IP Threat Monitor - Smart Security & Performance
Is your forum constantly under bot attacks? Are your server resources being depleted? IP Threat Monitor provides a professional solution to these problems.
Why IP Threat Monitor?
- 98% Less Database Load: Cache-first architecture lets your server breathe easy
- 5-10x Faster: Significantly more performant than traditional rate limiting systems
- SEO Safe: Google, Bing, and other search engines are never blocked
- User Friendly: Your real users never face any restrictions
- Smart Captcha: Bots get blocked while humans solve captcha and continue
Core Features
Three Protection Modes:- Block Only: Traditional blocking - Aggressive bot protection
- Captcha (Soft): Warning first, then captcha - Most balanced option
- Captcha (Hard): Immediate captcha - Maximum protection for DDoS attacks
- Automatic cache selection: Redis → APCu → File Cache → Database
- Accumulates in cache instead of writing to database on every request
- Minimal resource usage, maximum performance
- IPs that repeatedly violate are automatically blacklisted
- Customizable threshold values
- Manual whitelist/blacklist management
- Cloudflare IPs automatically whitelisted
- Real user IP correctly detected
- Daily automatic updates
- ProxyCheck.io integration (1000 free queries per day)
- Automatically blocks VPN, Proxy, and Tor connections
- 24-hour cache protects API quota
Admin Panel
- Real-Time Dashboard: Live statistics, charts, and activity monitoring
- Detailed Analytics: 24-hour, 7-day, and 30-day reports
- IP Management: Manage blocked, blacklisted, and trusted IPs
- Configuration Test: Web-based test tool to verify your settings
- CSV Export: Export all data
Performance Metrics
Proven results in real-world testing:- Database writes: 98% reduction
- Response time: 82% improvement
- CPU usage: 53% reduction
- Cache hit rate: 99%
Use Cases
Scraper Bot Attack: Bot constantly scraping your content → Can't solve captcha → Automatically blockedDDoS Attack: Thousands of IPs making simultaneous requests → Captcha Hard mode → Site stays up
False Positive: Real user browsing quickly → Solves captcha → 5-minute whitelist
Who Is It For?
- Forum administrators dealing with bot traffic
- Sites under DDoS attacks
- Those wanting to optimize server performance
- Those seeking security while protecting SEO
- Anyone looking for professional security solutions
Support & Updates
- Professional support: XenTR | XenForo Add-ons and Styles
- Regular updates and new features
- Detailed documentation
- Multi-language support