Neowin News Feed for: Dns

Governments are ruining the internet to protect kids but there is a much better way

Paul Hill — Mon, 18 May 2026 14:00:01 +0000

Heavy-handed web regulations are pushing us toward a dystopian future. Shifting filtering directly to the router level fixes the problem without forcing adults to hand over sensitive ID data. Read more...

Microsoft warns IT admins that Windows Server 2025 is the last edition to support WINS

Usama Jawad — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 12:58:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced the end of support timelines for a legacy component in Windows Server installations. Read more...

Unofficial script does the most useful official Windows 11/10 repairs you want automatically

Sayan Sen — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 09:18:01 +0000

An unofficial script that fixes common Windows 11/10 problems with the most useful native repair tools that Windows offers has been released. Read more...

ICANN reserves .internal TLD for non-Internet routable domains only

Christopher White — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 22:04:01 +0000

If you've wanted to have a domain for your own self-hosting purposes in your home, you can now safely use the .internal TLD without fear that it will be purchased and cause havoc on your network. Read more...

Besides going free, VMware Workstation Pro finally stops hogging your CPU due to NAT

Sayan Sen — Wed, 15 May 2024 12:30:01 +0000

The latest VMware Workstation Pro is free as it doesn't require a license for personal use. Aside from that, the new release also finally fixes a high CPU usage issue related to the NAT device. Read more...

Microsoft plans to put in support for Zero Trust DNS in a future version of Windows

John Callaham — Sat, 04 May 2024 13:02:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced the launch of a private preview version of Zero Trust DNS to help admins block forbidden domain names. This will be included in a future version of Windows. Read more...

Google VPN caught overwriting your Windows 11/10 DNS settings with its own

Sayan Sen — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 17:58:01 +0000

Google One VPN services came to Windows around a year and a half ago. However, the service has been found messing with the DNS settings on Windows 11 and 10 users' PCs without much warning. Read more...

Quad9 DNS coverage gets a boost in Europe through i3D.net partnership

Paul Hill — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 17:24:01 +0000

Quad9 has partnered with i3D.net to bolster its DNS network in Europe. The additional server capacity will make the service more stable and boost users' safety. i3D.net becomes a sponsor too. Read more...

HaDEA proposes DNS4EU, a secure DNS for EU member states

Dean Howell — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 14:24:01 +0000

According to their objective, they are seeking to deploy a “European DNS resolver service infrastructure” that serves “public, corporate and residential internet end-users in the EU”. Read more...

Adhole, the massive public Pi-hole instance, shuts down

Dean Howell — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 14:40:01 +0000

Since 2017, those not so savvy who still wanted the experience of Pi-hole, could turn to Adhole.org. That is, until now. Adhole.org is shutting down, citing issues with maintenance and stability. Read more...

Mozilla prepares for DNS-over-HTTPS rollout in Canada

Paul Hill — Fri, 09 Jul 2021 01:42:02 +0000

Mozilla has announced that Canadian Firefox users will see DNS-over-HTTPS be enabled by default from July 20. The rollout will be fully complete by September but it may be enabled for you earlier. Read more...

Comcast becomes the first ISP to join Mozilla's TRR program

Paul Hill — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 16:18:01 +0000

Comcast has become the first ISP to join Mozilla's Trusted Recursive Resolver program which aims to make DNS more secure. As part of the program, Mozilla earlier rolled out DNS over HTTPS in the U.S. Read more...

Firefox DNS over HTTPS rollout begins in the U.S.

Paul Hill — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 13:20:02 +0000

Mozilla has announced its rollout of DNS over HTTPS by default on Firefox installs located in the United States. It is exploring bringing this as a default option to other regions too. Read more...

NextDNS partners with Firefox to help enhance user privacy and security

Paul Hill — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 14:12:01 +0000

Mozilla has partnered with NextDNS to give users more security and privacy. NextDNS joins Cloudflare in the Trusted Recursive Resolver program which Mozilla plans to expand further in future. Read more...

Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1 DNS gets a free VPN with Warp

João Carrasqueira — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 01:16:01 +0000

Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1 DNS service, which it touts as the fastest in the world, is expanding to also get a VPN. Called Warp, it promises faster connections than most VPNs and will soon launch in beta. Read more...

Microsoft fixes last week's Windows Update issue, blames external DNS service

Jay Bonggolto — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 13:20:01 +0000

Microsoft announced that a service-side issue with Windows Update that prevented some Windows 10 users from connecting to the service has been fixed. The company cites a DNS bug as the cause. Read more...

Alphabet's Jigsaw introduces Intra to stop DNS manipulation

Paul Hill — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 08:04:01 +0000

The Alphabet firm, Jigsaw, has developed a new app called Intra which aims to give users more protection against DNS manipulation. The firm said it will benefit users in repressive countries. Read more...

McAfee and Infoblox boost alliance to help organizations combat cyber threats

Jay Bonggolto — Wed, 11 Apr 2018 16:46:02 +0000

McAfee and Infoblox have enhanced an alliance established last October in an effort to help organizations counter cyber threats through DNS and web security, data sharing, and security orchestration. Read more...

Cloudflare has launched the internet's fastest, privacy-first DNS service, 1.1.1.1

Gabriel Nunes — Sun, 01 Apr 2018 17:10:01 +0000

Cloudflare announced today its first consumer product ever, the 1.1.1.1 DNS service, which focuses on privacy and is already the fastest available. No, this is not an April Fools prank. Read more...

Anime streaming service Crunchyroll hijacked to distribute malware [Update]

Justin Luna — Sun, 05 Nov 2017 05:00:01 +0000

Crunchyroll, a popular online streaming service for watching anime, was recently the victim of a DNS hijack which saw a malicious payload delivered to otherwise unsuspecting users. Read more...

EasyDNS is the latest to deny Daily Stormer registration

Steven Parker — Mon, 11 Sep 2017 09:20:01 +0000

It's been almost a month since GoDaddy asked the Daily Stormer website to find alternative service for their domain following a deeply offensive article published there. It still hasn't found a home. Read more...

Guide: Prevent DNS leakage while using a VPN on Windows 10 (and Windows 8)

Steven Parker — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 08:28:02 +0000

These days it seems you can't take online privacy for granted. With VPNs becoming more mainstream and governments wanting more transparency from its citizens, you can prevent DNS leakage. Read more...

Android malware attacks your router through your smartphone

Justin Luna — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 11:54:01 +0000

A new malware was recently seen attacking routers using Android phones. It brute forces routers using a predefined list of default router passwords, and uses the network to further spread crime. Read more...

Microsoft Azure customers get hit by global DNS outage [Update]

Usama Jawad — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 14:30:01 +0000

Microsoft's Azure customers have apparently been hit by a global DNS outage which is affecting a number of services. Microsoft's engineers are currently working on a fix for the issue. Read more...

Virgin Media customers report that Imgur was inaccessible; access has been restored [Update]

Jack Wilkinson — Sat, 21 May 2016 16:58:01 +0000

Virgin Media customers reported issues accessing Imgur, with some people suggesting the company has blocked the service. This is the second incident of Imgur being inaccessible on the Virgin ISP. Read more...

ThePirateBay.com domain has been suspended

Steven Johns — Sat, 19 Dec 2015 09:58:01 +0000

The original 'official' domain to one of the most notorious and highly publicized warez sites, The Pirate Bay, has been suspended by EuroDNS -- the registrar for the domain. Read more...

MPAA wants DNS filtering even if it breaks the Internet

Jerry Grey — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 18:36:01 +0000

In an attempt to stop piracy, MPAA is currently considering using DNS providers to filter out websites like The Pirate Bay, and would use existing laws to enforce it. Read more...

Google expanding into domain registration service sector

Phi Ha — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 17:07:53 +0000

Google is looking to expand business services by providing a domain registration service to rival the likes of GoDaddy. The company hopes to target the 55% of businesses who have no online presence. Read more...

Google confirms Turkey blocking public DNS servers

Mik McLean — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 21:19:16 +0000

The Turkish Government made news earlier this week by blocking the IP addresses of twitter, preventing its citizens from accessing the site. Now going one step further they have blocked Google's DNS. Read more...

Microsoft DNS servers down; Hotmail, Microsoft.com, others down [Update: Microsoft Response]

Christopher White — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 22:52:41 +0000

Microsoft's DNS servers are apparently not responding to requests, causing service outages across the internet. Hotmail, Outlook.com, among others, are currently unavailable. Read more...

DNS change puts 284 Pakistani websites at mercy of hackers

Paul Ferson — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 13:16:04 +0000

A DNS change has put 284 webpages at a weakness to hackers. Among the pages defaced by a group of seemingly Turkish hackers are the eBay, Microsoft and Google sites. No groups claim responsibility. Read more...

Facebook: “There has not been a hack of Facebook”

Andrew Stevenson — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 09:58:16 +0000

A service outage in parts of Europe has prompted one Anonymous member to say that he was behind the outage, claiming to have hacked the site via a vulnerability called cross-site request forgery. Read more...

Thousands of people could lose Internet access on July 9th

Paul Ferson — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 12:58:58 +0000

Thanks to the efforts of the FBI and international law enforcement groups, you could lose your Internet access on July 9th due to a virus you never knew you had. We examine, and try to explain. Read more...

Anonymous threatens to bring down the internet

Tyler Holman — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:42:42 +0000

Anonymous is threatening to blackout the web on March 31st, in protest of SOPA and Wall Street. The plan is to DDoS the entire DNS system, making it impossible to access a website by any normal means. Read more...

World IPv6 Day went mostly smoothly, with some glitches

James Woodfin — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 12:24:07 +0000

On June 8th, as previously reported by Neowin and other sites, hundreds of web sites participated in a 24-hour trial of IPv6. The new version allows practically unlimited IP addresses and better performance compared to... Read more...

Wikileaks lose their domain name

Tom Dwyer — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 19:37:17 +0000

The DNS Company who provided the controversial Wikileaks with its domain name have decided to cut off their affiliation, effectively leaving Wikileaks with no domain name. The news comes as last week Wikileaks published 250,000 confidential... Read more...

Public DNS providers: Do they actually improve your experience?

Dave Legg — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 02:15:42 +0000

Services such as OpenDNS, and Google's Public DNS have recently attracted a lot of attention due to their claims to speed up web browsing simply by changing the DNS servers your computer uses to resolve... Read more...

Hotmail in Israel defaced by Turksec [Updated]

Steven Parker — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:47:50 +0000

The popular email service Hotmail has been defaced in Israel by a Turkish hacker going by the name of TurkGuvenligi of Turksec. It appears the site has been subject to a DNS hijack, the practice of... Read more...

[Updated] China's censorship firewall invades foreign systems

Tzvi Friedman — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:14:05 +0000

Internet users in Chile and the U.S. came under the control of Chinese Firewall censoring today, according to Good Gear Guide. A networking error related to the operation of BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) routing used... Read more...

Google proposes new DNS protocol extension

Christine McKee — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:25:07 +0000

An interesting proposal was announced on the official Google Code Blog this week. In a lengthy draft, a group of DNS and content providers (including Google) outline the concept of extending the DNS protocol to... Read more...