Routers Vulnerability [Symantec]

Drive-By Pharming: How Clicking on a Link Can Cost You Dearly [Flash Info & PDF Info]

It applies only: if you click on any link, have javascripts allowed, use default router password.

 

I'd bet this is pretty successful as I'd suspect there many default passwords out there,..admin, admin/admin, password...

 

Besides using a strong pw for the router, it would seem also to make sense to look up and manually apply the ISP's dns server addresses into the router, as well as input them into the network configuration settings in Windows. Any thoughts?

 

well that will catch out alot of users since most people have javascript active
in their browsers.
ive been meaning to change the default username and password in my router but havent done so yet but will make sure i do.
i cant believe i forgot
of course i have encryption enabled on the router.
but in my road most people who live there are old and dont know about computers so i didnt think i needed to change it.
also if i forgot the user name and password i would have to reset the router to defaults.
i have now made my router save
its funny because to view that video on the link i had to enable javascript for the symantec site lol

i use opendns and i have put those settings in to the router
lodore

 

For some reason my browser, Mozilla Firefox, does not recognize the Flash Animation video to the link in http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/.../2007/02/driveby_pharming_how_clicking_1.html posted by TheTOM_SK. I'm reposting his "Flash Info" link here http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/reference/drive-by-pharming-animation.html

I have so many errors all the time, I will probably need additional help, too. (Umm...the flash info link here did not work for me?)