BotBanish Firewall Client

[Randem]

Link to the mod

We Don't Report Abuse - WE STOP IT!!!

Tested up to PHP 8.1.x, Apache 2.4.x, MySQL 5.7.x.
and Nginx Proxy Cache.
Minimum PHP 7.4.x, Apache 2.4.x, MySQL 5.6.x

Ability to Block Any Country!!!

The Ultimate Bot / Spider / Bad User fighter! Stop competitors from scraping your sites. BotBanish will stop bad bots / spiders / users by their behavior and banish them from your websites and forums with little user intervention. Dynamically block bad bot / spiders / bad users from your websites and forums. BotBanish will also help defend against Denial of Service, SQL / PHP injection and remote control attacks. Just install it and forget it! BotBanish will do the rest. BotBanish will automatically discover new bots by their behavior and signatures and block them. Not all bots obey the robot.txt files but we discover and stop them too. BotBanish is your best defense against unwanted traffic.

BotBanish is made to monitor and protect SMF, OpenCart, WordPress and Websites.
This Package is currently For SMF running on Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP systems (LAMP) ONLY!
Visit our website for BotBanish for other systems - https://botbanish.com

What is the BotBanish Firewall Client:

BotBanish Firewall Client is an application that will stop the BOT/Users that are possibly attempting to do harm to your system by performing brute force attacks, creating fake user accounts or probing to find vulnerability on your site.  BotBanish also helps to protect against DoS attacks, data mining, bandwidth grabbing and other forms of attacks to your site.

How It Works:

BotBanish will check each access to the system for certain URL phrases that are used to find a way to thwart the system in order to access the system. If BotBanish detects that an access to the system is guilty of searching for vulnerabilities or other harmful activities. BotBanish will modify the .htaccess file with a block entry so that an attack cannot come from that IP Address again. Because some IP Addresses are dynamic; this dynamic approach which can lead to legitimate users being blocked from the system, so it is wise to make known a way of contacting your administrator to unblock an IP Address if a bad BOT/USER changes their IP address and a legitimate users gets the blocked IP Address. In this case the administrator of the hosted site will need to remove the IP address from the BotBanish blacklist. To keep an IP Address from being blocked in the future the IP should be added to the BotBanish whitelist.

Uses:

BotBanish will automatically create an entry in the SMF error log and also terminate BOTs that are determined to be fake users or that may pose to be a threat to the system. BotBanish will track them until BotBanish determines that they should not have access to your system. The termination process makes it easier for SMF; so that SMF will not have to use up resources to defend against frequent BOT attacks.

Analytics:

BotBanish collects information about which pages are visited and which files get downloaded from your site. You can see these analytics by using selecting 'Analytics' from the BotBanish menu. To get the most out of analytics; you should have the PrettyUrls MOD installed or some other SEO MOD.

Languages:

English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish

* * * N O T E * * *

BotBanish WILL ALTER YOUR ROOT .htaccess FILE. BotBanish will backup your .htaccess file on installation.

All Versions Prior to 3.6.00 Have Been Discontinued as of July 29, 2022

To install new version you MUST uninstall old version first. No functionality will be lost if you DO NOT select to delete data on uninstall.

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// BotBanish Website: https://botbanish.com
// BotBanish Support: https://randemsystems.com/support
// Release History: https://randemsystems.com/support/botbanish-release-history/
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BotBanish Analytics

  

   

[fanciboy4]

Nice. I can't believe there could be mod like this with such features.

[Randem]

This MOD was designed on a clean 2.0.14 SMF forum. If anyone finds a conflict with any other installed MOD's, Please report it so that the install can be made to accommodate the use of these MOD's. This MOD is a great defense against spammers also. If you have any issues with this MOD, please contact us. There is no interface for this MOD intentionally because with the MOD's power; basically only administrators who understand it's power should use it without assistance.

@fanciboy4, have you had time to try it yet?

[-Rock Lee-]

It seems quite promising or we will see if we put it to the test to see how it behaves ... thank you for sharing it I also leave the translations to Spanish Latin:

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$txt['BotBanish_Database_Error'] = 'Cliente desterrador de bots: %s';
$txt['BotBanish_Message'] = 'Cliente desterrador de bots: %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_subject_ip'] = 'Cliente desterrador de bots: Intento de ataque de registro de fuerza bruta detenido - %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_body_ip'] = 'Un BOT/USUARIO está atacando el sistema. Ha terminado' . "\n\n" . 'Dirección IP: %s' . "\n" . 'Agente de usuario: %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_subject_bot'] = 'Cliente desterrador de bots: Known Bad Bot Resource Usage Attempt Stopped - %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_body_bot'] = 'Un BOT/USUARIO ha terminado de acceder al sistema' . "\n\n" . 'Dirección IP: %s' . "\n" . 'Agente de usuario: %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_subject_res'] = 'Cliente desterrador de bots: Intento de uso de recursos detenido - %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_body_res'] = 'Un BOT/USUARIO ha terminado de acceder al sistema' . "\n\n" . 'Dirección IP: %s' . "\n" . 'Agente de usuario: %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_subject_verify'] = 'Cliente desterrador de bots: El archivo .htaccess puede estar incorrectamente formateado o faltan datos - %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_body_verify'] = 'Se encontró una entrada de denegación de Dirección IP en la tabla IP Y en el archivo .htaccess.' . "\n" . 'Todavía se le permite el acceso al sistema. No deberíamos estar viendo esta IP' . "\n\n" . 'Dirección IP: %s' . "\n" . 'Agente de usuario: %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_subject_verify_missing'] = 'Cliente desterrador de bots: El archivo .htaccess puede estar incorrectamente formateado o dañado - %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_body_verify_missing'] = 'Se encontró una entrada de denegar Dirección IP en la tabla IP pero NO en el archivo .htacces' . "\n\n" . 'Dirección IP: %s' . "\n" . 'Agente de usuario: %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_subject_verify_bot'] = 'Cliente desterrador de bots: El archivo .htaccess puede estar incorrectamente formateado o dañado - %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_body_verify_bot'] = 'No se encontró una entrada SetEnvIfNoCase en el archivo .htaccess y al User-Agent aún se le permite la entrada al sistema' . "\n\n" . 'Dirección IP: %s' . "\n" . 'Agente de usuario: %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_subject_email'] = 'Cliente desterrador de bots: Nombre de usuario / Bloqueo de correo electrónico - %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_body_email'] = 'Se ha encontrado una combinación de Nombre de usuario / Correo electrónico no autorizada en nuestra base de datos - Usuario cancelado' . "\n\n" . 'Dirección IP: %s' . "\n" . 'Agente de usuario: %s';
$txt['BotBanish_not_array'] = 'La variable de matriz está definida pero NO es una matriz<br />';
$txt['BotBanish_no_value'] = 'La variable de matriz está definida pero no tiene ningún valor asignado<br />';
$txt['BotBanish_not_defined'] = 'La variable de matriz no está definida<br />';
$txt['BotBanish_register'] = 'Register';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_subject_server'] = 'Cliente desterrador de bots: Mensaje del cliente desterrador de bots sobre %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_body_server'] = '%s';

and

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$txt['BotBanish_Database_Error'] = 'Cliente desterrador de bots: %s';
$txt['BotBanish_Message'] = 'Cliente desterrador de bots: %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_subject_ip'] = 'Cliente desterrador de bots: Intento de ataque de registro de fuerza bruta detenido - %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_body_ip'] = 'Un BOT/USUARIO está atacando el sistema. Ha terminado' . "\n\n" . 'Dirección IP: %s' . "\n" . 'Agente de usuario: %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_subject_bot'] = 'Cliente desterrador de bots: Known Bad Bot Resource Usage Attempt Stopped - %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_body_bot'] = 'Un BOT/USUARIO ha terminado de acceder al sistema' . "\n\n" . 'Dirección IP: %s' . "\n" . 'Agente de usuario: %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_subject_res'] = 'Cliente desterrador de bots: Intento de uso de recursos detenido - %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_body_res'] = 'Un BOT/USUARIO ha terminado de acceder al sistema' . "\n\n" . 'Dirección IP: %s' . "\n" . 'Agente de usuario: %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_subject_verify'] = 'Cliente desterrador de bots: El archivo .htaccess puede estar incorrectamente formateado o faltan datos - %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_body_verify'] = 'Se encontró una entrada de denegación de Dirección IP en la tabla IP Y en el archivo .htaccess.' . "\n" . 'Todavía se le permite el acceso al sistema. No deberíamos estar viendo esta IP' . "\n\n" . 'Dirección IP: %s' . "\n" . 'Agente de usuario: %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_subject_verify_missing'] = 'Cliente desterrador de bots: El archivo .htaccess puede estar incorrectamente formateado o dañado - %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_body_verify_missing'] = 'Se encontró una entrada de denegar Dirección IP en la tabla IP pero NO en el archivo .htacces' . "\n\n" . 'Dirección IP: %s' . "\n" . 'Agente de usuario: %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_subject_verify_bot'] = 'Cliente desterrador de bots: El archivo .htaccess puede estar incorrectamente formateado o dañado - %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_body_verify_bot'] = 'No se encontró una entrada SetEnvIfNoCase en el archivo .htaccess y al User-Agent aún se le permite la entrada al sistema' . "\n\n" . 'Dirección IP: %s' . "\n" . 'Agente de usuario: %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_subject_email'] = 'Cliente desterrador de bots: Nombre de usuario / Bloqueo de correo electrónico - %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_body_email'] = 'Se ha encontrado una combinación de Nombre de usuario / Correo electrónico no autorizada en nuestra base de datos - Usuario cancelado' . "\n\n" . 'Dirección IP: %s' . "\n" . 'Agente de usuario: %s';
$txt['BotBanish_not_array'] = 'La variable de matriz est&aacute; definida pero NO es una matriz<br />';
$txt['BotBanish_no_value'] = 'La variable de matriz est&aacute; definida pero no tiene ningún valor asignado<br />';
$txt['BotBanish_not_defined'] = 'La variable de matriz no est&aacute; definida<br />';
$txt['BotBanish_register'] = 'Register';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_subject_server'] = 'Cliente desterrador de bots: Mensaje del cliente desterrador de bots sobre %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_body_server'] = '%s';


Regards!

[Randem]

Thanks Rock Lee

I will implement the language conversion in the next update. Let me know if you have any issues with the MOD.

[Randem]

If there are any more language conversions, please submit them and they will also be included in the next release. 

[Randem]

Aloha Rock Lee,

I have a few more entries for conversion if you have the time...

Mahalo!

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$txt['BotBanish_Client_Install_Complete'] = 'BotBanish Client Database Install Complete. </br>Firewall Records Imported (.htaccess): %s';
$txt['BotBanish_Server_Install_Complete'] = 'BotBanish Server Database Install Complete. </br>Firewall Records Imported (.htaccess): %s';
$txt['BotBanish_Client_Uninstall_Complete'] = 'BotBanish Client Database Uninstall / Rename Complete.';
$txt['BotBanish_Server_Uninstall_Complete'] = 'BotBanish Server Database Uninstall / Rename Complete.';
$txt['BotBanish_Client_Installed'] = 'BotBanish Already Installed - Terminating - Must be Uninstalled First';
$txt['BotBanish_Write_Error'] = ' cannot be opened for writing';
$txt['BotBanish_Not_Found'] = ' not found<br />';
$txt['BotBanish_Connection_Failed'] = 'Connection failed: ';
$txt['BotBanish_Error_Text'] = '* * * ERROR * * *';
$txt['BotBanish_Server_Label'] = 'Server: ';
$txt['BotBanish_Database_Label'] = 'Database: ';
$txt['BotBanish_Version_Label'] = 'Version: ';
$txt['BotBanish_No_Info'] = 'No information found in the file ';


[-Rock Lee-]

@Randem Of course I leave the translations I had some doubts about some technical words, that is why in "not found" if I translate it literally it is not very used equally anything warn me

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$txt['BotBanish_Client_Install_Complete'] = 'Instalaci&oacute;n de la base de datos del cliente del desterrador de bots completada. </br>Registros de cortafuegos importados (.htaccess): %s';
$txt['BotBanish_Server_Install_Complete'] = 'Instalaci&oacute;n de la base de datos del servidor del desterrador de bots completada. </br>Registros de cortafuegos importados (.htaccess): %s';
$txt['BotBanish_Client_Uninstall_Complete'] = 'Desinstalaci&oacute;n de la base de datos del cliente desterrador de bots / Renombrado completo.';
$txt['BotBanish_Server_Uninstall_Complete'] = 'Desinstalaci&oacute;n de la base de datos del servidor desterrador de bots / Renombrado completo.';
$txt['BotBanish_Client_Installed'] = 'Desterrador de bots ya está instalado - Terminaci&oacute;n - Debe ser desinstalado primero';
$txt['BotBanish_Write_Error'] = ' no se puede abrir para escribir';
$txt['BotBanish_Not_Found'] = ' not found<br />';
$txt['BotBanish_Connection_Failed'] = 'La conexi&oacute;n fall&oacute;: ';
$txt['BotBanish_Error_Text'] = '* * * ERROR * * *';
$txt['BotBanish_Server_Label'] = 'Servidor: ';
$txt['BotBanish_Database_Label'] = 'Base de datos: ';
$txt['BotBanish_Version_Label'] = 'Versi&oacute;n: ';
$txt['BotBanish_No_Info'] = 'No se encontr&oacute; informaci&oacute;n en el archivo';

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$txt['BotBanish_Client_Install_Complete'] = 'Instalación de la base de datos del cliente del desterrador de bots completada. </br>Registros de cortafuegos importados (.htaccess): %s';
$txt['BotBanish_Server_Install_Complete'] = 'Instalación de la base de datos del servidor del desterrador de bots completada. </br>Registros de cortafuegos importados (.htaccess): %s';
$txt['BotBanish_Client_Uninstall_Complete'] = 'Desinstalación de la base de datos del cliente desterrador de bots / Renombrado completo.';
$txt['BotBanish_Server_Uninstall_Complete'] = 'Desinstalación de la base de datos del servidor desterrador de bots / Renombrado completo.';
$txt['BotBanish_Client_Installed'] = 'Desterrador de bots ya está instalado - Terminación - Debe ser desinstalado primero';
$txt['BotBanish_Write_Error'] = ' no se puede abrir para escribir';
$txt['BotBanish_Not_Found'] = ' not found<br />';
$txt['BotBanish_Connection_Failed'] = 'La conexión falló: ';
$txt['BotBanish_Error_Text'] = '* * * ERROR * * *';
$txt['BotBanish_Server_Label'] = 'Servidor: ';
$txt['BotBanish_Database_Label'] = 'Base de datos: ';
$txt['BotBanish_Version_Label'] = 'Versión: ';
$txt['BotBanish_No_Info'] = 'No se encontró información en el archivo';


Regards!

[Randem]

@Rock Lee,

Thanks Again!!!

I seemed to have missed one... 

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$txt['BotBanish_Database_Type_Error'] = 'Only mySQL Database Supported At This Moment';


Perhaps "Not Found" can be "Not Located Here" or "Not Present"?

[-Rock Lee-]

I thought the same thing when I translated it, but from my experience the "not found" is usually used in English, but literally "Extraviado" although it can be used... I leave you those two lines then

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$txt['BotBanish_Not_Found'] = ' No encontrado<br />';
$txt['BotBanish_Database_Type_Error'] = 'Solo la base de datos MySQL es compatible en este momento';

I leave it here because I can not edit my message from above

Regards!

[Randem]

New version just released. in MOD's..

[Randem]

Aloha!

If anyone should like to help with converting the language files to another language just let us know an we can include the language in an upcoming release.

Mahalo!

[Randem]

Here is the English language file (BotBanishLanguage.english.php) that would need to be converted.

Thanks in advance.

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<?php
$txt['BotBanish_Database_Error'] = 'BotBanishClient: %s';
$txt['BotBanish_Message'] = 'BotBanishClient: %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_subject_ip'] = 'BotBanishClient: A Brute Force Registration Attack Attempt Stopped - %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_body_ip'] = 'A BOT/USER is attacking the system. It has been terminated' . "\n\n" . 'IP Address: %s' . "\n" . 'User Agent: %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_subject_bot'] = 'BotBanishClient: Known Bad Bot Resource Usage Attempt Stopped - %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_body_bot'] = 'A BOT/USER has been terminated from accessing the system' . "\n\n" . 'IP Address: %s' . "\n" . 'User Agent: %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_subject_res'] = 'BotBanishClient: Resource Usage Attempt Stopped - %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_body_res'] = 'A BOT/USER has been terminated from accessing the system' . "\n\n" . 'IP Address: %s' . "\n" . 'User Agent: %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_subject_verify'] = 'BotBanishClient: .htacces File May Be Improperly Formatted, Data is Missing or WRONG FILE USED - PLEASE CORRECT!!! - %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_body_verify'] = 'A deny IP Address entry was found in the IP table AND in the .htacces file.' . "\n" . 'It is still being allowed access to the system. We should not be seeing this IP - ACCOUNT WILL BE TERMINATED IF THIS CONTINUES!!!' . "\n\n" . 'IP Address: %s' . "\n" . 'User Agent: %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_subject_verify_missing'] = 'BotBanishClient: .htacces File May Be Improperly Formatted, Corrupted or WRONG file used!!! - %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_body_verify_missing'] = 'A deny IP Address entry was found in the IP table but NOT in the .htacces file' . "\n\n" . 'IP Address: %s' . "\n" . 'User Agent: %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_subject_verify_bot'] = 'BotBanishClient: .htacces File May Be Improperly Formatted or Corrupted - %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_body_verify_bot'] = 'A SetEnvIfNoCase entry was not found in the .htacces file and the User-Agent is still being allowed entry to the system' . "\n\n" . 'IP Address: %s' . "\n" . 'User Agent: %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_subject_email'] = 'BotBanishClient: Username / Email Lockout - %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_body_email'] = 'A rogue Username / Email combination has been found in our database - User Terminated' . "\n\n" . 'IP Address: %s' . "\n" . 'User Agent: %s';
$txt['BotBanish_not_array'] = 'Array variable is defined but is NOT an array<br />';
$txt['BotBanish_no_value'] = 'Array variable is defined but has no value assigned<br />';
$txt['BotBanish_not_defined'] = 'Array variable is not defined<br />';
$txt['BotBanish_register'] = 'Register';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_subject_server'] = 'BotBanishClient: Message from BotBanishServer about %s';
$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_body_server'] = '%s';
$txt['BotBanish_Database_Type_Error'] = 'Only mySQL Database Supported At This Moment';
$txt['BotBanish_Client_Install_Complete'] = 'BotBanish Client Database Install Complete. </br>Firewall Records Imported (.htaccess): %s';
$txt['BotBanish_Server_Install_Complete'] = 'BotBanish Server Database Install Complete. </br>Firewall Records Imported (.htaccess): %s';
$txt['BotBanish_Client_Uninstall_Complete'] = 'BotBanish Client Database Uninstall / Rename Complete.';
$txt['BotBanish_Server_Uninstall_Complete'] = 'BotBanish Server Database Uninstall / Rename Complete.';
$txt['BotBanish_Client_Installed'] = 'BotBanish Already Installed - Terminating - Must be Uninstalled First';
$txt['BotBanish_Write_Error'] = ' cannot be opened for writing';
$txt['BotBanish_Not_Found'] = ' not found<br />';
$txt['BotBanish_Connection_Failed'] = 'Connection failed: ';
$txt['BotBanish_Error_Text'] = '* * * ERROR * * *';
$txt['BotBanish_Server_Label'] = 'Server: ';
$txt['BotBanish_Database_Label'] = 'Database: ';
$txt['BotBanish_Version_Label'] = 'Version: ';
$txt['BotBanish_No_Info'] = 'No information found in the file ';
?>


[Randem]

Rock Lee, I have another line to translate if you would...

Thanks in advance.

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$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_subject_unknown_bot'] = 'BotBanishClient: Unknown Bot Detected - %s';


[vicram10]

nice mod.

[butchs]

As a fellow spam prevention mod author verrry interesting.  Though I am not sure about the "block what others do not know about".  Keep up the good work.

[Randem]

Rock Lee,

I have another few lines to translate if you would...

Thanks in advance.

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$txt['BotBanishClient_mail_subject_unknown_bot'] = 'BotBanishClient: Unknown Bot Detected - %s';
$txt['BotBanish_htaccess_rule'] = 'Account has been prematurely terminated. Probable violation of the .htaccess rule';



@butchs & vicram10,

Thanks.
The next release should be in a few days...

The whole English language file is attached in case someone else wants to convert it to include a language...

[pocttopus]

Hello,

After instalation the forum had crashed. From hosting somehow had managed to return my forum back but it seems that the mod is not completely removed.
Please can you help me to remove the mod? 

Members cannot register now:

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Fatal error: Call to undefined function BotBanishClient() in /home/flegacyc/public_html/Sources/Register.php on line 415
Thanks!

[Randem]

poctopus, I need some information from you to help.

What version of the MOD are you running? What version of SMF are you running? What domain name was BotBanish installed on?

Prior versions to the current version (2.2.x) were discontinued on January 1, 2018. Emails went out to current users to upgrade before then or the MOD would not work.

How did you remove the Mod? Could you define "Crashed", Error Messages etc... All our servers and clients are up and running.
How did the installation go? Any errors etc..? The uninstall will remove everything, it seems file were manually deleted.

There is a file named modification.xml that contains all the changes to any files and the line numbers in the files. Just remove the lines that were changed to remove the MOD.

You should have contacted the BotBanish Support site soon as it happened for a quick resolution. There is also more helpful information there.

[pocttopus]

I solved this with removing all the hoops with repair_settings.php file.

The forum just crashed and I cannot do anything about it. I do not remember the error message since my host provider found the issue and removed it just to access my forum and fix the issue.

My forum version is 2.0.15 and this happened before new year.