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OpenDNS To Block and Monitor Conficker Worm

Posted by Soulskill on from the no-phone-home dept.

Linker3000 writes "According to The Register, OpenDNS plans to introduce an new service that will prevent PCs infected with the Conficker (aka Downadup) malware from contacting its control servers, and will also make it easy for admins to know if even a single machine under their control has been infected by Conficker: 'Starting Monday, any networks with PCs that try to connect to the Conficker addresses will be flagged on an admin's private statistics page. The service is available for free to both businesses and home users.' With the amount of trouble this worm has caused, perhaps this is a good time to take a look at OpenDNS if you haven't done so already."

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  1. Re:Maybe good in theory by jafiwam · · Score: 0, Troll

    "tom1974" your mom is calling. Go see what she wants!

    Dude, did you just get off the 4th grade short bus? "Who asked you?" The fucking Slashdot asked me. They posted the article summary, and then put a "reply" link on it.

    Take your puerile shit back to 4chan noob.

    As for the privacy equation, let's look:

    Google (or pick your site/service) monitors what happens on their network. Individuals get a choice for each instance. Clearly stated as their revenue stream (ads).

    vs.

    OpenDNS monitors everything that happens on your network, their network, and many in between. Reveals data streams that not need to be public. Including leaking what may be internal network hostnames to third parties. Individuals may not get a choice (depending on how OpenDNS got there) and modifying one instance means dorking around with DNS settings. Revenue stream not so clear. This is on top of whatever Google does.

    So, for the 'tarded in the audience;

    Google or service: X risk.

    OpenDNS service: X + Y + Z = risk.

    That, in addition to the aforementioned network problems caused by OpenDNS amongst some of my clients, some of whom had problems logging into online banking while using that shit. Look man, I dunno about you, but random problems doing that could be a sign of big big trouble.

    Sure, it's a DNS service, one with gotchas on the end that a lot of people have not thought through. If my ISP pulls some man in the middle crap and I sue them over it, they may lose and maybe the feds go after them, maybe they go out of business. OpenDNS does it, and they point to the TOS and walk away.

    Use what you like, but don't blame me if someone runs off with your bank account.