performance?
> >
> > Ultimately I want a solution to block similar software activities in an
> > effective way and any advice from anyone would be grateful.
>
> Because it has this feature:
>
> "Configurable Agent Identity allows Teleport Pro to impersonate popular
> browsers; gets data from even the stingiest servers"
>
> it doesn't appear that you can do anything about it, other than monitor and
> block IP addresses.  Why is your server crashing though?  That shouldn't
> happen ...
>
> --
> Tom Kaminski IIS MVP
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/community/centers/iis/
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> http://www.iistoolshed.com/ - tools, scripts, and utilities for running IIS
>
>
>

"Tom Kaminski [MVP]" wrote:

> "Rijesh" <Rij***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:DA560DB6-C7B5-4F09-9927-D1076DD0816A@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > Recently our website crashed due to malicious activities by a stranger by
> > using web spider software Teleport pro. Teleport Pro is the software that
> > does this web capture activity, the client that was repeatedly hitting us
> > every few seconds with the 'web capture' and ultimately caused for the web
> > server crashes.
> >
> > I did some research on how to block web spider software like Teleport pro.
> I
> > couldn't find any effective way to block it as it works like a browser and
> > does the trick with HTTP functions. One way to block such activities is by
> > blocking IP address, the way which we did. Yes, if they start it from
> another
> > IP address again we will be in trouble.  So blocking IP address is just a
> > temporary solution.
> >
> > I would like to know an effective way to prevent such software from
> > spidering my site and making the content available off line. Can anyone
> > provide some ideas to block such software activities? Is there any patch,
> > method to block it with in IIS?
> >
> > There are some software available to protect the content that capable to
> > block Teleport pro , The one is TagsLock,
> > http://www.tagslock.com/tagslock_pro.htm . But I am not sure how efficient
> > this software and how it works. Did anyone tested it and give me the
> opinion?
> > Is that cause to decrease the performance?
> >
> > Ultimately I want a solution to block similar software activities in an
> > effective way and any advice from anyone would be grateful.
>
> Because it has this feature:
>
> "Configurable Agent Identity allows Teleport Pro to impersonate popular
> browsers; gets data from even the stingiest servers"
>
> it doesn't appear that you can do anything about it, other than monitor and
> block IP addresses.  Why is your server crashing though?  That shouldn't
> happen ...
>
> --
> Tom Kaminski IIS MVP
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/community/centers/iis/
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> http://www.iistoolshed.com/ - tools, scripts, and utilities for running IIS
>
>
>

"Rijesh" <Rij***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:62CFCECA-99E4-46C6-97AA-C01EDB0054D9@microsoft.com...
> What is Configurable Agent Identity?
>
> "Tom Kaminski [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> "Rijesh" <Rij***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:DA560DB6-C7B5-4F09-9927-D1076DD0816A@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > Recently our website crashed due to malicious activities by a stranger
>> > by
>> > using web spider software Teleport pro. Teleport Pro is the software
>> > that
>> > does this web capture activity, the client that was repeatedly hitting
>> > us
>> > every few seconds with the 'web capture' and ultimately caused for the
>> > web
>> > server crashes.
>> >
>> > I did some research on how to block web spider software like Teleport
>> > pro.
>> I
>> > couldn't find any effective way to block it as it works like a browser
>> > and
>> > does the trick with HTTP functions. One way to block such activities is
>> > by
>> > blocking IP address, the way which we did. Yes, if they start it from
>> another
>> > IP address again we will be in trouble.  So blocking IP address is just
>> > a
>> > temporary solution.
>> >
>> > I would like to know an effective way to prevent such software from
>> > spidering my site and making the content available off line. Can anyone
>> > provide some ideas to block such software activities? Is there any
>> > patch,
>> > method to block it with in IIS?
>> >
>> > There are some software available to protect the content that capable
>> > to
>> > block Teleport pro , The one is TagsLock,
>> > http://www.tagslock.com/tagslock_pro.htm . But I am not sure how
>> > efficient
>> > this software and how it works. Did anyone tested it and give me the
>> opinion?
>> > Is that cause to decrease the performance?
>> >
>> > Ultimately I want a solution to block similar software activities in an
>> > effective way and any advice from anyone would be grateful.
>>
>> Because it has this feature:
>>
>> "Configurable Agent Identity allows Teleport Pro to impersonate popular
>> browsers; gets data from even the stingiest servers"
>>
>> it doesn't appear that you can do anything about it, other than monitor
>> and
>> block IP addresses.  Why is your server crashing though?  That shouldn't
>> happen ...
>>
>> --
>> Tom Kaminski IIS MVP
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/community/centers/iis/
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> http://www.iistoolshed.com/ - tools, scripts, and utilities for running
>> IIS
>>
>>
>>

"Tom Kaminski [MVP]" wrote:

> There's a user agent string that gets sent by a web browser that identifies
> the browser type and version as well as client OS.  Teleport pro can be
> configured to send any user agent info you desire so it appears to be just
> another browser.
>
> "Rijesh" <Rij***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:62CFCECA-99E4-46C6-97AA-C01EDB0054D9@microsoft.com...
> > What is Configurable Agent Identity?
> >
> > "Tom Kaminski [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> "Rijesh" <Rij***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:DA560DB6-C7B5-4F09-9927-D1076DD0816A@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > Recently our website crashed due to malicious activities by a stranger
> >> > by
> >> > using web spider software Teleport pro. Teleport Pro is the software
> >> > that
> >> > does this web capture activity, the client that was repeatedly hitting
> >> > us
> >> > every few seconds with the 'web capture' and ultimately caused for the
> >> > web
> >> > server crashes.
> >> >
> >> > I did some research on how to block web spider software like Teleport
> >> > pro.
> >> I
> >> > couldn't find any effective way to block it as it works like a browser
> >> > and
> >> > does the trick with HTTP functions. One way to block such activities is
> >> > by
> >> > blocking IP address, the way which we did. Yes, if they start it from
> >> another
> >> > IP address again we will be in trouble.  So blocking IP address is just
> >> > a
> >> > temporary solution.
> >> >
> >> > I would like to know an effective way to prevent such software from
> >> > spidering my site and making the content available off line. Can anyone
> >> > provide some ideas to block such software activities? Is there any
> >> > patch,
> >> > method to block it with in IIS?
> >> >
> >> > There are some software available to protect the content that capable
> >> > to
> >> > block Teleport pro , The one is TagsLock,
> >> > http://www.tagslock.com/tagslock_pro.htm . But I am not sure how
> >> > efficient
> >> > this software and how it works. Did anyone tested it and give me the
> >> opinion?
> >> > Is that cause to decrease the performance?
> >> >
> >> > Ultimately I want a solution to block similar software activities in an
> >> > effective way and any advice from anyone would be grateful.
> >>
> >> Because it has this feature:
> >>
> >> "Configurable Agent Identity allows Teleport Pro to impersonate popular
> >> browsers; gets data from even the stingiest servers"
> >>
> >> it doesn't appear that you can do anything about it, other than monitor
> >> and
> >> block IP addresses.  Why is your server crashing though?  That shouldn't
> >> happen ...
> >>
> >> --
> >> Tom Kaminski IIS MVP
> >> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/community/centers/iis/
> >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> >> http://www.iistoolshed.com/ - tools, scripts, and utilities for running
> >> IIS
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>