Pharming
Rather than being spammed with malicious and mischievous e-mail, pharming ‘poisons’ a DNS server by infusing false information into the server, resulting in a user’s request being redirected elsewhere. Your browser will show you are at the correct Web site, which makes pharming a bit more serious and more difficult to detect.
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