Windows 7: FBI: Computers Infected w/ DNSChanger Trojan Lose Internet Access July

Brink · 23 Apr 2012

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Hundreds of thousands of infected PCs could be without Internet access beginning July 9, 2012, the day the FBI is planning to pull the plug on servers it seized that had been used to push ads to computers infected with a malware Trojan called DNSChanger. Systems infected with DNSChanger end up being redirected to the servers that were once under the control of the cybercriminals, but now belong to the FBI.

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windude99 · 23 Apr 2012

Read more here: Don't Lose the Internet in July! FBI Repeats DNSChanger Warning | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

A Guy · 23 Apr 2012

I believe anyone who knows about this, and would fix it has already. Anyone who loses the internet in July will be clueless.

A Guy

MagusMagnus · 24 Apr 2012

I wonder if anything is going to be done to prevent such meddling in the future. I'm also amazed that ISP's didn't notify the owners of infected systems that the used DNS were in fact hijacked. Surely they should have noticed?

Phone Man · 25 Apr 2012

For those that may not know about the problem, here is the site to test your system and find help if it is needed.

Detect | DCWG

Jim

mjf · 08 Jul 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by Phone Man

For those that may not know about the problem, here is the site to test your system and find help if it is needed.

Detect | DCWG

Jim

Given today is the day I thought I might bump this.

Windows 7: FBI: Computers Infected w/ DNSChanger Trojan Lose Internet Access July

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