DoubleClick Hit by DDoS Attack 531
YetAnotherName writes "The Washington Times is reporting that everyone's most beloved online advertising distributor, DoubleClick, was subject to a DoS attack crippling the company's DNS servers, and preventing up to 75% of advertising from making it to web pages and surfers' eyes."
DoubleClick is still around? (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Sad news (Score:3, Informative)
I used IE the other day for the first time in ages, and was surprised by a popup.
Old News for Nerds, Stuff that's Days Old (Score:5, Informative)
I didn't notice (Score:5, Informative)
I've had the following in my HOSTS file for a while now
0.0.0.0 ad.doubleclick.com
0.0.0.0 ads.doubleclick.net
0.0.0.0 ad2.doubleclick.net
0.0.0.0 ad3.doubleclick.net
0.0.0.0 ad4.doubleclick.net
0.0.0.0 ad5.doubleclick.net
0.0.0.0 ad6.doubleclick.net
0.0.0.0 ad7.doubleclick.net
0.0.0.0 ad8.doubleclick.net
0.0.0.0 ad9.doubleclick.net
0.0.0.0 ad10.doubleclick.net
0.0.0.0 ad11.doubleclick.net
0.0.0.0 ad12.doubleclick.net
0.0.0.0 ad13.doubleclick.net
0.0.0.0 ad14.doubleclick.net
0.0.0.0 ad15.doubleclick.net
0.0.0.0 ad16.doubleclick.net
0.0.0.0 ad17.doubleclick.net
0.0.0.0 ad18.doubleclick.net
0.0.0.0 ad19.doubleclick.net
0.0.0.0 ad20.doubleclick.net
0.0.0.0 ad.ch.doubleclick.net
0.0.0.0 ad.ca.doubleclick.net
0.0.0.0 ad.de.doubleclick.net
0.0.0.0 ad.fr.doubleclick.net
0.0.0.0 ad.jp.doubleclick.net
0.0.0.0 ad.nl.doubleclick.net
0.0.0.0 ad.no.doubleclick.net
0.0.0.0 ad.uk.doubleclick.net
0.0.0.0 ln.doubleclick.net
0.0.0.0 m.doubleclick.net
0.0.0.0 m2.doubleclick.net
0.0.0.0 iv.doubleclick.net
0.0.0.0 ebay.doubleclick.net
Lameness filter randomness: eed d ed wdwe de ff g v fdovk fok fb f osvi jfvioj asv d vp vv jspavj spav dsv aspdvj ede oijf o greg ewrg
You know, I never noticed. (Score:4, Informative)
I rarely see ads in either IE or Mozilla.
Re:Sad news (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Sad news (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Sad news (Score:5, Informative)
ns1.doubleclick.net
ns2.doubleclick.net
ns3.doubleclick.net
ns4.doubleclick.net
This way you can check your networks to see if any machines are hitting these DNS server. I am going to keep my ping going to make sure ns1 stays online. j/k
You can do your part to reduce the load by adding doubleclicks ad-servers to your /etc/hosts file as 127.0.0.1 (this can be done in windows too).
Thank you MyDoom! (Score:2, Informative)
I didnt notice though.. those are blocked anyway
Id recommend everyone add this to their hosts file:
127.0.0.1 ad.ca.doubleclick.net
127.0.0.1 ad.de.doubleclick.net
127.0.0.1 ad.doubleclick.net
127.0.0.1 ad.es.doubleclick.net
127.0.0.1 ad.fr.doubleclick.net
127.0.0.1 ad.free6.com
127.0.0.1 ad.it.doubleclick.net
127.0.0.1 ad.iwin.com
127.0.0.1 ad.jp.doubleclick.net
127.0.0.1 ad.kr.doubleclick.net
127.0.0.1 ad.linkexchange.com
127.0.0.1 ad.linksynergy.com
127.0.0.1 ad.nl.doubleclick.net
127.0.0.1 ad.no.doubleclick.net
127.0.0.1 ad.preferences.com
127.0.0.1 ad.se.doubleclick.net
Old news (Score:5, Informative)
Re:I didn't notice (Score:5, Informative)
>
> 0.0.0.0 ad.doubleclick.com
> 0.0.0.0 ads.doubleclick.net
>
Some alternatives that are fun:
1. Install privoxy from sourceforge.net. This is a local http proxy that allows you to filter out web content using regular expressions. So you can easily blank out any URL that contains the string "doubleclick." This is easier and more complete than trying to enumerate all the hostnames that Doubleclick Inc. uses. Privoxy is multi-platform; you can use it under Linux, Windows, etc.
2. Install posadis from sourceforge.net. This is a caching DNS server that you can install on your computer. It allows you to control how domain names (like *.doubleclick.net) get resolved by ALL the programs on your computer. I use it to essentially blackhole domains that I don't like. Once again, this is a multi-platform project. In particular, under Windoze, it runs as a service. It has an irritating bug: under Windoze, it will occasionally start using 100% CPU. When this happens, you have to restart the posadis service. A hassle, verily. But I enjoy having the control that derives from running my own DNS server.
3. Use a firewall (hardware or software) to block out numeric IP addresses. For example, 216.73.92.112 is www.doubleclick.net, so it should be blocked. I used to use this approach. I liked the idea of absolutely blocking any packets going to or from the bad guys, regardless of the DNS name used. The problem with this approach is that outfits like doubleclick.net will use a ton of different numeric IP addresses, and it's difficult to keep up with them.
Re:Sad news (Score:1, Informative)
Re:Sad news (Score:3, Informative)
127.0.0.1 ads.doubleclick.net
127.0.0.1 ad2.doubleclick.net
127.0.0.1 ad3.doubleclick.net
127.0.0.1 ad4.doubleclick.net
except I DO allow ads.osdn.net because im a nice guy and dont mind looking at the purdy pictures from them (and they are not usually popups). I found the hosts file here on
Re:Sad news (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Sad news (Score:4, Informative)
I have it installed on this box, along with IE. I still use IE half the time. I use mozilla on my linux boxes, but (i hate to say it) there are are certain aspects of IE that are more comfortable, or at least more familiar. Keep in mind, im an old geek, not a hobbiest. Been using Linux and GNU software for years and it is catching up very fast, but I still use the tools that make me more productive, and IE fits that bill at least half the time. The pops ups don't annoy me as bad as they used to, now that they are all blank pages.
Oh, i found that hosts file address here [everythingisnt.com]. I chang a few lines for my uses (travelocity.com and osdn.com for instance) because it may break a few things, like Pogo, but its a great template for a hosts file if you customize it a bit for yourself.
Re:Quick refresher on how the "FREE" sites work... (Score:3, Informative)
Five people listening to you isn't going to save the web advertising industry any more than me convincing (at great personal effort, mind you) five people to stop pirating Photoshop is going to see a noticeable increase in revenues for Adobe. It is not a statistically significant number, and all it ends up doing is hurting the individuals.
Lastly, on the subject of "innovation". You know those piracy statistics software companies put out, so they can point to them and say "This is why software prices are so high! Piracy!"? Please tell me, have you ever heard of a company dropping prices because their sales went up?! The very thought of it is insane.
Piracy, like ad blocking, in the end, is caused by social dynamics that no single invididual bucking a trend could ever hope to reverse.
Re:Sad news (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Sad news (Score:5, Informative)
you are joking
alexa is crap
but doubleclick doesn't give a flying fuck [alexa.com] about slashdot.
Re:Sad news (Score:3, Informative)
1.primaryads.com
a.tribalfusion.com
ad.double
ad.aboutwebservices.com
adlog.com.com
ads.ebaumsworld.com
a
ads.vnuemedia.com
ads.weather.co
ads.webtender.com
ads.x10.com
ar.atwola.com
c.casalemedia.com
c4.maxse
clk.admt.com
g.msn.com
isg01.casaleme
isg02.casalemedia.com
isg03.casalemedia.
isg04.casalemedia.com
isg05.casalemedia.com
mediamgr.ugo.com
oas.foxnew
oascentral.premierinteractive.com
oascentr
oascentral.washingtontimes.com
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rd.yahoo.com
regman
rightmedia.net
servedby.advertising.
shopping.msn.com
spe.atdmt.com
us.ard.yahoo
view.atdmt.com
www.googleadservices.com
ww
xads.zedo.com
z1.adserver.com
Apparently the lameness filter dosen't like me just copy and pasting my hosts file.
Re:Quick refresher on how the "FREE" sites work... (Score:1, Informative)
Meanwhile, by the time the ads are blocked by your proxy or whatever, your favorite site has already cashed its check and taken the advertiser's money. You should not feel guilty about browsing free sites while blocking or ignoring ads. I liken it to television advertising; when was the last time you felt guilty about getting up for a sandwich during the commercial break on your favorite show? You shouldn't, of course. The people who made the show have already been paid by the time you see it. It is the advertiser who risks losing income when people ignore ads.
Re:I didn't notice (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Quick refresher on how the "FREE" sites work... (Score:2, Informative)
Re:I didn't notice (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Sad news (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Sad news (Score:3, Informative)
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