But does Open DNS have access to EVERY URLs in the world? On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 8:30 AM, Andrew S. Baker <asbz...@gmail.com> wrote:
> OpenDNS is very fast. Very distributed. > > > > *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) <http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker> > *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* > * * > On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 8:28 AM, Jonathan Link <jonathan.l...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> I've been using OpenDNS since the DNS poisoning problem was widely >> reported...last year? Year before? >> Not only that, seems to be faster than our ISP's DNS servers. >> >> On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 8:24 AM, Andrew S. Baker <asbz...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> OpenDNS provides similar benefits... >>> >>> >>> *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) <http://xeesm.com/AndrewBaker> >>> *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* >>> * * >>> On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 6:27 AM, John Hornbuckle < >>> john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us> wrote: >>> >>>> Trying it now. Love the concept—let’s see if it helps. :) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *From:* Alex Eckelberry [mailto:al...@sunbelt-software.com] >>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 15, 2010 12:58 PM >>>> >>>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >>>> *Subject:* RE: #*&$&% "Security Tools" Malware >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Btw, we update the malware URLs of these rogues right into ClearCloud. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Feel free to and the ClearCloud DNS server as a replacement to your >>>> existing DNS: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> http://clearclouddns.com/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> It’s still beta, but I think you’ll find it works quite well. And it’s >>>> free. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Alex >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *From:* Alex Eckelberry [mailto:al...@sunbelt-software.com] >>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 15, 2010 12:55 PM >>>> >>>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >>>> *Subject:* RE: #*&$&% "Security Tools" Malware >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> http://vipre.malwarebytes.org/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Free. And the combination really works. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *From:* John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] >>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 15, 2010 12:20 PM >>>> >>>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >>>> *Subject:* #*&$&% "Security Tools" Malware >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> The “Security Tools” malware is about to drive me insane. My users keep >>>> managing to infect themselves with it, and we’re having trouble stopping >>>> it. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> They don’t run with admin rights, so there’s no real damage done to >>>> their systems and we can clean it up in about two minutes. But the time >>>> adds >>>> up, and I’m tired of my technicians having to waste time on it. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Our antimalware software is Microsoft’s Forefront Client Security, and >>>> it’s having a tough time catching this. Every time I get infected, I send >>>> the EXE to Microsoft and they update their definitions—but the EXE’s used >>>> by >>>> the malware apparently change rapidly, and seem to constantly be a step >>>> ahead of FCS’s definitions. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I can think of a couple of options that I know would stop it, like >>>> blocking all EXE’s at our web filter or using group policy to limit the >>>> running of EXE’s—but this would also prevent users from doing things like >>>> installing safe plug-ins from websites, so it’s not a first resort. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Suggestions? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> John Hornbuckle >>>> >>>> MIS Department >>>> >>>> Taylor County School District >>>> >>>> www.taylor.k12.fl.us >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
