>> > The DNS could have been tampered with and the IP hijacked !
>>
>> At the remote DNS server? Very unlikely.
>
> My understanding is that this is a real threat !
>
> http://isc.sans.org/presentations/dnspoisoning.php
Although the possibility of this threat exists, in reality it has been
employed very little. The article mentions just one outbreak
in March 2005. Nor is it likely to affect AV programs since they
use a proprietary handshake to verify server authenticity.
Gary VanderMolen
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