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+# failJSON: { "time": "2015-01-20T19:53:28", "match": true , "host": "12.34.56.78" }
+12.34.56.78 - - [20/Jan/2015:19:53:28 +0100] "" 400 47 "-" "-" "-"
+
+# failJSON: { "time": "2015-01-20T19:53:28", "match": true , "host": "12.34.56.78" }
+12.34.56.78 - root [20/Jan/2015:19:53:28 +0100] "" 400 47 "-" "-" "-"
+
+# failJSON: { "time": "2015-01-20T19:53:28", "match": true , "host": "12.34.56.78" }
+12.34.56.78 - - [20/Jan/2015:19:53:28 +0100] "\x03\x00\x00/*\xE0\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00Cookie: mstshash=Administr" 400 47 "-" "-" "-"
+
+# failJSON: { "time": "2015-01-20T19:53:28", "match": true , "host": "12.34.56.78" }
+12.34.56.78 - - [20/Jan/2015:19:53:28 +0100] "GET //admin/pma/scripts/setup.php HTTP/1.1" 400 47 "-" "-" "-"
+
+# failJSON: { "time": "2015-01-20T19:54:28", "match": true , "host": "12.34.56.78" }
+12.34.56.78 - - [20/Jan/2015:19:54:28 +0100] "HELP" 400 47 "-" "-" "-"
+
+# failJSON: { "time": "2015-01-20T19:55:28", "match": true , "host": "12.34.56.78" }
+12.34.56.78 - - [20/Jan/2015:19:55:28 +0100] "batman" 400 47 "-" "-" "-"
+
+# failJSON: { "time": "2015-01-20T01:17:07", "match": true , "host": "7.8.9.10" }
+7.8.9.10 - root [20/Jan/2015:01:17:07 +0100] "CONNECT 123.123.123.123 HTTP/1.1" 400 162 "-" "-" "-"
+
+# failJSON: { "time": "2014-12-12T22:59:02", "match": true , "host": "2.5.2.5" }
+2.5.2.5 - tomcat [12/Dec/2014:22:59:02 +0100] "GET /cgi-bin/tools/tools.pl HTTP/1.1" 400 162 "-" "-" "-"
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