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The Feds Will Shut off Your Internet If You Don't Clean Your Computer by July 9" href="http://gizmodo.com/5904476/the-feds-will-shut-off-your-internet-if-you-dont-clean-your-computer-by-july-9" target="_blank">article on Gizmodo and now 2 other sites about internet being disabled on your PC if you have a specific Trojan virus.

Bill_Bored
2012-05-03 17:00:04
Please remove B-Mor's SPAM links :( s'il vous plait.
DaveTheCompGuy
2012-04-26 08:48:40
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The easiest fix is to use OpenDNS - opendns.com - or use the free DNS provided by Google... just Google "google public DNS". Both are free and have advantages over your ISPs DNS server.
B-Mor
2012-04-26 13:57:53
Please tell me this is not your complete reccomendation for remediating this issue. Have you actually read any of the information at http://dwcg.org. While OpenDNS may be you preference for speed and service but what about DNSSEC which many ISPs and financial services are using and OpenDNS seems hesitant to support consistently saying they'll get to it. I'm not saying the technologies they ARE implementing are bad, just not industry trending standard. I just think your statement is dismissive and potentially frustrating in regards to this actual issue.
DaveTheCompGuy
2012-04-26 22:14:25
Whoa... My response was targeted at the average user, that just wants to know why they can't connect. The truth is, they can just change their own DNS settings. I gave them some options on what to change it to. ISP's have their own techs and their own answers.
Bruce Epper
2012-04-26 06:40:00
Before you even start to worry about it, you can check to see if it will affect you. Go to http://dns-ok.us. If it is green, you probably have nothing to worry about. If it is red, you will need to clean it from your system. The page will give you instructions on how to do it,.There is a chance that you could still be infected even though you hit the "green" page if your ISP is redirecting your DNS requests. If that is the case, your ISP should have informed you that they are doing this and that your machine is infected.
Justin Pot
2012-05-03 16:41:57
This tool is just awesome. Thanks for pointing it out!
FIDELIS
2012-04-26 01:08:12
Hello, best option is to clean your computer before that. Get the following software and run it. Chances are it will clean it:Superantispyware portable edition:http://www.superantispyware.com/portablescanner.html?tag=SAS_HOMEPAGEMalwarebytes Free:http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_freeIf you do not have an antivirus installed, try one of the following:Security Essentials:http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows/products/security-essentialsAvast:https://www.anrdoezrs.net/links/7251228/type/dlg/sid/UUmuoUeUpU82523/https://www.avast.com/en-ca/free-antivirus-downloadIf you need more precise instructions let us know
Justin Pot
2012-04-25 21:46:34
The answer: sort of. The trojan in question is forcing computers to use alternative DNS servers, which the FBI took down. Since then the FBI's been running their own DNS servers so people using the Internet could keep using it, but doing so costs a lot of money.So it's not that your Internet will be shut off; it just might stop working on any computers that are infected. Don't worry too much, though: the trojan itself is a couple of years old, so if you have up-to-date antivirus software you should be fine. If not, it's time to install something–if you don't have anything I recommend Microsoft Security Essentials. windows.microsoft.com/mse
Bill_Bored
2012-05-01 18:57:37
Good answer.
Bill_Bored
2012-05-01 19:05:04
Good answer @ Justin Pot, not M-Mor lol :-)
Justin Pot
2012-05-03 16:41:35
Great discussion here, guys. I'm going to put together an article outlining all the information we found together. Kohrt: thanks for bringing this to the community's attention!