Blacklisting Google .mov and .zip TLDs
May 23, 2023
· 1 minutes read
It might be a good idea to block .zip and .mov top-level domains all together for now: here are the steps for PiHole users.
Google has made the .zip and .mov top-level domains available for public registration, and cybercriminals are already using them in phishing campaigns. It might be a good idea to block them all together for now: here are the steps for PiHole users.
- Log into your PiHole admin interface
- Click on the ” RegEx filter” tab
- In the “Regular Expression” field, write ^.*.(zip|mov)$
- Click on “Add to Blacklist”
You can make sure the filtering is working by accessing somethingfishy.zip or notamoviefile.mov. If everything is setup correctly, you should get an ERR_ADDRESS_INVALID from your browser.
You should also see the following on your PiHole query logs:
