full-disclosure - Re: stupid question again

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Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:51:12 -0600
From: RandallM <randallm@...mail.com>
To: Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu
Cc: funsec <funsec@...uxbox.org>, full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: stupid question again

On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 8:29 PM, <Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu> wrote:

> On Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:00:34 CST, RandallM said:
> > i am so sorry. I just don't understand this. Computer is infected. user
> has
> > DNS redirects to any and all site for help. Why can't the good guys use
> some
> > type of fast flux or url obfuscation to hide help standalone software to
> > down load and use?
>
> Hint - if you can find it, or the good guys software can find it, the bad
> guys software can *also* find it and disable the queries.
>
> Sure, if www.mcafee.com is really 1234dd432423.wdfasdf241234edre.com, but
> only till midnite, then you need to look at 3343edrewerwer.13421343.com
> that's not going to help you get your machine disinfected, is it?
>
> Heck - the bad guys don't even need to know how it's generated - they can
> get a pretty good idea by just tapping into the DNS resolver library and
> looking for obfuscated names they don't fast-flux themselves.  Just tossing
> out www.anything, mail.anything, and maybe 3-4 others, and you're looking
> at a pretty damned good filter for the good-guys fast-flux sites.
>
>
GAWD I hate it when you all "might be right". But I still believe cause I
care.

-- 
been great, thanks
a.k.a System

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