D-Link adds CAPTCHAs to their routers

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Malware is just an accepted part of today’s computing but it is getting more aggressive and is even targeting non-traditional areas such as routers and DSL modems. Thankfully router manufactures are starting to catch up and update their security.

D-Link has announced that they are adding CAPTCHA‘s to their routers to try and help reduce the automated probing done by botnets in an attempt to find a router with the default Username and Passwords. Thankfully this is being added to all firmware so even if you have an older D-Link you can get the new firmware and help protect your router. The router models that will include this feature by default are DIR-615, DIR-625, DIR-628, DIR-655, DIR-825, DIR-855, DIR-685 and DGL-4500.

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mrfreshy

Said,

I noticed this a couple of days ago when I updated my DIR-655.
I did not know they were going to do it across the whole line of routers. It is a really good idea, and I am glad that they implemented it.
I have only run into one case of a router that was taken over by the malware on a client machine, but it certainly caused many headaches in that case.

The Geek

Said,

Not everyone is a fan of CAPTCHA’s including my friend Chris http://www.twitter.com/DFM3850. I do not use them on OS Attack only because of the awesome WP-SpamFree plugin that I am using. It makes it much easier for me to not have to worry about spam getting through and still lets peoples posts appear instantly without me having to approve them.

When it comes to routers they are something that most people do not access enough to be bothered by an occasional CAPTCHA. I would much rather see one on a router than to find a router that is part of a botnet and is stealing all of my information.

As an update to the router malware story I have seen multiple security experts guess crazy numbers for how many routers might be infected but honestly no one knows. It is guessed at 100,000+ and is probably the best hidden botnet on the internet.

mrfreshy

Said,

The case I saw was not related to the router botnet, but malware that changed the DNS setting in the router to obviously FUBAR internet traffic.
Could have been some easy phishing going on in that case for sure.

Oh, and I am also not a fan of captchas outside of this novel implementation. Thanks for not having one here!

mrfreshy

Said,

So I just got an email from D-Link telling me about their new Yahoo! widget that lets you monitor your router settings. I followed the link, and saw that they have a Windows Sidebar gadget as well. I installed it to see what it did, and in the options it asks for the admin password so it can login to the router.
Interesting that they just released this new utility, and it cannot any longer be used to monitor the routers they made it for!

The Geek

Said,

That is so epic :D

Somehow I don’t think that they thought this whole thing through. Either that or they are like Microsoft and are so disconnected from other departments that they have no idea what each other are going to do.

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D-Link adds CAPTCHAs to their routers

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