What is the kidnapping of DNS?
DNS kidnapping is a process that Internet users can be redirected to a site other than they try to achieve. The domain name system (DNS) is a set of protocols used to allow users to connect to different websites on the Internet. When you enter a specific web address, the DNS server converts this address to the Internet protocol (IP) and directs the user to the correct site. However, the kidnapping DNS changes this process so that the user is focused on an IP address other than correct. Most users go to the web by entering the address in the browser or via a search engine that shows the addresses of the website based on the search results. When the user enters at the address, for example www.wisegeek.com, the DNS server receives this request, but the website is not actually hosted on servers using these types of address names. IP addresses that are tunic and consisting of a number of numbers are used to organize and assign placement on the Internet for each Web.
DNS server translates the address entered by the user to the correct IP address, and then connects this user to the appropriate server for this site. However, the kidnapping DNS occurs when the DNS server directs the user to a different website than the one that should be reached on the basis of the address entered. It can be a particularly dangerous type of attack when hackers use, because the user can not know that he is not looking at the right website. The kidnapping DNS is effectively present "behind the scenes" of Internet navigation and the user's browser window is likely to display the correct name for the web.
When hackers use DNS kidnapping to redirect users to a malicious version of the site, it is known as "Pharming". You can receive a compromised DNS server for exdostatous, you will receive a user's request at www.PretendBank.com. However, rather than sending a user to the actual bank's website, however, sends users to the fake version of the site, often created to makeHe discovered just like a real version. When the user tries to enter their security information, the site logs in this information, and then the user suggests that the system is not available at the moment. This information can then be used to access the actual user's bank account for fraudulent activity.
Some Internet Services (ISP) providers also began using DNS kidnapping for less harmful purposes. These Internet service providers use "DNS redirection" to send users to a specific page when an invalid web address is entered. Rather than displaying a standard screen for invalid sites, the page displays ISP, which often includes ads for other services. Although this does not necessarily have to be harmful, many users condemned this practice as inseparably dishonest and contradictory Internet standards against the kidnapping of DNS.