DNS Sinkhole ISO Available for Download

Published: 2010-06-19
Last Updated: 2010-06-19 19:08:13 UTC
by Guy Bruneau (Version: 1)
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In January, I posted a diary on how to configure a basic DNS Sinkhole using BIND. Last week, during the SANSFire conference, I did a talk on DNS Sinkhole and made an ISO available for download. It is a ready to install DNS Sinkhole server for those who would like to test and/or deploy one in their network as an internal forwarder. I also indicated that inserting a DNS sinkhole in a network is like putting a NIDS/NIPS inline with potentially several thousand signatures (DNS domains). After you loaded your DNS sinkhole list, it hijacks the client’s DNS requests to known malicious sites responding with an IP address you control instead of its true address. It could also be used to enforce corporate policies (hacking, adults, gaming, social, etc) with the creation of separate sinkhole lists.

However, for maximum efficiency, it is important to only allow the DNS Sinkhole server to forward outbound requests (block all other outbound DNS request form internal servers/clients) otherwise, there are known cases where malware has been coded with its own DNS server/changer to evaded detection. Handler Bojan Zdrnja posted a diary here regarding this type of evasion.

The installation document is located in the rel_note directory of the CD and is available online here. This document provides all the information needed to install and configure the server. There are two ISO available for download:

- a 32-bit version can be downloaded here
- a 64-bit version can be downloaded here

The script to load the sinkhole list is located in the /root/scripts directory and is called sinkhole_parser.sh. This script contains a menu to download from 3 lists (Malware Domain Blocklist, ZeuS tracker and Malware Threat Center SRI). Any of these lists can be commented out in the script. They are merged, parsed and duplicates are removed to create a single list of 20,000+ sites. The sites are saved in a file in /var/named/site_specific_sinkhole.conf which can be loaded via the script in the DNS Sinkhole (server support either Bind or PowerDNS, see the release notes for configuration). I may add to the script other lists later.

Warning: If you are using any of the above lists, there is always the possibility that a site that you do business with may have been added to the sinkhole list because it has been detected serving malware.

There are various ways to capture the sinkhole data such as setting up a web server, IDS alerts, netflow, etc to find which clients were redirected to the sinkhole for signs of system compromise.
 

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Guy Bruneau IPSS Inc. gbruneau at isc dot sans dot org

Keywords: DNS Sinkhole
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