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- Domain Name System A system for converting host names and domain names into IP addresses on the Internet or on local networks that use the TCP/IP protocol. For...
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-03
- Typo takes down Internet in Sweden
- A period was dropped at the end of DNS domain name system records for the Swedish top-level domain, breaking the entire DNS lookup chain. A problem during routine maintenance of Sweden's top-level domain, .se, took down the internet for the country for about an hour on Monday night. ...
- News items 2009-10-14
- DNSDataView 1.03 (Windows)
- This utility is a GUI alternative to the NSLookup tool that comes with Windows operating system. It allows you to easily retrieve the DNS records (MX, NS, A, SOA) of the specified domains. You can use the default DNS server of your Internet connection, or use any other DNS server...
- Software downloads 2009-10-06
- DNS Enabler 4.0.3 (Mac)
- DNS Enabler allows Mac users to set up a fully-functional Domain Name Server on a plain Mac OS X machine with just one click. It is designed to allow a user to set up domain name information quickly using a single window, in the fastest time. DNS Enabler provides...
- Software downloads 2009-10-01
- 'Bahama' botnet linked to click-fraud surge
- BotNet RedirectsThis is kinda scary. A good tool to avoid these redirects is avg linkscanner. If it has yellow or red flag to the right of the search link I dont click on it. I have it turned on and works good with my searches I do on...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-19
- DNS Lookup 1.0 (Mobile)
- DNS Lookup is a utility that allows a user to query a DNS server for an A record. Users may specify a specific DNS server or use the default carrier servers configured on the device. It features specify DNS server by name or IP, use default DNS servers, saves most...
- Software downloads 2009-09-03
- DNS Lookup Plus 1.0 (Mobile)
- DNS Lookup Plus is a utility application that allows users to query a specified DNS server or their carrier's DNS servers for common DNS records. The full query results are returned to the user and may be copied to the clipboard. It features specify DNS server by name or IP,...
- Software downloads 2009-09-03
- 10 Windows XP services you should never disable
- You guys are pitiful. DNS clientOnly deals with cacheing. This below is from XP's description of the DNS client. This is why bloggers suck as journalists. You are a joke and never do your homework. The DNS Client service dnscache caches Domain Name System DNS names and registers the full...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-24
- New Mac OS X DNS changer spreads through social engineering
- TrendMicro is reporting on a newly discovered 4th member of the OSX_JAHLAV malware family. The latest variant is once again relying on social engineering, this time spreading under a QuickTime Player update (QuickTimeUpdate.dmg) with a DNS changer component enabling the malware authors to redirect and monitor the...
- Blog posts 2009-08-11
- Ending DNS abuse with European open source
- Ending DNS abuse with European open sourceDNS has been flawed much longer than that...Over the past 10 years, there have been numerous attacks on the DNS system. Successful cache poisonings have caused, and continue to cause millions of dollars in damage and tens of thousands of virus infected PCs.As of...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-31
- Ending DNS abuse with European open source
- Secure domain name abuse is one of the main tools hackers have for getting past security systems, and making domains tougher to forge is something that is devoutly to be wished. The announcement of OpenDNSSEC follows an Internet Engineering Task Force meeting in Sweden. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-07-30
- Get IP and Host 1.2 (Windows)
- Tool to lookup and find IP address and host informations in the DNS Domain Name System.
- Software downloads 2009-07-15
- LogMeIn's IPO: The VCs made money. Will you?
- LogMeIn's IPO: The VCs made money. Will you?This SMB ...... uses windows Remote Desktop and is investigating Direct Access in W7. No money left for addons when the OS does the job.That's fine if you have the capacity and ability to forward portsBut for me there are times when I...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-01
- Guy Kawasaki's Twitter account compromised; used to deliver malware
- Guy Kawasaki's Twitter account compromised; used to deliver malwareDNS attack on MacCan you check your DNS in the Mac's Network Preferences, to see if the IP addresses are different from what you expect? Or does this malicious DNS change happen somewhere else?
- Discussion threads 2009-06-25
- Hackers hijack DNS records of high profile New Zealand sites
- Hackers hijack DNS records of high profile New Zealand sitesHackers hijack DNS records of high profile New Zealand sitesThis shows that linux users have no respect for others. When they target Microsoft like this it only makes them and their community look bad. And then they wonder why nobody...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-21
- Hackers hijack DNS records of high profile New Zealand sites
- Remember the DNS hijackings of such high profile sites such as Comcast, Photobucket, and ICANN/IANA domains that were taking place last year? Similar incidents are still happening. Today, a web site defacement group known as "The Peace Crew" has successfully hijacked the DNS records for high profile...
- Blog posts 2009-04-21
- DDoS attack on UltraDNS affects Amazon.com, SalesForce.com, Petco.com
- Several NeuStar UltraDNS managed DNS service customers, including Amazon.com, SalesForce.com, advertising.com and Petco.com, were knocked offline for several hours yesterday morning by a distributed denial of service attack, reports rival Dynamic Network Services. Neustar confirmed the attack to NetworkWorld with the following statement: "Early...
- Blog posts 2009-04-01
- ICANN: Largest change to domain name system in history
- ICANN: Largest change to domain name system in history"By far the largest group..."?[i]ICANN?s vice president of corporate affairs, kicked off the press conference by noting that more than 1,200 people attended the Mexico City meeting, and ?By far the largest group attending this meeting were Mexican nationals. That?s the first...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-06
- ICANN: Largest change to domain name system in history
- ICANN, the governing body for Internet addresses, today discussed global Internet address expansion at its 34th international public meeting in Mexico City, detailing "the possibility of one of the most dramatic expansions to the global Internet addressing system since it was created." Departing ICANN President and CEO...
- Blog posts 2009-03-06
- Dan Bernstein confirms DJBDNS security hole, pays $1,000
- Dan J. Bernstein has acknowledged an exploitable security flaw in his djbdns software and has made good on a public security guarantee -- to pay $1000 to the first person to publicly report a verifiable security hole in the latest version of the popular DNS name server. ...
- Blog posts 2009-03-06
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