rosco
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join:2003-11-10
USA
 ·Verizon Online DSL
| This will fool quite a few people.
When the address bar shows the correct address, which is what people are being taught to look for...but now they will be on the website of the phisher's choosing.
Now people will have to make sure that the security certificate exists, and that it is legit for the site they think they are on. |
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KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
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join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK | Sounds like Antivirus etc software will have to start monitoring a PC's DNS settings. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | ISP's must keep their DNS legit as well.
By implementing 'zone finder' and many other DNS redirects, its becoming more difficult to find out what is legit anymore.
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DHRacer
Fire Survivor
join:2000-10-10
Lake Arrowhead, CA
 ·Charter Pipeline
·Verizon west (ex G..
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Actually sounds more like a job for the software firewall (Windows Firewall and others) where you can establish the correct (and protected) numbers and the firewall can check the NIC as is queries DNS to make sure the software running on the computer matches the DNS the firewall knows is correct.
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"No one will believe you solved this problem in one day! We've been working on it for months. Now, go act busy for a few weeks and I'll let you know when it's time to tell them." (R&D Supervisor, Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing /3M Corp.) |
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KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
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join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK | That would work too. Settings inside your router, perhaps? |
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