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KrK
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reply to rosco
Re: This will fool quite a few people.

Sounds like Antivirus etc software will have to start monitoring a PC's DNS settings.


en102
Canadian, eh?

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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
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reply to KrK
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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KrK
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That would work too. Settings inside your router, perhaps?
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