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Redirecting to 127.0.0.1 is the most effective strategy. The web hosts who host these compromised sites will notice the increased load and the sites are more li
by etcet 8y ago
Redirecting to 127.0.0.1 is the most effective strategy. The web hosts who host these compromised sites will notice the increased load and the sites are more likely to get suspended for the good of the internet.
- isostatic 8y agoAren't these compromised machines typically desktops?
- etcet 8y agoIn my experience in webhosting, unless it's CHINANET it's usually compromised CMS's.
- natch 8y agoDesktops with users who have not noticed any issue. Making them notice an issue could be a good thing. Question is, would this approach get their attention? Seems unlikely, but maybe some users would wonder why their computer was sluggish, and run a virus scan, do a system update, or take other steps to check for malware. Let's be clear, I'm not claiming it would work for sure. I said "maybe." Point is, the computer being a desktop should not lead to shutting the idea down.
- isostatic 8y agoNot sure how a redirect to 127.0.0.1 (which would simply fail, they're unlikey to be running a webserver) would help? Eating CPU though should do the trick.