On Monday the FBI will shut down the temporary internet servers it set up to support those affected by malicious software, called DNSChanger. Once those servers are off, anyone still infected will be offline.
You can read a full news article here:
Internet blackout for thousands coming Monday
If you need to check your computer, the is a website to do so:
DNS Changer Check-Up
* If you are outside of the US, the FBI has a list of foreign language DNS checks ON THIS PAGE.
It's good news if the check is green, but that doesn't mean you're out of the woods. "If your ISP is redirecting DNS traffic for its customers you would have reached this site even though you are infected."
Time to update the virus scanners and the malware detectors and let them do a complete scan!
You can read a full news article here:
Internet blackout for thousands coming Monday
If you need to check your computer, the is a website to do so:
DNS Changer Check-Up
* If you are outside of the US, the FBI has a list of foreign language DNS checks ON THIS PAGE.
It's good news if the check is green, but that doesn't mean you're out of the woods. "If your ISP is redirecting DNS traffic for its customers you would have reached this site even though you are infected."
Time to update the virus scanners and the malware detectors and let them do a complete scan!