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DNS Virus potential problem| Shboom |
Posted: Apr 22 2012, 10:52 PM
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 Shibas Rule  Group: Members Posts: 4,584 Member No.: 31 Joined: 11-June 06  |
Has anyone heard of this? Supposedly hundreds of thousands of computers will lose the ability to connect to the internet on July 9th due to something the FBI is calling the DNS virus. You can check your computer by going to one of two links included in the link I have provided below. I had better luck going the second link rather than the dcwg link that didn't seem to work. According to different articles most people do not know they are infected. Hackers wrote a malicious program that turns off anti-virus software and alters the DNS routing of websites by pointing the browser to a rogue server.
Check for DNS virus Bob -------------------- If there are no dogs in Heaven... then when I die I want to go where they went. |
 
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| Jane |
Posted: Apr 23 2012, 06:07 AM
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 *Young at Heart * Group: Admin Posts: 56,723 Member No.: 1 Joined: 14-March 06 |
Thanks Bob I checked mine out and it turned out green so I am not infected that second link says any way, So I am glad of that . One good thing about this forum we do try to look after one another
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| Jeanette |
Posted: Apr 23 2012, 08:50 AM
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 *Running Bare* Group: Admin Posts: 15,382 Member No.: 2 Joined: 15-March 06 |
where do I find my DNS #
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| Jeanette |
Posted: Apr 23 2012, 09:00 AM
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*Running Bare* Group: Admin Posts: 15,382 Member No.: 2 Joined: 15-March 06 |
Ok, I got it. I am green. So I guess now I have given the government a direct link to my computer huh? Could be a trick you know.
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| Cat |
Posted: Apr 23 2012, 02:48 PM
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 Busy Beaver Group: Admin Posts: 17,308 Member No.: 5 Joined: 15-March 06 |
I am ok here too.
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| cooldude53 |
Posted: Apr 23 2012, 05:18 PM
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 The Super Cooldude and loving it! Group: Members Posts: 12,078 Member No.: 21 Joined: 18-May 06 |
I am green here too.
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| Morris |
Posted: Apr 23 2012, 07:29 PM
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 Morris Group: Members Posts: 7,014 Member No.: 24 Joined: 22-May 06 |
Here's another article and clear explanation on DNSchanger from Dennis at his Infopackets site. --------------------  IDIOCRACY - The only movie that started out as a comedy and then became a documentary. |
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| Jeanette |
Posted: Apr 23 2012, 07:58 PM
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*Running Bare* Group: Admin Posts: 15,382 Member No.: 2 Joined: 15-March 06 |
Thanks Morris. Very ineresting.
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