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Software => Computer viruses and spyware => Topic started by: Geek-9pm on November 21, 2008, 07:04:54 PM

Title: The DNS Problem. Does it matter?
Post by: Geek-9pm on November 21, 2008, 07:04:54 PM

Maybe this is not the right place to post this, but I think it does matter. Do you?
In addition to protecting ourselves from all kind of malware, there is a possibility that a hacker can infect you local server or the DNS they use.  Here is a headline:
Massive DNS security problem endangers the internet
Here is the link to it:
http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/voip_security/massive_dns_security_problem_endangers_the_internet.html (http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/voip_security/massive_dns_security_problem_endangers_the_internet.html)
Yeah, it was back in July. But are you sure your local ISP did the patch?
As faor me, I set my router to use the DNS recommend by Open-DNS for this location.

Check out this: http://open-dns.org (http://open-dns.org)
So, am I paranoid or what?

Title: Re: The DNS Problem. Does it matter?
Post by: CBMatt on November 21, 2008, 08:41:05 PM

You might be a little paranoid, but that's not always a bad thing.