full-disclosure - Re: Google chrome sending strange DNS queries

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Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 18:08:15 +0530
From: TAS <p0wnsauc3@...il.com>
To: infolookup@...il.com
Cc: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk,
	full-disclosure-bounces@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: Google chrome sending strange DNS queries

Start Chrome and start Wireshark. Apply the filter udp.port==5355

For Link Local Multicast Name Resolution protocol (LLMNR) protocol you
will similar output in wireshark.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link-local_Multicast_Name_Resolution

This protocol was implemented Windows Vista onwards, so you should
this in Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7 as well.

-
TAS
http://twitter.com/p0wnsauc3




On 19 May 2011 17:50, Sherwyn <infolookup@...il.com> wrote:
> Interesting I will have to test this one and see. I know recently someone did a writeup about Microsoft doing a similar phone home when you launch I.E  so it can verify you internet connection.
>
> http://blog.superuser.com/2011/05/16/windows-7-network-awareness/
> Infolookup
> http://infolookup.securegossip.com
> www.twitter.com/infolookup
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric <dkn4a1@...il.com>
> Sender: full-disclosure-bounces@...ts.grok.org.uk
> Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 02:37:35
> To: <full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk>
> Subject: [Full-disclosure] Google chrome sending strange DNS queries
>
> Greetings,
>
> Has anyone ever noticed, the sort of DNS queries when you fire/running
> Google-chrome?
> The DNS queries for domain names likes:
> bsjghxplor
> hrrtjswxtt
> epjyptuure
>
> etc.
>
> Behavior has been observed on Linux as well as Windows systems.
> See the attached screenshot of wireshark dump.
>
>
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