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Definition
A hacker's attempt to change/exploit the DNS settings of a server so that when you enter the address of a legitimate website, it redirects you to a fake/copy of the original site hosted somewhere else.
Implications
The user thinks that he/she is visiting the actual site because the name of the site will appear in the address bar, but the fake copy of the actual site is hosted on a server owned by the hacker/cyber criminal. This means all information entered on the 'hacked' site is stored on the sever owned by the cyber criminal.
Prevention
It is a must for banks and financial institutions to obtain an SSL certificate issued to the dedicated IP address of their secure online banking server(s). Modern browsers will then warn the user when the IP address changes. If the user ignores this warning, he/she will be responsible for his/her own losses.
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How can you prevent pharming?
you cant..
What is an example of pharming?
Improving livestock with transgenic research.
What tactic diverts traffic from one site to another?
Pharming
What is gene pharming?
You +1'd this publicly. Undo Gene Pharming is a technology that scientists use to alter an animal's own DNA, or to splice in new DNA, called a transgene, from another species.
What does Pharming involve?
pharming is were you mix chemicals with fresh produce to make something that it doesn't usually grow. In more definition it is were a plants genes are mixed with another plants genes to grow extream plants.
Password guessing tools are examples of what?
They are an example of pharming, or the act of generating codes to fit a situation. It is frequently illegal, as pharming is used to crack codes and therefore 'black hat' hacking, or hacking for malicious reasons.
When malicious code is planted on your computer and alters your browser's ability to find web addresses it is known as?
Pharming
What can pharming do to your computer?
Please explain Pharming It's related to Phishing, but involves the actual redirection to bogus websites. The results to your computer may include compromised data (including passwords, credit card and bank details, etc) and even death of the computer through viral infection.
What is an exploit that redirects users to fake sites by poisoning a domain name server with a false IP address?
pharming
Pharming is the practice of sending email messages to customers of a legitimate website asking them to click a link in the email message?
find enclose above
What does phishing and pharming mean?
Phishing means trying to gain someones personal or financial details through hacking. Pharming means redirecting a websites traffic to another bogus website. (also hacking)
Which techniques are used in a pharming attack to redirect legitimate web traffic to malicious websites?
Exploiting DHCP servers to deliver the IP address of poisoned DNS servers and Changing the host files of a user's computer.
