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[dssa] Operation Ghost Click

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  • Subject: [dssa] Operation Ghost Click
  • From: Rossella Mattioli <rossella.mattioli@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:28:15 +0200

Hi everyone,

I want to share with you the news of the day about DNS: Operation Ghost Click
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2011/11/malware-click-fraud-kingpins-arrested-in-estonia/

the main point is that they are using a trojan "DNSChanger" that changes the 
infected system's Domain Name Server (DNS) settings, in order to divert traffic 
to unsolicited, and potentially illegal sites" 
https://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/dnschang.shtml and they have affected more 
than four million computers in over 100 countries.

More info are available here:
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2011/november/malware_110911/malware_110911
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2011/november/malware_110911/DNS-changer-malware.pdf

Best regards,
Rossella




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