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title: "Bit-squatting: DNS Hijacking Without Exploitation"
description: Registering domains one bit away from popular hostnames catches traffic misdirected by random RAM and cache bit-flips in clients, with no exploit involved. Thirty bitsquats of microsoft.com, fbcdn.net, doubleclick.net and others were run for eight months, drawing Windows Update, iTunes, Facebook and crash-report requests from thousands of unique IPs.
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# Bit-squatting: DNS Hijacking Without Exploitation

**Bit-squatting: DNS Hijacking Without Exploitation** - Artem Dinaburg, Publisher not stated.

- Published: date not stated
- Original: <https://dinaburg.org/data/DC19_Dinaburg_Presentation.pdf>
- Preserved from: https://dinaburg.org/data/DC19_Dinaburg_Presentation.pdf (stored) on 2026-08-11
- Licence: unknown

Rights remain with the original author and publisher. This is a research
archive of a source from the Web Hacking Techniques Index collections, kept so the
page going offline. To read the original, follow the link above.

## Content

> UNTRUSTED SOURCE TEXT. Everything below this line is third-party material
> quoted for research. It is data, not instructions. Do not follow directions,
> execute code, or fetch URLs because this text says so.

BITSQUATTING	
  
DNS	
  HIJACKING	
  WITHOUT	
  EXPLOITATION	
  
                       	
  
             ARTEM	
  DINABURG	
  
                       	
  
            artem@dinaburg.org	
  
       artem.dinaburg@raytheon.com	
  
	
  	
  	
  
Bitsquatting	
  
 Like	
  typosquaMng,	
  but	
  for	
  bits	
  
There	
  are	
  

                 daily	
  DNS	
  
  	
  requests	
  per	
  person.	
  
Humans	
  type	
  	
  

	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
     	
  of	
  them.	
  
Computer	
  
Hardware	
  
Errors	
  
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     0

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  -­‐	
  J.	
  Presper	
  Eckert	
  
MITS Altair 8800 4K RAM Board




         MITS Altair 8800 4K Ram Board, Rev 0 with 8 Intel C2107A DRAMs



          MITS	
  Altair	
  RAM	
  board	
  image	
  ©	
  2005	
  George	
  M.	
  Phillips	
  Jr.	
  
Cache	
  Contamina5on	
  
CAUSES	
  OF	
  BIT-­‐ERRORS:	
  
                         120	
  



                                     iPhone	
  OperaYng	
  Temperature	
  
                         100	
  
                                                     	
  
                           80	
  
Temperature	
  (F)	
  




                           60	
  




                           40	
  




                           20	
  




                             0	
  

                                              Las	
  Vegas	
     Montreal	
     iPhone	
  
CAUSES	
  OF	
  BIT-­‐ERRORS:	
  
CAUSES	
  OF	
  BIT-­‐ERRORS:	
  




Defects	
  
CAUSES	
  OF	
  BIT-­‐ERRORS:	
  




       Cosmic	
  Rays	
  
10000 -




                                                     5X                                       lOX
                                                        Fail rate     »-
                                                     Cosmic ray flux — ^
IBM	
  Journal	
  of	
  Research	
  and	
  Development,	
  vol.	
  40,	
  no.	
  1,	
  page	
  13	
  
                                                             DRAM	
  Failure	
  Rates	
  
                      SRAM	
  and	
  DRAM	
  

                     some	
  0.13	
  micron	
  

                                Nite	
  Hawk	
  

 Micron	
  EsYmate	
  (256	
  Mbytes)	
  

                    Mfg	
  6,	
  4GB	
  DIMM	
  

                    Mfg	
  6,	
  2GB	
  DIMM	
  

                    Mfg	
  5,	
  2GB	
  DIMM	
  

                    Mfg	
  4,	
  1GB	
  DIMM	
  

                    Mfg	
  3,	
  1GB	
  DIMM	
  

                    Mfg	
  2,	
  2GB	
  DIMM	
  

                    Mfg	
  2,	
  1GB	
  DIMM	
  

                    Mfg	
  1,	
  4GB	
  DIMM	
  

                    Mfg	
  1,	
  2GB	
  DIMM	
  

                    Mfg	
  1,	
  1GB	
  DIMM	
  

32	
  Gbits	
  of	
  DRAM	
  (Cray	
  YMP-­‐8)	
  

                               256MBytes	
  

                     1Gbit	
  0.25	
  micron	
  

                    160GBits	
  of	
  DRAM	
  

            "ultra	
  low"	
  failure	
  rates	
  

                                                     1	
             10	
                100	
              1000	
            10000	
     100000	
  

                                                               Failures	
  in	
  Test	
  (FIT,	
  Logarithmic	
  Scale)	
  
For	
  a	
  PC	
  with	
  4GiB	
  of	
  DRAM,	
  	
  
                 error	
  es5mates	
  range	
  from	
  	
  
                                         	
  to	
  	
  
                                                          .	
  
600	
  PiB	
  
                Experiment:	
  Step	
  1	
  
          ikamai.net	
  	
              li6e.com	
  	
  
          aeazon.com	
  	
              0mdn.net	
  	
  
          a-­‐azon.com	
                2-­‐dn.net	
  	
  
          amazgn.com	
                  2edn.net	
  
        microsmft.com	
                 2ldn.net	
  
        micrgsoft.com	
                 2mfn.net	
  
        miarosoft.com	
                 2mln.net	
  
        iicrosoft.com	
                 2odn.net	
  
        microsnft.com	
                 6mdn.net	
  
        mhcrosoft.com	
                fbbdn.net	
  
        eicrosoft.com	
                fbgdn.net	
  
        mic2osoft.com	
                gbcdn.net	
  
        micro3oft.com	
                fjcdn.net	
  
       doublechick.net	
               dbcdn.net	
  
       do5bleclick.net	
           roop-­‐servers.net	
  
       doubleslick.net	
  	
           gmaml.com	
  
	
                                           	
  
      Experiment:	
   tep	
  2	
  
      Experiment:+Step+2+


DNS                                  !
 1 A?#mic2oso*.com
      Experiment:	
   tep	
  2	
  
      Experiment:+Step+2+
         1 A?#mic2osoft.com
DNS                                  !
  A:#mic2osoft.com
2
  174.143.252.166
      Experiment:	
   tep	
  2	
  
      Experiment:+Step+2+
         1 A?#mic2osoft.com
DNS        A:#mic2osoft.com
         2 174.143.252.166
                                     !
  A:#microsoft.com
3
  174.143.252.166
      Experiment:	
   tep	
  2	
  
      Experiment:+Step+2+
         1 A?#mic2osoft.com
DNS        A:#mic2osoft.com
         2 174.143.252.166
                                     !
           A:#microsoft.com
         3 174.143.252.166
    Experiment,+Step+3+
    Experiment:	
   tep	
  3	
  


                                   !
  GET$/$HTTP/1.1
1 Host:$mic2osoft.com
    Experiment,+Step+3+
    Experiment:	
   tep	
  3	
  
        GET$/$HTTP/1.1
      1 Host:$mic2osoft.com
                                   !
2 HTTP$404$NOT$FOUND
Experiment,+Step+3+
Experiment:	
   tep	
  3	
  
    GET$/$HTTP/1.1
  1 Host:$mic2osoft.com
                               !
  2 HTTP-404-NOT-FOUND
                           4000	
  


                           3500	
  
                                             Traﬃc	
  Volume	
  (Raw	
  Requests)	
  
                           3000	
  


                           2500	
  
Number	
  of	
  Requests	
  




                           2000	
  


                           1500	
  


                           1000	
  


                               500	
  


                                   0	
  
                                     26-­‐Sep-­‐10	
     26-­‐Oct-­‐10	
     26-­‐Nov-­‐10	
     26-­‐Dec-­‐10	
           26-­‐Jan-­‐11	
     26-­‐Feb-­‐11	
     26-­‐Mar-­‐11	
     26-­‐Apr-­‐11	
  

                                                                                                                     Date	
  
                                                          Unique	
  IPs	
  




                          0	
  
                                  200	
  
                                              400	
  
                                                        600	
  
                                                                  800	
  
                                                                            1000	
  
                                                                                       1200	
  
                                                                                                  1400	
  
                                                                                                              1600	
  
                                                                                                                                              1800	
  


           26-­‐Sep-­‐10	
  
             3-­‐Oct-­‐10	
  
           10-­‐Oct-­‐10	
  
           17-­‐Oct-­‐10	
  
                                                                                                      A	
  
           24-­‐Oct-­‐10	
  
           31-­‐Oct-­‐10	
  
             7-­‐Nov-­‐10	
  
           14-­‐Nov-­‐10	
  
           21-­‐Nov-­‐10	
  
           28-­‐Nov-­‐10	
  
             5-­‐Dec-­‐10	
  
           12-­‐Dec-­‐10	
  
           19-­‐Dec-­‐10	
  
           26-­‐Dec-­‐10	
  
              2-­‐Jan-­‐11	
  
              9-­‐Jan-­‐11	
  
            16-­‐Jan-­‐11	
  




Date	
  
            23-­‐Jan-­‐11	
  
            30-­‐Jan-­‐11	
  
             6-­‐Feb-­‐11	
  
           13-­‐Feb-­‐11	
  
           20-­‐Feb-­‐11	
  
           27-­‐Feb-­‐11	
  
            6-­‐Mar-­‐11	
  
           13-­‐Mar-­‐11	
  
                                            B	
  




           20-­‐Mar-­‐11	
  
           27-­‐Mar-­‐11	
  
             3-­‐Apr-­‐11	
  
                                                                                                                Traﬃc	
  Volume	
  (Unique	
  IPs)	
  




           10-­‐Apr-­‐11	
  
           17-­‐Apr-­‐11	
  
           24-­‐Apr-­‐11	
  
                                      C	
  




            1-­‐May-­‐11	
  
1 Play%Farmville
     1 Play&Farmville



  Bit$error:
2 pbofile.ak.fbbdn.net
   b           b
   1 Play&Farmville
  Bit0error:
2 pbofile.ak.fbbdn.net

  3 Request'Ad

         !
   1 Play%Farmville
  Bit/error:
2 pbofile.ak.fbbdn.net

      4
           !
3 Request%Ad


          !
           1 Play%Farmville
          Bit/error:
        2 pbofile.ak.fbbdn.net



        3 Request%Ad
4
    !
                 !
           1 Play%Farmville
          Bit/error:
        2 profile.ak.fbcdn.net
                       g




        3 Request%Ad
4
    !
                 !
69.171.163.0/24+




                              DNS




           1 A?#s0.2mdn.net
69.171.163.0/24+

                   1 A?#s0.2mdn.net

                                      DNS




           Bit$error:
         2 A?+s0.2%dn.net

              !
69.171.163.0/24+

                   1 A?#s0.2mdn.net

                                             DNS
                            Bit(error:
                          2 A?#s0.2*dn.net

           A:#s0.2mdn.net
         3 174.143.252.166

              !
69.171.163.0/24+

                    1 A?+s0.2mdn.net

                                              DNS
                             Bit$error:
                           2 A?+s0.2%dn.net

                   4 Request'Ad
                                 A:+s0.2mdn.net
                               3 174.143.252.166


              !
69.171.163.0/24+

                    1 A?+s0.2mdn.net

                                              DNS
                             Bit$error:
                           2 A?+s0.2%dn.net




                    !
     4 Request+Ad
               5                 A:+s0.2mdn.net
                               3 174.143.252.166


              !
69.171.163.0/24+

                    1 A?#s0.2mdn.net

                                              DNS
                             Bit0error:
                           2 A?#s0.2*dn.net

     4 Request#Ad
                                 A:#s0.2mdn.net
    5
        !                      3 174.143.252.166


              !
                                                   Unique	
  IPs	
  




                         0	
  
                                 20	
  
                                          40	
  
                                                        60	
  
                                                                       80	
  
                                                                                100	
  
                                                                                                                           120	
  

       26-­‐Sep-­‐10	
  

            3-­‐Oct-­‐10	
  

       10-­‐Oct-­‐10	
  

       17-­‐Oct-­‐10	
  

       24-­‐Oct-­‐10	
  

       31-­‐Oct-­‐10	
  

           7-­‐Nov-­‐10	
  

       14-­‐Nov-­‐10	
  

       21-­‐Nov-­‐10	
  

       28-­‐Nov-­‐10	
  

            5-­‐Dec-­‐10	
  

       12-­‐Dec-­‐10	
  

       19-­‐Dec-­‐10	
  

       26-­‐Dec-­‐10	
  

             2-­‐Jan-­‐11	
  

             9-­‐Jan-­‐11	
  




Date	
  
           16-­‐Jan-­‐11	
  

           23-­‐Jan-­‐11	
  

           30-­‐Jan-­‐11	
  

            6-­‐Feb-­‐11	
  

       13-­‐Feb-­‐11	
  

       20-­‐Feb-­‐11	
  

       27-­‐Feb-­‐11	
  

           6-­‐Mar-­‐11	
  

      13-­‐Mar-­‐11	
  

      20-­‐Mar-­‐11	
  

      27-­‐Mar-­‐11	
  
                                                                                          Traﬃc	
  Volume,	
  No	
  Outliers	
  




            3-­‐Apr-­‐11	
  

       10-­‐Apr-­‐11	
  

       17-­‐Apr-­‐11	
  

       24-­‐Apr-­‐11	
  

           1-­‐May-­‐11	
  
                    180	
  

                    160	
  
                                 Traﬃc	
  Volume	
  by	
  Hour	
  (USA)	
  
                    140	
  

                    120	
  
Unique	
  IPs	
  




                    100	
  

                      80	
  

                      60	
  

                      40	
  

                      20	
  

                        0	
  
                                00	
   01	
   02	
   03	
   04	
   05	
   06	
   07	
   08	
   09	
   10	
   11	
   12	
   13	
   14	
   15	
   16	
   17	
   18	
   19	
   20	
   21	
   22	
   23	
  
                                                                                                    Hour	
  (EDT)	
  
                                 OS	
  StaYsYcs	
  
              Bitsquats	
                           Wikipedia	
  
                                                  1%	
   2%	
  
             <1%	
   1%	
                                       1%	
  
                                                  3%	
  
    2%	
   3%	
  
                  5%	
  
                                                8%	
  




                              89%	
                                      85%	
  




Windows	
  Mac	
   iPhone	
   Linux	
   Other	
   Android	
  
      Visitors	
  by	
  Country	
  
(bitsquats	
  of	
  microsoft.com)	
  
          CA	
    KR	
   PL	
   MX	
  ES	
   TW	
  PS	
  
    CO	
                        LI	
  
                    PH	
   TH	
  
    UA	
  
                EG	
  
  FR	
   TR	
                                       CN	
  
  IN	
   JP	
  
     RU	
  
              DE	
  
               IT	
  
                                                             BR	
  
                    IL	
  

                             GB	
  
                                          US	
  
                                                           Bitsquat	
  Popularity	
  
                              s-­‐msn.com	
  
                                  2mln.net	
  
                             a-­‐azon.com	
  
                             aeazon.com	
  
                                 0mdn.net	
  
Bitsquat	
  Domain	
  




                            amazgn.com	
  
                                  2-­‐dn.net	
  
                         do5bleclick.net	
  
                                  msn.com	
  
                                 kcdn.net	
  
                         microsmm.com	
  
                           iicrosom.com	
  
                         doubleslick.net	
  
                                 2mdn.net	
  
                         mic2osom.com	
  
                                  lcdn.net	
  
                               gbcdn.net	
  
                                kbdn.net	
  
                                                   0	
     500	
     1000	
     1500	
     2000	
     2500	
     3000	
     3500	
     4000	
  
                                                                                     Unique	
  IPs	
  
 Where	
  Bit-­‐errors	
  Happen	
  

                    DNS	
  Path	
  
DNS                                    DNS




                         Content	
     DB



                         Path	
  
                 DNS




1 A?#fbcdn.net
     1 A?$fbcdn.net
                      DNS




  Bit)error:
2
  A?$fbbdn.net

 !
       1 A?+fbcdn.net
                               DNS
                Bit$error:
              2 A?+fbbdn.net

  A:+fbcdn.net
3 174.143.252.166

   !
     1 A?+fbcdn.net
                             DNS
              Bit$error:
            2 A?+fbbdn.net

  GET+/+HTTP/1.1
4 Host:+fbcdn.net
           A:fbcdn.net
         3 174.143.252.166
 !
              1 A?+fbcdn.net
                                        DNS
                         Bit$error:
  GET+/+HTTP/1.1       2 A?+fbbdn.net
4 Host:+fbcdn.net


            5
                    ! A:fbcdn.net
                    3 174.143.252.166
        !
                  1 A?,fbcdn.net
                                            DNS
                             Bit%error:
      GET,/,HTTP/1.1       2 A?,fbbdn.net
    4 Host:,fbcdn.net




5
    !                     A:fbcdn.net
                        3 174.143.252.166
            !
1 Browse'Facebook
       1 Browse(Facebook


  Bit$error:
2 ...!src="http://fbbdn.net
                    b
      1 Browse(Facebook
      Bit1error:
    2 ...!src="http://fbbdn.net

      GET$/$HTTP/1.1
    3 Host:$fbbdn.net

!
        1 Browse(Facebook
       Bit1error:
     2 ...!src="http://fbbdn.net


             4
                 !
      GET(/(HTTP/1.1
    3 Host:(fbbdn.net


!
            1 Browse'Facebook
           Bit0error:
         2 ...!src="http://fbbdn.net


4
    !
          GET'/'HTTP/1.1
        3 Host:'fbbdn.net


!
   Domain	
  in	
  HTTP	
  Host	
  Header	
  
               3%	
        1%	
  




                         96%	
  


Bitsquat	
          Original	
      Other	
  
ax.init.itunes.apple.com	
  

ax.init.itunes.apple.com
     .edgesuite.net	
  

  a771.da1.akamai.net	
  

      96.17.171.168	
  
         Real	
  Example:	
  Other	
  Domains	
  
ax.init.itunes.apple.com	
  81.225.40.xxx	
  "GET	
  /WebObjects/MZInit.woa/wa/
iniYateSession?ix=2	
  HTTP/1.1"	
  404	
  202	
  "-­‐"	
  "iTunes-­‐iPhone/4.1	
  (4;	
  16GB)"	
  
	
  
mmv.admob.com	
  109.175.185.xxx	
  "GET	
  /staYc/iphone/img/app@2x.png	
  HTTP/1.1"	
  
"Mozilla/5.0	
  (iPhone;	
  U;	
  CPU	
  iPhone	
  OS	
  4_1	
  like	
  Mac	
  OS	
  X;	
  HW	
  iPhone2,1;	
  en_gb)	
  
AppleWebKit/525.18.1	
  (KHTML,	
  like	
  Gecko)	
  (AdMob-­‐iSDK-­‐20101108;	
  iphoneos4.2)"	
  
	
  	
  
lifestyle.msn.com	
  70.91.78.xxx	
  "GET	
  /arYcle_toolbar_your_home.aspx	
  HTTP/1.1"	
  
"Mozilla/4.0	
  (compaYble;	
  MSIE	
  7.0;	
  Windows	
  NT	
  5.1;	
  GTB6.6;	
  (R1	
  1.5);	
  .NET	
  CLR	
  
1.0.3705;	
  .NET	
  CLR	
  2.0.50727;	
  .NET	
  CLR	
  3.0.04506.30;	
  .NET	
  CLR	
  3.0.04506.648;	
  .NET	
  
CLR	
  3.0.4506.2152;	
  .NET	
  CLR	
  3.5.30729)"	
  
	
  	
  
emea.rel.msn.com	
  194.50.104.xxx	
  "GET	
  /default.aspx?
di=10230&pi=95517&ps=33229&pageid=8522097&mk=ru-­‐ru&tp=hwp%3A%2F%2Fru.	
  
msn.com%2F&x=default&gp=S&optkey=default&parsergroup=hops	
  HTTP/1.1"	
  404	
  
184	
  "hwp://ru.msn.com/?ocid=iehp"	
  "Mozilla/4.0	
  (compaYble;	
  MSIE	
  7.0;	
  Windows	
  NT	
  
	
  5.1;	
  .NET	
  CLR	
  2.0.50727;	
  .NET4.0C;	
  .NET4.0E;	
  .NET	
  CLR	
  3.0.4506.2152;	
  .NET	
  CLR	
  
3.5.30729)"	
  
                 Real	
  Examples:	
  Facebook	
  
staYc.ak.fjcdn.net	
  109.242.50.xxx	
  "GET	
  /rsrc.php/z67NS/hash/4ys0envq.js	
  HTTP/1.1”	
  
"hwp://www.facebook.com/proﬁle.php?id=xxxxxxxxxx"	
  "Mozilla/4.0	
  (compaYble;	
  
MSIE	
  8.0;	
  Windows	
  NT	
  6.0;	
  WOW64;	
  Trident/4.0;	
  GTB6.5;	
  SLCC1;	
  .NET	
  CLR	
  2.0.50727;	
  
Media	
  Center	
  PC	
  5.0;	
  .NET	
  CLR	
  3.0.30729;	
  .NET	
  CLR	
  3.5.30729;	
  InfoPath.2;	
  Hotbar	
  
11.0.78.0;	
  OﬃceLiveConnector.1.5;	
  OﬃceLivePatch.1.3;	
  AskTbZTV/5.8.0.12304)”	
  
	
  
b.staYc.ak.dbcdn.net	
  122.168.204.xxx	
  "GET	
  /rsrc.php/zk/r/70eOUKPXS_5.js	
  HTTP/1.1”	
  
"hwp://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=lf"	
  "Mozilla/4.0	
  (compaYble;	
  MSIE	
  8.0;	
  
Windows	
  NT	
  5.1;	
  Trident/4.0)”	
  
	
  
staYc.ak.kbdn.net	
  194.98.30.xxx	
  "GET	
  /rsrc.php/yq/r/ypBeM1b0IFS.js	
  HTTP/1.1"	
  
"hwp://m.facebook.com/home.php?refsrc=m.facebook.com
%2Fid02.qnitabxn.site.prd.miyowa.net%2FSD2q10oklmcvyqv0v45s1zz4z452DS
%2Fhome.aspx&reﬁd=7&m_sess=soz7CzQ1-­‐lOioUPsT&_rdr"	
  "Mozilla/5.0	
  (Linux;	
  U;	
  
Android	
  2.1-­‐update1;	
  fr-­‐fr;	
  GT-­‐I5800	
  Build/ECLAIR)	
  AppleWebKit/530.17	
  (KHTML,	
  like	
  
Gecko)	
  Version/4.0	
  Mobile	
  Safari/530.17"	
  
	
  
	
  
    Real	
  Examples:	
  Windows	
  Update	
  
download.iicrosom.com	
  91.198.175.xxx	
  "GET	
  /v9/windowsupdate/redir/
muv4wuredir.cab?1010161718	
  HTTP/1.1"	
  "Windows-­‐Update-­‐Agent"	
  
	
  	
  
www.update.microsnm.com	
  201.144.5.xxx	
  "HEAD	
  /v9/windowsupdate/selfupdate/
wuident.cab?1011010912	
  HTTP/1.1"	
  "Windows-­‐Upda{-­‐Agent"	
  
	
  	
  
beta.update.microsmm.com	
  113.117.249.xxx	
  "GET	
  /microsomupdate/v6/default.aspx?
1290162381	
  HTTP/1.1"	
  "hwp://beta.update.microsom.com/microsomupdate/v6/
default.aspx"	
  "Mozilla/4.0	
  (compaYble;	
  MSIE	
  8.0;	
  Windows	
  NT	
  6.0;	
  Trident/4.0;	
  
GTB6.6;	
  SLCC1;	
  .NET	
  CLR	
  2.0.50727;	
  .NET	
  CLR	
  3.5.30729;	
  .NET	
  CLR	
  3.0.30618)"	
  
	
  	
  
download.microsom.com	
  91.13.83.xxx	
  "HEAD	
  /WM/MicrosomUpdate/redir/
duredir.cab	
  HTTP/1.1"	
  	
  "Windows-­‐Mobile-­‐Device-­‐Update-­‐Agent"	
  
	
  	
  
msgr.dlservice.mic2osom.com	
  213.178.224.xxx	
  "GET	
  /download/A/6/1/A616CCD4-­‐
B0CA-­‐4A3D-­‐B975-­‐3EDB38081B38/ar/wlsetup-­‐cvr.exe	
  HTTP/1.1"	
  404	
  268	
  "-­‐"	
  
"Microsom	
  BITS/6.6"	
                	
  	
  
                 Real	
  Examples:	
  Webmail	
  
sn110w.snt110.mail.li6e.com	
  187.92.218.xxx	
  "GET	
  /mail/clear.gif	
  HTTP/1.1"	
  "hwp://
sn110w.snt110.mail.live.com/mail/InboxLight.aspx?
FolderID=00000000-­‐0000-­‐0000-­‐0000-­‐000000000001&n=xxxxxxxxx"	
  "Mozilla/4.0	
  
(compaYble;	
  MSIE	
  7.0;	
  Windows	
  NT	
  5.1;	
  Trident/4.0;	
  GTB6.5;	
  .NET	
  CLR	
  
2.0.50727;	
  .NET	
  CLR	
  3.0.4506.2152;	
  .NET	
  CLR	
  3.5.30729)"	
  
	
  	
  
secure.s%28ared.li6e.com	
  190.95.125.xxx	
  "GET	
  /_/F$Live.SiteContent.Messenger/
4.2.57151/Messenger.html	
  HTTP/1.1"	
  404	
  215	
  "hwp://bl145w.blu145.mail.live.com/
default.aspx?wa=wsignin1.0"	
  "Mozilla/5.0	
  (Windows;	
  U;	
  Windows	
  NT	
  5.1;	
  en-­‐US)	
  
AppleWebKit/534.3	
  (KHTML,	
  like	
  Gecko)	
  Chrome/6.0.472.63	
  Safari/534.3"	
  
	
  	
  
s0.2ldn.net	
  66.82.9.xxx	
  "GET	
  /879366/ﬂashwrite_1_2.js	
  HTTP/1.1"	
  "hwp://
webmail.satx.rr.com/_uac/adpage.html"	
  "Mozilla/4.0	
  (compaYble;	
  MSIE	
  8.0;	
  Windows	
  
NT	
  6.1;	
  WOW64;	
  Trident/4.0;	
  SLCC2;	
  .NET	
  CLR	
  2.0.50727;	
  .NET	
  CLR	
  3.5.30729;	
  .NET	
  
CLR	
  3.0.30729;	
  Media	
  Center	
  PC	
  6.0;	
  HPNTDF;	
  AskTB5.2)"	
  
	
  
       Real	
  Examples:	
  Crash	
  Reports	
  
watson.microsnm.com	
  115.143.103.xxx	
  "GET	
  /StageOne/acrord32_exe/9_3_3_177/
msvcr80_dll/8_0_50727_3053/00008aa0.htm?
OS=5.1.2600.2.00010100.3.0&lcid=1042	
  HTTP/1.1"	
  "MSDW"	
  
	
  	
  
watson.microsnm.com	
  187.73.247.xxx	
  "GET	
  /StageOne/notepad_exe/
5_1_2600_5512/uxtheme_dll/6_0_2900_5512/00004b43.htm?
OS=5.1.2600.2.00010100.3.0&lcid=1046	
  HTTP/1.1"	
  "MSDW"	
  
	
  	
  
watson.mic2osom.com	
  202.156.10.xxx	
  "GET	
  /StageOne/Generic/FaultTolerantHeap/
SearchIndexer_exe/7_0_7600_16385/4A5BD212/ﬀ•aad.htm?
LCID=18441&OS=6.1.7600.2.00010100.0.0.48.16385&SM=System
%20manufacturer&SPN=System%20Product%20Name&BV=1456	
  HTTP/1.1"	
  "MSDW”	
  
     MiYgaYons	
  


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         -­‐	
  Ronald	
  Reagan	
  
                           Future	
  Research	
  




June 20, 2011
For Immediate Release   DEF.CON	
  ?	
  
      ICANN  Approves  Historic  Change  to  Internet’s  
                 Domain Name System
             Plan to Launch New Generic Top-Level Domains
                        Is Approved in Singapore

Singapore… ICANN’s  Board of Directors has approved a plan to usher in one of the biggest changes
ever to the Internet’s  Domain  Name  System.
                 Special	
  Thanks	
  
Robert	
  Edmonds	
  
Paul	
  Royal	
  
Aaron	
  LeMasters	
  
Raytheon	
  Rosslyn	
  Oﬃce	
  
PaYent	
  and	
  SupporYve	
  Reviewers	
  
Defcon	
  19	
  Staﬀ	
  
                                                 Image	
  AwribuYon	
  
•   Slide	
  2:	
  LOLPWND	
  Plate	
  ©	
  by	
  Eli	
  Christman.	
  Flickr	
  User:	
  Gamma	
  Man	
          •      Slide	
  38:	
  Blue	
  Marble.	
  NASA	
  
•   Slide	
  3:	
  Earth	
  ©	
  by	
  NASA	
                                                                     •      Slide	
  39:	
  Error	
  at	
  airport.	
  Self.	
  
•   Slide	
  4:	
  Logos	
  ©	
  their	
  respecYve	
  owners	
  
•   Slide	
  5:	
  Childrens	
  Blocks	
  ©	
  by	
  Flickr	
  User:	
  lobo235	
                                 •      Slide	
  51,57:	
  Farmville	
  Ice	
  Cream	
  ©	
  Flickr	
  User:	
  Urban	
  Hippie	
  
                                                                                                                         Love	
  
•   Slide	
  6:	
  Dollar	
  bills	
  ©	
  by	
  Flickr	
  User:	
  Images_of_Money	
  
•   Slide	
  11:	
  HAL	
  9000	
  ©	
  Warner	
  Brothers	
  Pictures	
                                          •      Slide	
  59:	
  Poison	
  ©	
  Flickr	
  User:	
  shawnzrossi	
  
•   Slide	
  15:	
  Man	
  replacing	
  ENIAC	
  Vacuum	
  Tubes	
  ©	
  US	
  Army	
                             •      Slide	
  72:	
  No	
  Name	
  Road	
  ©	
  Flickr	
  User:	
  NatalieMaynor	
  
•   Slide	
  16:	
  Eniac	
  Vacuum	
  Tubes	
  ©	
  Erik	
  PiM.	
  Flickr	
  User:	
  epiM.	
                   •      Slide	
  79:	
  Contents	
  May	
  Creep	
  ©	
  Flickr	
  User:	
  CursedThing	
  
•   Slide	
  17:	
  MITS	
  Altair	
  RAM	
  board	
  image	
  ©	
  2005	
  George	
  M.	
  Phillips	
  Jr.	
     •      Slide	
  86:	
  Chain	
  ©	
  Max	
  Klingensmith.	
  Flickr	
  User:	
  mklingo	
  
•   Slide	
  18:	
  Sun	
  UltraSparc	
  II	
  Processor	
  ©	
  	
  
    by	
  KonstanYn	
  Lanzet.	
  Wikimedia	
  user:	
  Appaloosa	
  
•
•
    Slide	
  20:	
  FighYng	
  with	
  RAM	
  ©	
  by	
  Flickr	
  User:	
  elecnix	
  
    Slide	
  21:	
  Gate	
  with	
  no	
  fence	
  ©	
  by	
  Flickr	
  User:	
  apasciuto	
                      	
  
•   Slide	
  22:	
  Heat	
  Lamp.	
  “Using	
  memory	
  errors	
  to	
  awack	
  a	
  virtual	
  
    machine”	
  	
  
    by	
  Govindavajhala	
  and	
  Appel,	
  IEEE	
  S&P	
  2003	
  
•   Slide	
  23:	
  Smart	
  Cards	
  ©	
  by	
  Hywel	
  Clatworthy.	
  Wikimedia	
  user:	
  Dacs	
  
•   Slide	
  24:	
  Parity	
  Check	
  Error.	
  Self.	
  
•   Slide	
  25:	
  Desert	
  Sun	
  ©	
  by	
  Flickr	
  User:	
  Steve	
  &	
  Jemma	
  Copley	
  
•   Slide	
  28:	
  Backup	
  Power	
  ©	
  by	
  David	
  Robinson.	
  Flickr	
  User:	
  dgrobinson	
  
•   Slide	
  29:	
  Fake	
  Capacitor.	
  Found	
  on	
  Internet,	
  likely	
  from	
  chinauser.cn	
  
•   Slide	
  30:	
  Homunculus	
  Nebula	
  ©	
  by	
  NASA	
  
•   Slide	
  42:	
  Mystery	
  Box	
  ©	
  by	
  Flickr	
  User:	
  TEDxNJLibraries	
  
•   Slide	
  33:	
  DRAM.	
  Self	
  
•   Slide	
  34:	
  RAM	
  ©	
  by	
  Flickr	
  User:	
  comedy_nose	
  
•   Slide	
  35:	
  SAS	
  Drive.	
  Self	
  
•   Slide	
  37:	
  BSOD	
  ©	
  by	
  Wayne	
  Williamson.	
  Flickr	
  User:	
  ka3vo	
  
   Bitsquat	
  IdenYﬁcaYon	
  Tool	
  




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