FAKE SERVER BLACKLIST (PROTECT YOUR DATA!)

Recently across all Source games there has been a terrible plague of fake servers that steal your data to advertise themselves. You ever join a server that seems full only to find yourself on it? That's one such server.

A group called "The Last of Us" or "TLOU" are especially notable for doing this behaviour, where you can always see their servers at the top of the browser. You can easily identify the fake servers by right clicking and clicking on 'check server info' as the fake servers will be empty or fail to load.




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They steal your Steam data when you exit the server and use bots pretending to be you in order to inflate their player numbers. This not only hurts all the communities in the game because they get far fewer people joining them, but client data is also stolen in the process. Are you sick of this behaviour? I will show you how to get rid of these servers from your server browser.



EVERY SINGLE SERVER here is a fake server that routes to the EXACT SAME PLACE. The WHOLE browser is filled with FAKE SERVERS with FAKE PLAYERS!! LOOK AT THE SPAM!!
















Let's get rid of all these trashy fake servers, keep scrolling down bro








Useful links:

Guide for HL2DM:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2502626384

Similar group of thieves on HL2DM:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/320/discussions/0/685239996035106809/

Post on this issue on Github
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Source-1-Games/issues/3857






//RUSSIAN GUIDE//

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3732019312

IP ADDRESSES IN THE SECTION BELOW








It's very simple, here I will provide instructions for Windows and Linux. I personally only use Linux so I cannot guarantee the Windows one will work. AI has been used to create the instructions, please double check everything is correct before changing settings!


Open Firewall Advanced Settings:
Press Win + R, type wf.msc, press Enter.

Create Outbound Rule:
Click Outbound Rules → New Rule… → Custom → Next.
Program: All programs → Next.
Set Protocol and Ports:
Protocol: TCP or UDP (or Any if unsure)
Local/Remote Ports: Enter the port range to block → Next


Set IP to Block:

Scope → These IP addresses under Remote → Add the IP(s) → Next
Block Connection:
Action → Block the connection → Next
Apply Rule to All Profiles:
Check Domain, Private, Public → Next
Name Rule:
Give it a descriptive name → Finish
Optional: Repeat under Inbound Rules if needed.


Block Outgoing Traffic to the IP:

sudo iptables -A OUTPUT -p udp -d 46.174.49.103 --dport 27015:27024 -j DROP
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p udp -s 46.174.49.103 --sport 27015:27024 -j DROP

sudo iptables -A OUTPUT -p udp -d 91.202.25.163 --dport 27015:27024 -j DROP
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p udp -s 91.202.25.163 --sport 27015:27024 -j DROP

sudo iptables -A OUTPUT -p udp -d 45.153.230.21 --dport 25015:35024 -j DROP
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p udp -s 45.153.230.21 --sport 25015:35024 -j DROP

To make it easy for yourself, setting the blocked port range from 27000-29000 would be the easiest but it could cause potential but unlikely problems. A much better approach would be to block each individual server so you only get rid of what you don't want.

If you find any more please drop them in the comments or shoot me a message! By no means is this list complete, and I could have added legitimate servers to this list on accident. Please do your own research.


BAN LIST

NOTE:
The ports go after the IP, and all ports are unique. For example

72.56.34.67:28027 is one server, and 72.56.34.67:28016 is another server.

/ fake Russian Servers


194.5.78.236

RANGE TO BAN: 27015-> 27024



46.174.49.103
PLUS
91.202.25.163

RANGE TO BAN: 27015-> 27019