What Is DNS Abuse?

Malware is malicious software, installed and/or executed on a device without the user's consent, which disrupts the device's operations, gathers sensitive information, and/or gains access to private computer systems. Malware includes viruses, spyware, ransomware, and other unwanted software.

Botnets are collections of Internet-connected computers that have been infected with malware and can be commanded to perform activities under the control of a remote attacker.

Phishing occurs when an attacker tricks a victim into revealing sensitive personal, corporate, or financial information (e.g., account numbers, login IDs, passwords), whether through sending fraudulent or look-alike emails, or luring end users to copycat websites. Some phishing campaigns aim to persuade the user to install malware.

Pharming is the redirection of unknowing users to fraudulent sites or services, typically through DNS hijacking or poisoning. DNS hijacking can occur when attackers use malware to redirect victims to the perpetrator's site instead of the one initially requested. DNS poisoning causes a DNS server (or resolver) to respond with a false Internet Protocol address bearing malware. Phishing differs from pharming in that pharming involves modifying DNS entries, while phishing tricks users into entering personal information.

Spam is unsolicited bulk email, where the recipient has not granted permission for the message to be sent, and where the message is sent as part of a larger collection of messages, all having substantively identical content. Spam is only considered to be DNS Abuse when it is being used as a delivery mechanism for at least one of the other types of DNS abuse described above.

If you find any domain under NameMart that is involved in any of the above violations, please click  https://www.namemart.com/support/report-abuse to submit a complaint.