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We are having a Cloud Based ERP application which is written in python and running on apache webserver. Its working fine, and we are using DigitalOcean Droplets for hosting our application.



We are having more than 250 droplets, and everything works fine. Unfortuantely, now we noticed some strange entries in apache access logs as follows (SSL Already enabled on server)



94.24.83.13 - - [01/Jan/2019:11:11:02 +0000] "/x17\xbcx8exc9{vxdcxb7xeexc8xb0[xc7(x12Wx88x135xcbx1axfb59xbdxb0exeax023m~xaarxefsx06x7fxb1x80Fx91bx97pxbfxd5.xdbx1ax15U" 400 301 "-" "-"

37.32.127.218 - - [01/Jan/2019:11:11:02 +0000] "xc3xf4xe2x14xab_xe2x05SUx95}Zxa5txbdx1dxc0Jxc4xa7xe6x1exdexcf<xa5xd4xc0x84rx1fx8ax8fPxe2xedxd7xf4xdbxafx06Exxf3Wx1axfexccx01J@xe1xd0x9f3x0fxbcxf5 Rxb3xc0Bxafx18x83;xbay.x84K3x99x9dx19xc9xa4,x1bUbxb2pxcfix1dxe8nx82x02xf9xfbxadF^xc4xe6x1bxf5)wx93xc8,xa1xd0xfc;x0ex89HAx1ex10{$:xc3xf5ozx98Rxb8xd5Qxa0x87xe6xc0x9bxb8x8eIxa8oxebxc5xkxfexc0xf27x8eF*t5xb8x06xd1)lxdfx0exc8xe3xb6xadxb5xc7#xcdEx83xc1x0e#xfc`xa7;xe7K/2x98IlhYix1cxc4xa9xe8x86TxcbS>>xc5tx10=*x11GLxb0xa55xd77r4xd4|Dxe2" 400 447 "-" "-"

95.162.183.101 - - [01/Jan/2019:11:11:02 +0000] ")xc1(U/xa2xe5rx9aFBxefx0fxcb*xdfxf33%xdbx83x84xa7ax88xaaxb0xxe0xe5xf3b92Lx9dEGxc5x1cx15x16xfbHkxdebxcex86uNxd1xedxa7x0cx10xd8xbb\*x18" 400 301 "-" "-"


There are many requests like this from different IPs. All are Iran based IPs



Can anyone please tell me, what is meant by these logs ? And why they don't have any method like GET/POST/HEAD. Also how can we block these type of requests?










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    We are having a Cloud Based ERP application which is written in python and running on apache webserver. Its working fine, and we are using DigitalOcean Droplets for hosting our application.



    We are having more than 250 droplets, and everything works fine. Unfortuantely, now we noticed some strange entries in apache access logs as follows (SSL Already enabled on server)



    94.24.83.13 - - [01/Jan/2019:11:11:02 +0000] "/x17\xbcx8exc9{vxdcxb7xeexc8xb0[xc7(x12Wx88x135xcbx1axfb59xbdxb0exeax023m~xaarxefsx06x7fxb1x80Fx91bx97pxbfxd5.xdbx1ax15U" 400 301 "-" "-"

    37.32.127.218 - - [01/Jan/2019:11:11:02 +0000] "xc3xf4xe2x14xab_xe2x05SUx95}Zxa5txbdx1dxc0Jxc4xa7xe6x1exdexcf<xa5xd4xc0x84rx1fx8ax8fPxe2xedxd7xf4xdbxafx06Exxf3Wx1axfexccx01J@xe1xd0x9f3x0fxbcxf5 Rxb3xc0Bxafx18x83;xbay.x84K3x99x9dx19xc9xa4,x1bUbxb2pxcfix1dxe8nx82x02xf9xfbxadF^xc4xe6x1bxf5)wx93xc8,xa1xd0xfc;x0ex89HAx1ex10{$:xc3xf5ozx98Rxb8xd5Qxa0x87xe6xc0x9bxb8x8eIxa8oxebxc5xkxfexc0xf27x8eF*t5xb8x06xd1)lxdfx0exc8xe3xb6xadxb5xc7#xcdEx83xc1x0e#xfc`xa7;xe7K/2x98IlhYix1cxc4xa9xe8x86TxcbS>>xc5tx10=*x11GLxb0xa55xd77r4xd4|Dxe2" 400 447 "-" "-"

    95.162.183.101 - - [01/Jan/2019:11:11:02 +0000] ")xc1(U/xa2xe5rx9aFBxefx0fxcb*xdfxf33%xdbx83x84xa7ax88xaaxb0xxe0xe5xf3b92Lx9dEGxc5x1cx15x16xfbHkxdebxcex86uNxd1xedxa7x0cx10xd8xbb\*x18" 400 301 "-" "-"


    There are many requests like this from different IPs. All are Iran based IPs



    Can anyone please tell me, what is meant by these logs ? And why they don't have any method like GET/POST/HEAD. Also how can we block these type of requests?










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      We are having a Cloud Based ERP application which is written in python and running on apache webserver. Its working fine, and we are using DigitalOcean Droplets for hosting our application.



      We are having more than 250 droplets, and everything works fine. Unfortuantely, now we noticed some strange entries in apache access logs as follows (SSL Already enabled on server)



      94.24.83.13 - - [01/Jan/2019:11:11:02 +0000] "/x17\xbcx8exc9{vxdcxb7xeexc8xb0[xc7(x12Wx88x135xcbx1axfb59xbdxb0exeax023m~xaarxefsx06x7fxb1x80Fx91bx97pxbfxd5.xdbx1ax15U" 400 301 "-" "-"

      37.32.127.218 - - [01/Jan/2019:11:11:02 +0000] "xc3xf4xe2x14xab_xe2x05SUx95}Zxa5txbdx1dxc0Jxc4xa7xe6x1exdexcf<xa5xd4xc0x84rx1fx8ax8fPxe2xedxd7xf4xdbxafx06Exxf3Wx1axfexccx01J@xe1xd0x9f3x0fxbcxf5 Rxb3xc0Bxafx18x83;xbay.x84K3x99x9dx19xc9xa4,x1bUbxb2pxcfix1dxe8nx82x02xf9xfbxadF^xc4xe6x1bxf5)wx93xc8,xa1xd0xfc;x0ex89HAx1ex10{$:xc3xf5ozx98Rxb8xd5Qxa0x87xe6xc0x9bxb8x8eIxa8oxebxc5xkxfexc0xf27x8eF*t5xb8x06xd1)lxdfx0exc8xe3xb6xadxb5xc7#xcdEx83xc1x0e#xfc`xa7;xe7K/2x98IlhYix1cxc4xa9xe8x86TxcbS>>xc5tx10=*x11GLxb0xa55xd77r4xd4|Dxe2" 400 447 "-" "-"

      95.162.183.101 - - [01/Jan/2019:11:11:02 +0000] ")xc1(U/xa2xe5rx9aFBxefx0fxcb*xdfxf33%xdbx83x84xa7ax88xaaxb0xxe0xe5xf3b92Lx9dEGxc5x1cx15x16xfbHkxdebxcex86uNxd1xedxa7x0cx10xd8xbb\*x18" 400 301 "-" "-"


      There are many requests like this from different IPs. All are Iran based IPs



      Can anyone please tell me, what is meant by these logs ? And why they don't have any method like GET/POST/HEAD. Also how can we block these type of requests?










      share|improve this question
















      We are having a Cloud Based ERP application which is written in python and running on apache webserver. Its working fine, and we are using DigitalOcean Droplets for hosting our application.



      We are having more than 250 droplets, and everything works fine. Unfortuantely, now we noticed some strange entries in apache access logs as follows (SSL Already enabled on server)



      94.24.83.13 - - [01/Jan/2019:11:11:02 +0000] "/x17\xbcx8exc9{vxdcxb7xeexc8xb0[xc7(x12Wx88x135xcbx1axfb59xbdxb0exeax023m~xaarxefsx06x7fxb1x80Fx91bx97pxbfxd5.xdbx1ax15U" 400 301 "-" "-"

      37.32.127.218 - - [01/Jan/2019:11:11:02 +0000] "xc3xf4xe2x14xab_xe2x05SUx95}Zxa5txbdx1dxc0Jxc4xa7xe6x1exdexcf<xa5xd4xc0x84rx1fx8ax8fPxe2xedxd7xf4xdbxafx06Exxf3Wx1axfexccx01J@xe1xd0x9f3x0fxbcxf5 Rxb3xc0Bxafx18x83;xbay.x84K3x99x9dx19xc9xa4,x1bUbxb2pxcfix1dxe8nx82x02xf9xfbxadF^xc4xe6x1bxf5)wx93xc8,xa1xd0xfc;x0ex89HAx1ex10{$:xc3xf5ozx98Rxb8xd5Qxa0x87xe6xc0x9bxb8x8eIxa8oxebxc5xkxfexc0xf27x8eF*t5xb8x06xd1)lxdfx0exc8xe3xb6xadxb5xc7#xcdEx83xc1x0e#xfc`xa7;xe7K/2x98IlhYix1cxc4xa9xe8x86TxcbS>>xc5tx10=*x11GLxb0xa55xd77r4xd4|Dxe2" 400 447 "-" "-"

      95.162.183.101 - - [01/Jan/2019:11:11:02 +0000] ")xc1(U/xa2xe5rx9aFBxefx0fxcb*xdfxf33%xdbx83x84xa7ax88xaaxb0xxe0xe5xf3b92Lx9dEGxc5x1cx15x16xfbHkxdebxcex86uNxd1xedxa7x0cx10xd8xbb\*x18" 400 301 "-" "-"


      There are many requests like this from different IPs. All are Iran based IPs



      Can anyone please tell me, what is meant by these logs ? And why they don't have any method like GET/POST/HEAD. Also how can we block these type of requests?







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