Threat - DNS Host Name

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Threat - DNS Host Name Neil 09-06-2005
Posted by =?Utf-8?B?TmVpbA==?= on September 6, 2005, 8:06 pm
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DNS Host Name
QID: 6 Category: Information gathering CVE ID: N/A
THREAT:
The host name of this computer was obtained from a DNS server.

How to fix this?

Posted by Malke on September 6, 2005, 10:49 pm
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Neil wrote:

> DNS Host Name
> QID: 6 Category: Information gathering CVE ID: N/A
> THREAT:
> The host name of this computer was obtained from a DNS server.
>
> How to fix this?

Where and when do you see this message?

Malke
--
MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic"

Posted by Roger Abell [MVP] on September 7, 2005, 11:23 am
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If you are concerned then do not have your DNS forward and/or
reverse zone(s) available on public accessible DNS servers, or do
not have records for that machine in the zone(s).
--
ra

> DNS Host Name
> QID: 6 Category: Information gathering CVE ID: N/A
> THREAT:
> The host name of this computer was obtained from a DNS server.
>
> How to fix this?



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