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Pharming attacks utilize DNS-based exploitation techniques to redirect users to fraudulent websites, necessitating specialized detection and prevention methodologies distinct from traditional phishing. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

January 1, 2013Open Access

A survey on Pharming attack Detection and prevention methodology

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Pharming is an advance phishing attack. It is also known as "phishing without a lure". A hacker's attempt to change/exploit the DNS settings of a server so that when you enter the address of a legitimate website, it redirects you to a fake/copy of the original site hosted somewhere else. It is a classy edition of phishing attacks -endeavor to take users' identification like username and password by redirecting them to a fake website using DNS-based techniques.

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