I doubt it's malware to but it did come to mind as there is DNS related malware out there http://blog.trendmicro.com/mac-os-x-dns-changing-trojan-in-the-wild/
Having said that you'd expect it to effect name resolution when pinging etc. -----Original Message----- From: Jimmy Tran [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, 21 February 2012 4:22 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: dns issue with browser (OS X) I will find out tomorrow morning if she has issues. I highly doubt its malware but I cannot confirm. Not sure if there is even a malware scan for Snow Leopard. The proxy settings look good on the browser. Just not sure how a reboot would temporarily fix it. If I see this problem tomorrow, I will just wipe and reinstall. -----Original Message----- From: James Hill [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 5:46 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: dns issue with browser (OS X) This sounds like the most likely cause. Or even some type of Malware. *gasp... did he just say that!? -----Original Message----- From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, 18 February 2012 3:09 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: dns issue with browser (OS X) Doublecheck the browser/OS proxy settings. --Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: Jimmy Tran [mailto:[email protected]] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:52:56 -0800 Subject: dns issue with browser (OS X) > Hi All, > > > > I have one specific user using a Mac who cannot resolve DNS properly > in Firefox or Safari on OS X 10.6.8. They can ping by hostnames just fine. > They can get to any website by IP just fine but not by hostname. Any > ideas? I'm stumped and Google hasn't been very helpful this morning. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jimmy > > > > > ~ 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 [email protected] > 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
