Mikrotik Router Brute Force Prevention Script

After I have installed a mikrotik router at my home, and login to my router, the router log is messed up with failed login atempts from several ip address from the world.

So, I have used the following script to ban the automated login attempts.

ssh blocker

/ ip firewall filter
add chain=input protocol=tcp dst-port=22 src-address-list=black_list action=drop \
comment=”drop ssh brute forcers” disabled=no
add chain=input protocol=tcp dst-port=22 connection-state=new \
src-address-list=ssh_stage3 action=add-src-to-address-list address-list=black_list address-list-timeout=1d \
comment=”” disabled=no
add chain=input protocol=tcp dst-port=22 connection-state=new \
src-address-list=ssh_stage2 action=add-src-to-address-list address-list=ssh_stage3 address-list-timeout=1m \
comment=”” disabled=no
add chain=input protocol=tcp dst-port=22 connection-state=new \
src-address-list=ssh_stage1 action=add-src-to-address-list address-list=ssh_stage2 address-list-timeout=1m \
comment=”” disabled=no
add chain=input protocol=tcp dst-port=22 connection-state=new \
action=add-src-to-address-list address-list=ssh_stage1 address-list-timeout=1m comment=”” \
disabled=no

ftp blocker

/ ip firewall filter
add chain=input protocol=tcp dst-port=21 src-address-list=black_list action=drop \
comment=”drop ftp brute forcers” disabled=no
add chain=input protocol=tcp dst-port=21 connection-state=new \
src-address-list=ftp_stage3 action=add-src-to-address-list address-list=black_list address-list-timeout=1d \
comment=”” disabled=no
add chain=input protocol=tcp dst-port=21 connection-state=new \
src-address-list=ftp_stage2 action=add-src-to-address-list address-list=ftp_stage3 address-list-timeout=1m \
comment=”” disabled=no
add chain=input protocol=tcp dst-port=21 connection-state=new \
src-address-list=ftp_stage1 action=add-src-to-address-list address-list=ftp_stage2 address-list-timeout=1m \
comment=”” disabled=no
add chain=input protocol=tcp dst-port=21 connection-state=new \
action=add-src-to-address-list address-list=ftp_stage1 address-list-timeout=1m comment=”” \
disabled=no

telnet blocker

/ ip firewall filter
add chain=input protocol=tcp dst-port=23 src-address-list=black_list action=drop \
comment=”drop telnet brute forcers” disabled=no
add chain=input protocol=tcp dst-port=23 connection-state=new \
src-address-list=telnet_stage3 action=add-src-to-address-list address-list=black_list address-list-timeout=1d \
comment=”” disabled=no
add chain=input protocol=tcp dst-port=23 connection-state=new \
src-address-list=telnet_stage2 action=add-src-to-address-list address-list=telnet_stage3 address-list-timeout=1m \
comment=”” disabled=no
add chain=input protocol=tcp dst-port=23 connection-state=new \
src-address-list=telnet_stage1 action=add-src-to-address-list address-list=telnet_stage2 address-list-timeout=1m \
comment=”” disabled=no
add chain=input protocol=tcp dst-port=23 connection-state=new \
action=add-src-to-address-list address-list=telnet_stage1 address-list-timeout=1m comment=”” \
disabled=no

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