Showing posts with label how to use open dns. Show all posts
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Sunday, May 08, 2011

Open DNS Phishing Protection

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As a Linux user, since there is not reputed Virus Guard (Even troublesome SELinux is there) or URL filtering is not done, there is a more chance you deal with phishing URL. In windows many AVs prevent phishing and scam URL. In this case best option is using a DNS level filtering. In most cases ISP's DNS will not offer this sort of protection. Therefore best option is switch to Open DNS.
Open DNS name servers are
  • 208.67.222.222
  • 208.67.220.220