Title: bot detection?
Last modified: August 22, 2023

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# bot detection?

 *  Resolved [Okoth1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/okoth1/)
 * (@okoth1)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bot-detection-2/)
 * Hi,
 * From August 16 on, I am getting hundreds of these
   `20/Aug/23 05:42:16 #2737670
   MEDIUM - xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx POST /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php - Blocked access to admin-
   ajax.php - [bot detection is enabled] - www.mydomainname.com20/Aug/23 05:43:02#
   2704906 MEDIUM - xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx POST /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php - Blocked access
   to admin-ajax.php - [bot detection is enabled] - www.mydomainname.com20/Aug/23
   05:43:45 #5508702 MEDIUM - xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx POST /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php - Blocked
   access to admin-ajax.php - [bot detection is enabled] - www.mydomainname.com20/
   Aug/23 05:44:46 #4028114 MEDIUM - xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx POST /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php-
   Blocked access to admin-ajax.php - [bot detection is enabled] - www.mydomainname.
   com20/Aug/23 06:17:55 #6891933 MEDIUM - xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx POST /wp-admin/admin-
   ajax.php - Blocked access to admin-ajax.php - [bot detection is enabled] - www.
   mydomainname.com20/Aug/23 06:34:02 #7251435 MEDIUM - xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx POST /wp-
   admin/admin-ajax.php - Blocked access to admin-ajax.php - [bot detection is enabled]-
   www.mydomainname.com20/Aug/23 06:38:13 #8640821 MEDIUM - xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx POST/
   wp-admin/admin-ajax.php - Blocked access to admin-ajax.php - [bot detection is
   enabled] - www.mydomainname.com20/Aug/23 06:42:57 #6264135 MEDIUM - xxx.xxx.xxx.
   xxx POST /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php - Blocked access to admin-ajax.php - [bot detection
   is enabled] - www.mydomainname.com20/Aug/23 06:55:24 #6573118 MEDIUM - xxx.xxx.
   xxx.xxx POST /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php - Blocked access to admin-ajax.php - [bot
   detection is enabled] - www.mydomainname.com
 * The IP is my site’s IP address.
   Is this a real bot, or must I change something
   in the plugin’s settings?

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 *  Plugin Author [nintechnet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nintechnet/)
 * (@nintechnet)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bot-detection-2/#post-16993136)
 * You may have installed or updated a plugin on August 16 that makes use of the
   AJAX API. 
   Normally the server’s IP address shouldn’t be blocked. If you go to“
   Firewall Policies > WordPress AJAX”, what IP do you see below the “Protect admin-
   ajax.php against suspicious bots” label? Is it the same as the one in the firewall
   log?
 *  Thread Starter [Okoth1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/okoth1/)
 * (@okoth1)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bot-detection-2/#post-16998544)
 * I saw that the Litespeed Cache plugin updated on August 16. That could be it 
   then. I purged all.
   I’ll keep an eye on it the coming days.
 *  Thread Starter [Okoth1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/okoth1/)
 * (@okoth1)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bot-detection-2/#post-17015229)
 * Yep, no more threats after I purged the cache.
 * Thank you.

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 * Last reply from: [Okoth1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/okoth1/)
 * Last activity: [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bot-detection-2/#post-17015229)
 * Status: resolved