Solutions to Pharming Attack

We already know about Pharming attack. Those who don't know about it , its an attack that occurs when you are trying to visit your bank website and are redirected to some other same looking but malicious website. This happens due to DNS cache poisoning generally. So generally this is avoided by using DNSSEC (DNS Security) extensions, which authenticates anyone trying to modify the cache. But there is another simple solution to it. Just take a moment and think about it.

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The other way is using 2 way authentication mechanism . This is the way by which any user can come to know if he is visiting the expected website only and not fake one. When ever you try to register yourself first time to your bank or any 2 way authentication supporting website, you are asked to select some picture and a phrase which appears below your picture. This picture and phrase is expected to appear on the login page after you enter your login ID. So once your registration is complete , your chosen picture and phrase is mapped to your profile. You should be seeing your selected picture and phrase next time you visit the bank website. If you don't see , it would mean that it is a fake website or there is some issue with the website.