bugtraq - Re: [Full-disclosure] Microsoft DNS resolver: deliberately sabotagedhosts-file lookup

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Message-ID: <C06C0107.300C%thor@hammerofgod.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 15:00:23 -0700
From: "Thor (Hammer of God)" <thor@...merofgod.com>
To: <somebody@....ca>, Bugtraq <bugtraq@...urityfocus.com>
Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Microsoft DNS resolver: deliberately
 sabotagedhosts-file lookup

Nope.  It's a protected file.  Change it, or delete it, and it will come
right back. Windows automatically restores protected system files to prevent
corruption or alteration by malware.

t

On 4/16/06 11:54 AM, "somebody@....ca" <somebody@....ca> spoketh to all:

> Just take a binary editor to dnsapi.dll and change the strings to .ccc instead
> of .com
> 
> That should fix it, until the next update cycle.
> 
>