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Number of Rogue DNS Servers on the Rise

Posted by Zonk on from the servers-what-fib dept.

bosoxsux writes "Rogue DNS servers are an increasingly popular tool for scam artists, according to a new report. Their numbers are on the rise, in part because they're difficult for antivirus software to deal with. 'There are now approximately 68,000 rogue DNS servers across the Internet, The authenticity of the sites such servers redirect to varies greatly, from near-perfect copies to laughably bad, but the problem they represent is quite serious. Once an end user's computer has been modified to use a poisoned DNS server, the system can be directed to any fake web site the malware author feels like serving up.'"

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  1. Huh? by JK_the_Slacker · · Score: 4, Funny

    You can run Rogue on a DNS server? Sweet! I know what I'm doing this weekend...

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    I'm waiting for a "-1 somepeoplejustshouldn'tgetmodprivileges" meta-moderation.
    1. Re:Huh? by Ambiguous+Puzuma · · Score: 4, Funny

      It probably requires a net hack.

  2. Worrying news FTA by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 5, Funny

    The spoof sites run the gamut. Some are stunningly convincing, others amusingly bogus with spelling errors and typos.

    Now I'm afraid that I'm a victim of this scam. It looks like this "Slashdot" site I've been using could actually be nothing more than a bad spoof...

  3. DNS is obviously a failure.... by BuhDuh · · Score: 3, Funny

    and should be ditched immediately. It's insecure and slow. We should all go back to remembering the dot-quads of the sites we know are safe, the way it was in the good old days.

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    Enlightenment? It's just a flush in the pan.
    1. Re:DNS is obviously a failure.... by rewt66 · · Score: 4, Funny

      *cough*ARP poisoning*cough*