Original release date: May 23, 2016
Systems Affected
Windows, OS X, Linux systems, and web browsers with WPAD enabled
Overview
Web Proxy Auto-Discovery (WPAD) Domain Name System (DNS) queries that are intended for resolution on private or enterprise DNS servers have been observed reaching...
attack
collision
configuration
dns
enterprise
gtld
internal
linux
mitm
network
os x
proxy
publicdns
recommendations
security
traffic
vulnerability
web browsers
windows
wpad
Anyone who might be having issues with DNS, can try this new service, recently announced by Google. Google Public DNS read the link on the page Using Google Public DNS if you have questions about how to use it. I know some routers have some problems with forwarding issues and well as some ISP...
Google has launched a free Public DNS service. Using this DNS service may provide improved browsing performance and security. Full instructions on how to switch to this DNS service on your machine are provided here.