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Re: Microsoft DNS resolver: deliberately sabotagedhosts-file lookup
From: "Dave Korn" <davek_throwaway () hotmail com>
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 19:59:21 +0100
Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH wrote:
On Apr 13, 2006, at 1:29 , Dave Korn wrote:Hey, guess what I just found out: Microsoft have deliberately sabotaged their DNS client's hosts table lookup functionality.I thought this was part of avoiding malware attempts to block Windows Update.
Perhaps so; do you have a reference? I found http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;836941 which was last reviewed seven days ago, and contains advice about how to "Remove entries for Windows Update and Microsoft Update from the hosts file", and no slightest hint of any suggestion that these entries could not possibly make any difference even if they tried. cheers, DaveK -- Can't think of a witty .sigline today.... _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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- Microsoft DNS resolver: deliberately sabotaged hosts-file lookup Dave Korn (Apr 13)
- Re: Microsoft DNS resolver: deliberately sabotaged hosts-file lookup Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH (Apr 13)
- Re: Microsoft DNS resolver: deliberately sabotaged hosts-file lookup Stan Bubrouski (Apr 13)
- Re: Microsoft DNS resolver: deliberately sabotagedhosts-file lookup Dave Korn (Apr 13)
- Re: Microsoft DNS resolver: deliberately sabotaged hosts-file lookup J.A. Terranson (Apr 13)
- Re: Microsoft DNS resolver: deliberately sabotaged hosts-file lookup A . L . M . Buxey (Apr 13)
- Re: Microsoft DNS resolver: deliberately sabotaged hosts-file lookup John Doe (Apr 13)
- Re: Microsoft DNS resolver: deliberately sabotaged hosts-file lookup Nick FitzGerald (Apr 13)
- Re: Microsoft DNS resolver: deliberately sabotaged hosts-file lookup dumdidumdideldey (Apr 13)
- Re: Microsoft DNS resolver: deliberately sabotaged hosts-file lookup John Doe (Apr 13)
- Re: Microsoft DNS resolver: deliberately sabotaged hosts-file lookup Joachim Schipper (Apr 13)
- RE: Microsoft DNS resolver: deliberately sabotaged hosts-file lookup Mario Contestabile (Apr 19)
- RE: Microsoft DNS resolver: deliberately sabotaged hosts-file lookup Nick FitzGerald (Apr 20)
- RE: Microsoft DNS resolver: deliberately sabotaged hosts-file lookup Mario Contestabile (Apr 19)
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- Re: Microsoft DNS resolver: deliberately sabotaged hosts-file lookup imipak (Apr 14)
- Re: Microsoft DNS resolver: deliberately sabotaged hosts-file lookup Vidar Løkken (Apr 14)
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- Re: Microsoft DNS resolver: deliberately sabotaged hosts-file lookup Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH (Apr 13)