Security note names domain registrar – DNW Podcast #291

Note regarding malware distributed through browser plugins questions registrar’s role.

My guest this stretch is Eric Poyton, a security researcher with Awake. Awake security issued a note the prior week regarding a network of malware and connected it to a sizable number of domain names at ICANN-accredited registrar Galcomm. We discuss how Awake discovered the issue, the tricky way the perpetrators tried to cover their tracks, and what role Poyton thinks domain registrars ought to have in shutting down malware rings like this.

Also: Domain parking woes, GoDaddy’s opt-out email dodges the issue, Chrome URLs and more.

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