On 11 Apr 2005 06:38:59 -0700, in <alt.privacy.spyware>, "AvianFlux"
<neomoniker@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> HpHOSTS file
[snip]

Which is hopelessly out of date (and nearly always will be).

> ... tags clickbank.net [IP> 67.139.254.125]
[snip]

<clickbank.net> currently resolves to [64.128.87.134]
<hop.clickbank.net> currently resolves to [64.128.87.125]

Both are hosted by Time Warner Telecom:

--> Server Used: [ whois.arin.net ]
--> 64.128.87.134 = [ www1.twt.clickbank.net ]
-->
--> OrgName: Time Warner Telecom
--> OrgID: TWTC
--> Address: 10475 Park Meadows Drive
--> City: Littleton
--> StateProv: CO
--> PostalCode: 80124
--> Country: US
--> NetRange: 64.128.0.0 - 64.129.63.255
--> CIDR: 64.128.0.0/16 64.129.0.0/18
--> NetName: TWTC-NETBLK-11
--> NetHandle: NET-64-128-0-0-1
--> Parent: NET-64-0-0-0-0
--> NetType: Direct Allocation
--> NameServer: NS1.MILW.TWTELECOM.NET
--> NameServer: NS1.IPLT.TWTELECOM.NET
--> NameServer: NS1.ORNG.TWTELECOM.NET
--> Comment:
--> RegDate: 2004-04-26
--> Updated: 2004-04-26
--> TechHandle: ZT87-ARIN
--> TechName: Time Warner Telecom
--> TechPhone: 1-800-898-6473
--> TechEmail: ipmanager@twtelecom.net
-->
--> OrgAbuseHandle: TWTAD-ARIN
--> OrgAbuseName: Time Warner Telecom Abuse Desk
--> OrgAbusePhone: 1-800-898-6473
--> OrgAbuseEmail: abuse@twtelecom.net
-->
--> OrgNOCHandle: TDN1-ARIN
--> OrgNOCName: TWTC Data NOC
--> OrgNOCPhone: 1-800-898-6473
--> OrgNOCEmail: support@twtelecom.net
-->
--> OrgTechHandle: NST12-ARIN
--> OrgTechName: NOC SWIP Team
--> OrgTechPhone: 1-800-898-6473
--> OrgTechEmail: swip@twtelecom.com
-->
--> OrgName: COLOC8 INC.
--> OrgID: COLOC-2
--> Address: Administrative Offices
--> Address: 917 Lusk Street 3rd Floor
--> City: Boise
--> StateProv: ID
--> PostalCode: 83706-2830
--> Country: US
--> ReferralServer: rwhois: //rwhois1.coloc8.net: 4321
--> NetRange: 64.128.87.0 - 64.128.87.255
--> CIDR: 64.128.87.0/24
--> NetName: TWTC-SOC118571
--> NetHandle: NET-64-128-87-0-1
--> Parent: NET-64-128-0-0-1
--> NetType: Reassigned
--> Comment:
--> RegDate: 2005-02-25
--> Updated: 2005-02-25
--> OrgAbuseHandle: AST40-ARIN
--> OrgAbuseName: Abuse and Security Team
--> OrgAbusePhone: 1-208-489-3435
--> OrgAbuseEmail: colo-abuse@coloc8.net
-->
--> OrgNOCHandle: NOB2-ARIN
--> OrgNOCName: Network Operations Bureau
--> OrgNOCPhone: 1-208-489-3435
--> OrgNOCEmail: colo-noc@coloc8.net
-->
--> OrgTechHandle: TSG18-ARIN
--> OrgTechName: Technical Support Group
--> OrgTechPhone: 1-208-489-3435
--> OrgTechEmail: colo-tech@coloc8.net
-->
--> ARIN WHOIS database last updated 2005-04-12 19: 10

> as a adware/malware/spyware server!
>
[snip]

Which is near-certainly correct, despite the problems noted above.

> Advice: Don't go there!

Agreed.

And the best way to ensure that is to make "clickbank.net" a permanent entry
in your DNSKong "named.txt" file. That neatly obviates the "musical hosting"
games they play.

--

Jay T. Blocksom
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