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US 2015/0040227 A1Published application
System, method, and computer program product for preventing a modification to a domain name system setting
AssigneeMcAfee, Inc.
InventorsLokesh Kumar, Harinath Vishwanath Ramachetty, Nandi Dharma Kishore
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for preventing a modification to a domain name system setting. In use, an attempt to modify a domain name system setting is detected. Additionally, a source of the attempt and an attribute of the modification are verified. Further, the modification to the domain name system setting is prevented, based on the verification.
Claims21
-20. (canceled)
A system, comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory configured to store a domain name system setting;
- and
- logic, wherein the logic is configured to:
- detect an attempt for modification of the domain name system setting stored within the memory;
- identify an attribute of the modification;
- verify a source of the attempt by generating a hash of the source in order to compare the source against a whitelist including predetermined non-malicious sources;
- verify the attribute of the modification by comparing the attribute of the modification against at least one of a whitelist including known good attributes and a blacklist including known at least potentially malicious attributes;
- and
- prevent the modification of the domain name system setting responsive to the verifying of the source of the attempt being indicative that the source is a potentially malicious source and the verifying of the attribute of the modification being indicative that the attribute of the modification is a potentially malicious attribute.
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