Block TOR Exit Nodes - How to Block TOR Users and Ban TOR Exit Nodes to Enhance Website Security

Overview

TOR (The Onion Router) is a network that enables anonymous communication, which can be a valuable tool for those concerned about privacy and surveillance. However, its anonymity can also be misused for illicit activities. Here's why you might consider blocking TOR exit nodes from accessing your website:

Prevent Malicious Activities: Given the anonymity that TOR provides, it can be used to perform malicious activities such as hacking, spreading malware, or carrying out DDoS attacks. Blocking TOR exit nodes can help safeguard your website from such threats.
Reduce Spam: A significant amount of spam originates from TOR exit nodes. By blocking these, you can drastically reduce the amount of spam your website receives.
Mitigate Legal Risks: Some users may employ TOR for illegal activities on your website, potentially involving you in legal issues. Blocking TOR access can help avoid such situations.
Preserve Resource Bandwidth: Traffic from TOR can consume a substantial amount of bandwidth, slowing down your server's performance. Blocking TOR can ensure your resources are utilized effectively for your intended users.

It's worth noting that blocking TOR will also block legitimate users who use TOR for privacy reasons. Therefore, any decision to block TOR should take into consideration the potential impact on your website's accessibility and the demographic of your users.

How to configure RdpGuard to block TOR exit nodes

1. Launch RdpGuard Dashboard and click Tools, Options

Open Tools, Options, Geo-IP

The RdpGuard Options dialog will open:

enable Geo-IP blocking

Check Enable Geo-IP blocking

2. Switch to the Geo-IP tab and check Enable Geo-IP blocking

3. Click Add, the Add Country dialog will open:

add country dialog

How to block TOR Exit nodes from accessing your server.

4. Scroll down and select the TOR Exit Nodes (tor) entry and click Add.

5. Click Save to close the options dialog and save changes.

"This sotware is really great. It's a relief. Because my server is constantly under attack. Thanks RdpGuard" - Joaquim De Sousa Marques

"Nice product. I used to implement something similiar in a low-tech and cumbersome manner via a script called TSBlock (not mine). This makes it much easier and is well worth the pricetag for SMB's." - J. Johnson

"Absolutely amazed at your product. We are a church in the North Dallas area, and I discovered this morning multiple failed logon attempts via our Remote Access Server. A friend suggested your product, so I immediately downloaded the trial. It had a list of about five blocked IP addresses in minutes, and that was enough to lead me to push the BUY button. Over the past 10-15 minutes the list is now about thirty with at least a third being international attempts to break into our system. Thanks for a great product. You may have just saved us much grief." - John Hallford

"Love the software. RDP on our Windows servers is just ridiculous. We would block it in the router but we have lots of old-time customers that would have issues." - Scott Hirsch

"Love the software! Makes it easier than tailoring VB Scripts!!" - Nick Brennan

"It's a great product - really stopping those RDP attackers :-)" - Dave, UK

"First of all: Your application is very (!!!) useful and I like it very much securing my 2012 R2 server. RdpGuard is the best solution, I found on the market and after 10 minutes of testing it I ordered the fully-featured version. :-)" - Carsten Baltes

How to block TOR exit nodes from your server

Overview

How to configure RdpGuard to block TOR exit nodes