Malware may knock thousands off Internet on Monday
Source: AP-Excite
By LOLITA C. BALDOR
WASHINGTON (AP) - The warnings about the Internet problem have been splashed across Facebook and Google. Internet service providers have sent notices, and the FBI set up a special website.
But tens of thousands of Americans may still lose their Internet service Monday unless they do a quick check of their computers for malware that could have taken over their machines more than a year ago.
Despite repeated alerts, the number of computers that probably are infected is more than 277,000 worldwide, down from about 360,000 in April. Of those still infected, the FBI believes that about 64,000 are in the United States.
Users whose computers are still infected Monday will lose their ability to go online, and they will have to call their service providers for help deleting the malware and reconnecting to the Internet.
FULL story at link.
Read more: http://apnews.excite.com/article/20120705/D9VQJTNO0.html
goclark
(30,404 posts)once , and you did what your provider told you to do to fix it ~ you'll be
messed up again?
sulphurdunn
(6,891 posts)do shit like this?
TahitiNut
(71,611 posts)Because they can.
Amonester
(11,541 posts)taxpayers money (FBI & all).
Call it vandalism. Stupidity knows no bounds.
Posteritatis
(18,807 posts)hobbit709
(41,694 posts)The ID ten T error is way too common out there.
Oh well, more money for me.
Dalai_1
(1,301 posts)was a link I clicked on cited in the article.decided to check it out on wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rove_Digital
I am thinking I should not have clicked on that link? What do some of you think?
fasttense
(17,301 posts)I would talk to my internet provider and see what you need to do to get rid of the problem.
hedgehog
(36,286 posts)Response to Omaha Steve (Original post)
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Maeve
(42,224 posts)permatex
(1,299 posts)came up empty, but thanks for the article.
Ian David
(69,059 posts)Norton detects DNS Changer as Zlob or Tidserv. If you haven't been alerted to any malware and the test site indicates that your DNS service is fine, you do not have to worry about this. See my other post here:
http://community.norton.com/t5/Norton-Internet-Security-Norton/Will-Lose-Internet-in-July/m-p/701503/highlight/true#M201451
Via: http://community.norton.com/t5/Norton-Internet-Security-Norton/dcwg-org/td-p/701531
FreeBC
(403 posts)Wow, people still use Norton?
I hear the corporate edition isn't horrible anymore, but still...
Ian David
(69,059 posts)UNITED STATES v. VLADIMIR TSASTSIN, ET AL.
The FBI is seeking information from individuals, corporate entities, and Internet Services Providers who believe that they have been victimized by malicious software (malware) related to the defendants. This malware modifies a computers Domain Name Service (DNS) settings and thereby directs the computers to receive potentially improper results from rogue DNS servers hosted by the defendants.
If you believe you have been victimized in this case, please type your DNS information into the search box below.
Information on how to determine your DNS settings, along with other technical details about DNSChanger, can be found at www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2011/november/malware_110911/dns-changer-malware.pdf.
https://forms.fbi.gov/check-to-see-if-your-computer-is-using-rogue-DNS
You can also test to see if you are affected by visiting the following DNSChanger Check-Up sites below. If this Check-Up site indicates that you are affected by DNSChanger, then visit http://www.dcwg.org/cleanup.html for information on how to address this problem.
More:
https://forms.fbi.gov/check-to-see-if-your-computer-is-using-rogue-DNS
So, the dcwg.org site is, in fact, being used by the FBI.
a kennedy
(29,462 posts)Thank you.
onehandle
(51,122 posts)Scroll down to:
'Manually Checking for DNS Changer Infections'
Follow the easy directions.
http://www.dcwg.org/detect/checking-osx-for-infections
a kennedy
(29,462 posts)Lydia Leftcoast
(48,217 posts)Whew!
Sgent
(5,857 posts)Its an FBI / Court site, and it will determine if your computer is operating correctly for purposes of this situation.
RebelOne
(30,947 posts)Looks like I am OK for now. It is in the green.
ellenfl
(8,660 posts)Dalai_1
(1,301 posts)turtlerescue1
(1,013 posts)I am certainly not close to being a puter geek, so am a great target. AND in the past yeah, had something that did a real nasty thing to my puter, the fear just never leaves after that.
Thanks again, went there, did the thing, and came out green.
Javaman
(62,439 posts)trumad
(41,692 posts)Thanks for the info.
UnrepentantLiberal
(11,700 posts)Sentath
(2,243 posts)I'd try going on WiFi and visiting one of the detector websites.
http://www.dns-ok.us/
UnrepentantLiberal
(11,700 posts)I went there and it said I'm not infected.
oldhippydude
(2,514 posts)although i have been having a rash of redirects the last couple of days
UnrepentantLiberal
(11,700 posts)Hope that doesn't mean anything.
myrna minx
(22,772 posts)1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)so I can find it later.
blaze
(6,270 posts)coalition_unwilling
(14,180 posts)FreeBC
(403 posts)Then update/scan periodically.
Also, install a decent anti-virus program like Eset or Kaspersky.
life long demo
(1,113 posts)I'm definitely not a geek, but I love the PC, I'm older & retired. In the past I've have used both McAfee and Norton, dutifully made sure SW was up to date, but still caught a virus. Last year I switched to Kaspersky (I had never heard of it before) and I couldn't be happier. I know it's a russian company, at first apprehensive, but it's good and good support also. Thanks for mentioning it, that me feel so good.
L0oniX
(31,493 posts)Spitfire of ATJ
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blaze
(6,270 posts)Thanks OS!!
I'm safe.
felix_numinous
(5,198 posts)Excellent thread, thanks