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Yandeks.DNS: a new tool to protect your home network


Yandex Company has introduced a new free service Yandeks.DNS. It will help users to block dangerous and "adult" sites. It can be configured on a computer, mobile device, or directly across the network - through an access point Wi-Fi. Yandeks.DNS configuring, for example, on your home router, you can immediately protect all the devices that are connected to it. To facilitate the setting Yandex with manufacturers have developed special routers firmware. Firmware for models ZyXel Keenetic series can be downloaded right now, and will soon appear version for models D-Link DIR-615 and DIR-620. Subsequently, plans to expand the list of network devices that have firmware Yandeks.DNS.
In Yandeks.DNS has three modes:
"Safe" - protects against malicious and fraudulent websites
"Family" - blocks access to dangerous sites, and resources for adults
"No filtering" - just provide a fast and reliable DNS-server.
Sites are checked by Yandex even before they were discovered in the browser. Yandeks.DNS uses search data and their own antivirus Yandex. When trying to load an unsafe site users will see a warning. At the speed of the Internet Yandeks.DNS no effect, the developers. As mentioned, you can customize Yandeks.DNS on your computer or laptop (with Windows XP, Windows Vista / 7, Windows 8, Mac OS X and Ubuntu 12), a router or a mobile device (with iOS or Android). Details, instructions and installation files can be found at dns.yandex.ru.

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