Top 15 Denyhosts Alternative and Similar Softwares | Nov 2024

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.

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1. Logcheck

Logcheck Logcheck is a simple utility which is designed to allow a system administrator to view the logfiles which are produced upon hosts under their control.It does this by mailing summaries of the logfiles to them, after first filtering out "normal" entries.Normal entries are entries which match one of the many......

2. Microsoft Log Parser

Microsoft Log Parser Log parser is a powerful, versatile tool that provides universal query access to text-based data such as log files, XML files and CSV files, as well as key data sources on the Windows operating system such as the Event Log, the Registry, the file system, and Active Directory.......

3. Logwatch

Logwatch Logwatch is a customizable log analysis system. Logwatch parses through your systems logs and creates a report analyzing areas that you specify. Logwatch is easy to use and will work right out of the package on most systems.......

4. Loom Systems

Loom Systems *** 2016 Stevie Awards Winner - Startup of the Year *** Loom Systems is the first data analysis solution to replicate and automate the IT professional's work cycle. - Comprehends all types of machine data out-of-the-box. No pre-processing required! - Automatically recognizes parameters and sets baselines and thresholds. - Machine......

5. LogSurfer

LogSurfer Logsurfer is a program for monitoring system logs in real-time, and reporting on the occurrence of events. It is similar to the well-known swatch program on which it is based, but offers a number of advanced features which swatch does not support.Logsurfer is capable of grouping related log entries together......

6. Epylog

Epylog Epylog is a syslog parser which runs periodically, looks at your logs, processes some of the entries in order to present them in a more comprehensible format, and then mails you the output. It is written specifically for large network clusters where a lot of machines (around 50 and upwards)......

7. glTail

glTail View real-time data and statistics from any logfile on any server (multiple logfiles on multiple servers) with SSH, in an intuitive and entertaining way.......

8. Sawmill

Sawmill sawmill.net: Sawmill is a universal log analysis/reporting tool for almost any log including web, media, email, security, network and application logs.......

9. SWATCH (Simple WATCHer)

SWATCH (Simple WATCHer) SWATCH, the Simple WATCHer of Logfiles, started out as the "simple watchdog" for activly monitoring log files produced by UNIX's syslog facility. It has since been evolving into a utility that can monitor just about any type of log.......

10. Changelog Droid

Changelog Droid Are you tired of going through every updated application on the Play Store to see what the developer has changed? Changelog Droid solves this problem by fetching all the information directly from the Play Store after or before you update them.Stay up to date!Changelog Droid will check the Play Store......

11. Syspeace

Syspeace An autoblocker for brute force attacks primarily for Windows Servers with good information in the admin mils telling you DNS names, country of origin and username used for the attack.......

12. glogg

glogg glogg is a multi-platform GUI application to browse and search through long or complex log files. It is designed with programmers and system administrators in mind. glogg can be seen as a graphical, interactive combination of grep and less.......

13. GamutLogViewer

GamutLogViewer GamutLogViewer can be used for viewing and filtering log files of all types including Log4J, Log4Net, NLog, CSV files, files delimited with other separators, or plain unformatted log files.......

14. SnakeTail

SnakeTail SnakeTail is a Windows tail application for monitoring text log files. You can also monitor Windows event logs. Multiple window modes are supported (MDI, Tabbed, Floating).......

15. WinTail

WinTail WinTail allows you to view the last 64K of a growing text file in real time under Win32 operating systems. It's a bit like using the "tail -f" command under UNIX. This is particularly useful for:Viewing program execution traces in real-time.Viewing application logs in real-time.Quickly viewing the last part of......