Efficient Detection, Removal and Prevention of Pharming Threats

What is Pharming?

Pharming uses fake Domain Name System (DNS) Servers to direct consumers to phishing sites. Although the browser will display the correct URL, they will not be on the legitimate server.

There are two components to a Pharming Attack – the DNS Server containing the incorrect DNS information for a domain, and the phishing site on an incorrect IP Address.

How Pharming Scams Impact Your Brand

Pharming is very effective at driving poor brand sentiment if it affects your customers. The attacks make use of a Phishing page that is a direct copy of your company website. When a consumer browses to your site, there are no warning signs that they are on a fake site, like there would be in a normal Phishing attack. By the time they realise their identity or finances have been compromised, your brand is already impacted.

The Pharming attack is otherwise known as “Phishing without a lure”. In effect, this means that the infection happens without an email or a file being downloaded to initiate the attack. Whilst spyware or anti-virus programs help combat this for the end user, they do not stop all forms of Pharming. Hardware devices, both local to the consumer or even shared Wifi can be infected, allowing criminals to target large groups rather than just individual consumers.

Protect Your Brand Against Pharming

The monitoring and takedown services provided by FraudWatch International help to minimise any impact your brand may incur due to Pharming. Additionally, we provide advice and guidance which you can share with your consumers and we have tools and services available to further improve the prevention and early detection of Pharming.

FraudWatch International can identify rogue pharming DNS Servers and the corresponding Phishing site on the fake IP Address.

Our Pharming protection services protect your company from Pharming scams and can detect and remove any Pharming attack you’re currently under.

How FraudWatch International Combats Pharming

FraudWatch International has access to a wealth of security information sources from across the globe to assist in the detection of Pharming for our customers. Once discovered, we ensure that the attack is taken down as quickly as possible. Our experience focusses our attention on the replica site first, so that we eliminate further credentials being exposed. Parallel work also takes place to address the affected DNS or Malware that has contributed to the Pharming attack.

Additionally, we offer corporate domain management to prevent your enterprise from Pharming attacks.

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FORENSICS & INNOVATION
Ongoing forensic analysis of incidents keeps us constantly informed of the motivations, mechanisms and damage
associated with online fraud attacks. This analysis assists us in developing improved methods to better mitigate risks.
FAST SITE TAKE DOWNS
Our experienced security analysts will ensure each site is taken down in the fastest possible time. Our dedication to
this service, and early resolutions, produce real cost benefits to our clients. We have mature relationships with many
third-party providers which assists us in achieving great results.
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We provide a fully managed security-as-a service to detect, mitigate and eliminate incidents quickly. All incidents can
be tracked from detection through to completion in our secure client portal, which provides incident information,
forensics and one-click reporting.
PREMIUM DETECTION
We do not simply rely on spam traps, but utilize technology developed in-house to assist in the identification of
phishing sites. These methods enable us to detect many incidents prior to email lures being sent by the criminals.
PROPRIETARY TOOLS
We have developed industry leading tools which allow us to detect, identify and disable incidents consistently and
rapidly. Our tools also allow us to detect, identify and resolve threats at their source.
SPECIALIST TEAMS
FraudWatch International maintains online fraud specialist teams in Phishing, Malware, Social Media and Mobile Apps.
Our specialist teams are available 24x7x365 to deal with every incident targeting our clients.
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Our established relationships with key industry suppliers allow us to offer the industry’s fastest take down service,
therefore minimizing the impact on your brand’s reputation. Our 24x7 SOC maintain a “never give up” attitude to
ensure a swift and decisive resolution to incidents.
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Our teams and systems provide real-time monitoring for incidents targeting our clients 24x7, alerting you as soon
as criminal activity is detected, verified and confirmed.
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FraudWatch International has a full range of services that truly protect your brand against all types of online fraud
attacks. Since 2003, we have worked hard at constantly analyzing and innovating our tools and techniques to
protect our clients.