The Best 8 LF Intrusion Detection Alternatives

  • SSHGuard icon

    SSHGuard

    SSHGuard monitors services through their logging activity. It reacts to messages about dangerous activity by blocking the source address with the local firewall.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Linux

    SSH Web log analysis
  • Fail2ban icon

    Fail2ban

    Fail2ban scans log files (e.g. /var/log/apache/error_log) and bans IPs that show the malicious signs -- too many password failures, seeking for exploits, etc.

    Free Open Source Linux

  • RdpGuard icon

    RdpGuard

    RdpGuard allows you to protect your Remote Desktop (RDP) from brute-force attacks by blocking attacker's IP address. Fail2Ban for Windows.

    Commercial Windows

  • SpyLog icon

    SpyLog

    Monitor logs from several sources and execute actions based on some rules. Can be used to protecet against brute-force attacks.

    Free Open Source Windows

  • Syspeace icon

    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...

    Commercial Windows

  • Anti DDoS Guardian icon

    Anti DDoS Guardian

    Stops RDP Brute force attack as well as DDoS agaist IIS, FTP, SMTP, and several more.

    Commercial Windows