Hookem-Banem AlternativesFirewalls and other similar apps like Hookem-Banem

Hookem-Banem is described as 'Built to react fast in server farms environments (ISPs, HSPs, organisations...) Hookem-Banem is a log monitoring system which monitors logs being sent to a central server (syslog, file...) and on detection of malicious intent (repeated login failures, many failed RCPT commands' and is a Firewall in the network & admin category. There are eight alternatives to Hookem-Banem for Windows, Linux, Web-based and Mac. The best Hookem-Banem alternative is Fail2ban, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Hookem-Banem are SSHGuard, Denyhosts, RdpGuard and AiP Defense.

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Built to react fast in server farms environments (ISPs, HSPs, organisations...) Hookem-Banem is a log monitoring system which monitors logs being sent to a central server (syslog, file...) and on detection of malicious...

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Hookem-Banem alternatives page was last updated May 17, 2021
  1. Fail2ban icon
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    Fail2ban scans log files (e.g. /var/log/apache/error_log) and bans IPs that show the malicious signs -- too many password failures, seeking for exploits, etc. Generally Fail2Ban is then used to update firewall rules to reject the IP addresses for a specified amount of time...

    21 Fail2ban alternatives
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    • FreeOpen Source

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    • Linux
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    Fail2ban VS Hookem-Banem

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    • Fail2ban is the most popular Linux alternative to Hookem-Banem.

    • Fail2ban is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Hookem-Banem.

    • Fail2ban is Free and Open SourceHookem-Banem is also Free and Open Source
  2. SSHGuard icon
     26 likes

    SSHGuard monitors services through their logging activity. It reacts to messages about dangerous activity by blocking the source address with the local firewall. SSHGuard employs a clever parser that can transparently recognize several logging formats at once (syslog, syslog-ng...

    17 SSHGuard alternatives

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    • FreeOpen Source

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    • Mac
    • Linux

    SSHGuard Features

    1.  SSH
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    • SSHGuard is the most popular Mac alternative to Hookem-Banem.

    • SSHGuard is Free and Open SourceHookem-Banem is also Free and Open Source
  3. Denyhosts icon
     9 likes

    The idea of denying access to SSH servers is nothing new and I was inspired by many other scripts that I discovered. However, none of them did things the way I envisioned them to. Also, they were all shell scripts which do not offer the elegance of Python.

    17 Denyhosts alternatives

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    • FreeOpen Source

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    • Linux
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  4. RdpGuard icon
     6 likes

    RdpGuard allows you to protect your Remote Desktop (RDP) from brute-force attacks by blocking attacker's IP address. Fail2Ban for Windows.

    15 RdpGuard alternatives
    RdpGuard allows you to block/unblock attacker's ip address automatically

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    • Windows

    RdpGuard Features

    1.  RDP
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    RdpGuard VS Hookem-Banem

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    • RdpGuard is the most popular Windows alternative to Hookem-Banem.

    • RdpGuard is the most popular commercial alternative to Hookem-Banem.

    • RdpGuard is Paid and ProprietaryHookem-Banem is Free and Open Source
  5. AiP Defense icon
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    Your Microsoft Windows servers are probably under constant attack and you may not even know it! Chances are if your hosting remote desktop, or other services such as Microsoft exchange, FTP, HTTP, HTTP’s or SQL. Your server is likely getting bombarded with failed login attempts.

    14 AiP Defense alternatives

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    • Windows

    AiP Defense Features

    1.  Centralized Management
    2.  RDP
    3.  Support for SFTP
    4.  Reporting
    5.  Cloud based
    6.  IP Address Blacklist
    7.  Support for MS SQL Server
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  6. HeatShield icon
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    HeatShield is a network firewall management service for Linux servers. A firewall configured by HeatShield prevents unauthorized access to services running on your servers, such as SSH and MySQL. Using HeatShield, you can easily restrict access to these services so that only IP...

    12 HeatShield alternatives

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    • FreemiumProprietary

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    • Linux
    • Online
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    • HeatShield is the most popular Web-based alternative to Hookem-Banem.

    • HeatShield is Freemium and ProprietaryHookem-Banem is Free and Open Source
  7. mobileFX Spartan RDP Guard icon
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    mobileFX Spartan RDP Guard is an intrusion detection system (IDS) and host-based intrusion prevention system (HIPS) implemented as a Windows 64-bit or 32-bit Service with location-based attack reporting and instant notifications.

    15 mobileFX Spartan RDP Guard alternatives
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    • Windows

    mobileFX Spartan RDP Guard Features

    1.  Support for IPv4
    2.  RDP
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  8. e.guardo Smart Defender icon
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    e.guardo protects your RDP, MSSQL, FTP, SMTP, EXCHANGE, OWA, LYNC, MICROSOFT DYNAMICS CRM, SHAREPOINT and many more services from Brute Force and Dictionary Attacks

    14 e.guardo Smart Defender alternatives
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    • Windows
    • Online

    e.guardo Smart Defender Features

    1.  Heuristic Detection
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