Re: Rogue DNS servers in China

Yes stupid me. I changed them 6 months ago when having problems with =

local ones and stored them in Access Connections. Well I guess I should =

use those on my Linux box then ;-)

Fred

Raymond wrote:
> maybe ur windows use different dns servers other than automaticly get fro=
m cnc?
>
> On 11/13/06, Fred <fred-GQxX53Lv/[email protected]> wrote:
>   =

>> Hi!
>>
>> I'm glad to see I am not the only one. Another strange thing I have
>> noticed and tested is that it almost uniquely does this from my Linux
>> laptop, not from the Windows one: the Windows one actually times out
>> normally and does not get redirected to those 2 sites.
>> I use Firefox and CNC on both (same connection, same time of the day).
>> Any idea why it could be so or why Linux boxes would be easier to target?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Fred
>>
>> Bj=F8rn Stabell wrote:
>>     =

>>> Hi bluggers,
>>>
>>> I posted a link on my blog regarding rogue DNS servers in China.
>>> Have you seen this happening as well?
>>>
>>>       See http://stabell.org/2006/11/11/the-internet-is-broken-in-china/
>>>
>>> ...
>>>
>>> At various places, one or more of the DNS servers you get from, e.g.,
>>> wifi hotspots, will be configured to always resolve any domain name
>>> lookup. That means typos like www.doesnotexist11.com will resolve.
>>>
>>> What do they resolve to? They resolve to IP addresses for websites of
>>> advertisers. It's most likely a pay-per-referrer business model.
>>>
>>> ...
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