solution of this prob is simple,if you search for a domain name and found that its unregistered then you should immediately registered that domain :)
On 10/25/07, Larry Seltzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > It's when you check the availability of a domain, find it's not taken, go > back in a day or two to register it, and it's taken. Probably by some shady > outfit like (in the case of my tests) Chesterton Holdings. > > > ICANN calls it "domain name front running" > (http://www.icann.org/committees/security/sac022.pdf). Last > year when I wrote about it > (http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1991365,00.asp) I > called it "whois hijacking" > ICANN has heard reports of it, and while they're not sure there's anything > there, they agree that there is a perception there. Got that? > > I know what I saw, so I know it can happen. I'm still not sure how this is > being done, but I think it's in small enough numbers that it's probably > being done through pinpoint compromises of servers here and there involved > in "Is this domain name available" web form. Could be the web server, could > be the DNS, could be some app server. Either that or someone is selling the > whois logs under the table. > > I should also say I've gotten reports of this phenomenon from lots of people > who used many different services to check domain availability. I never spoke > to anyone who uses a command line whois talking to internic.net, but that's > not what most people do. > > > Larry Seltzer > eWEEK.com Security Center Editor > http://security.eweek.com/ > http://blogs.eweek.com/cheap_hack/ > Contributing Editor, PC Magazine > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________ > Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. > https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec > Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. > -- advertise on secgeeks? http://secgeeks.com/Advertising_on_Secgeeks.com http://newskicks.com _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
