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::::A humble request to you all::::
Please DO NOT use your PCs on 9th of july to 10th of july.....
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Answer 1

The FBI's temporary Internet servers will go dark Monday, leaving thousands of unsuspecting malware-infected individuals without online access.

What temporary Internet servers, you ask? They might have been connecting you to Facebook, YouTube, and -- ahem! -- ABCNews.com for the last month, and you didn't even know it. Really.

Why is this happening? It all has to do with a piece of computer malware called DNS Changer.

It started in 2007, when a group of hackers -- six Estonians and one Russian -- allegedly started masquerading as Internet advertisers who were paid by the click, according to an 2011 indictment from the U.S. Attorney General's Office in the Southern District of New York. In other words, if an ad got more clicks, they pocketed more cash.

So they figured out a way to beat the system, according to the indictment. They created a piece of malware, called DNS Changer, that tampered with the DNS -- the thing that takes a website address and finds the numerical IP address to connect you to that website -- redirecting millions of Internet users to sites they didn't search for.

For instance, if your computer was infected and you clicked a link to go to Netflix, you would wind up at "BudgetMatch," according to the FBI. The practice is called "click hijacking."

Once the FBI got around to fixing the problem in 2011, it realized it couldn't simply shut down the rogue servers because infected computers would be left without a functioning DNS, leaving them virtually Internet-less. So it set up temporary servers to give malware-infected Internet users time to fix their computers.

And time runs out on Monday, July 9.


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(There isn't a planned attack this Monday that will shut down the Internet; those whose computers are already infected will lose the Band-Aid the FBI put on the problem more than a year ago.)

Who Is Affected?

Initially, there were more than 4 million infected computers in 100 countries, including 500,000 in the United States, according to the indictment.

As of July 4, there were only about 46,000 in the United States, FBI spokeswoman Jenny Shearer told ABCNews.com today. (That's out of nearly 300,000 worldwide.)

PCs and Apple Macs have been infected. Routers and iPads were hit, too.

As of June, the United States had more infected computers than any other country, according to data from the DNS Changer Working Group, or DCWG, a group working on cleanup resulting from the malware.

Answer 2

On Thursday the site got 2 million hits, but very few of those computers were infected, DCWG volunteer Barry Greene told ABCNews.com.

Google and Facebook say they have also set up notifications for infected users. If you type in a search term and see a message that says, "Your computer appears to be infected" at the top of your screen, guess what. Your computer is infected.

Comcast, AT&T and Verizon are among the other organizations notifying customers if they have infected machines.

Important: According to DCWG, you should not need to scan, make changes or download anything to tell whether your computer is infected.

My Computer Is Infected. Now What?

The good news is DCWG has put together a page of trusted tools and a step-by-step guide for how to fix your computer.

The bad news is it can take a day or two actually to fix the problem, Greene told ABCNews.com. That's because the malware is in a deep section of the hard drive called the "boot sector."

"The malware problem out there is nasty, and it's impacted society on multiple levels," Greene said. "It's extremely hard to get rid of. In most companies, if they get infected with it, they throw away the hard drive."

If you can't do that, follow the instructions. They include backing up your files and reinstalling your operating system.

What Do I Do if I Lose Internet on Monday?

The FBI and DCWG recommend contacting your Internet service provider. They'll be able to give you instructions on what to do next.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

@Rohangrr You can stop people from using the internet by deleting C:\system32 in your computer. The government uses your computer as an exit node router, you see, and this is where they store your files.

Answer 5

oh !! i read that news also but is it surely true ?

Answer 6

@all please be safe @angela210793

Answer 7

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/dns-changer-malware-300000-people-worldwide-lose-internet/story?id=16726397

Answer 8

ABC News is not a reputable site. I'm expecting something from .gov, .edu, Reuters, WSJ, or Bloomberg. This isn't the first time ABC has engaged in yellow journalism.

Answer 9

I think the credibility is a good as alien abduction news.

Answer 10

be safe

Answer 11

Its tmrow and the day after it

Answer 12

What the article implies I don't think is correct. "The DNS server IP's need to be in those ranges, not your public facing IP as the article implies."

Answer 13

LOL. I watched this news as well but I don't know why I just know it is BS.

Answer 14

looks its a hoax

Answer 15

lsten to me or bang on ur pcs

Answer 16

BS... Big Story?

Answer 17

nope TROJAN malware

Answer 18

It is bullcrap, in a sense. DNSCharger is a legitimate malware. It won't affect you unless you're dumb enough to go click on people pretending to be FBI.

Remember, .us sites aren't the same as .gov.

Answer 19

If you're really worried, plug in GoogleDNS into your network settings.

https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns/

Answer 20

wow... that word was not filtered on OS... bullcrap

Answer 21

I'm surprised as well. I should have gone with bovine feces.

Answer 22

lol... i only found out a few weeks ago it filtered a whole bunch of words...

Answer 23

it is realyyy very harmful

Answer 24

@dpalnc BS = Bullsh*t

Answer 25

can you spell it out?

Answer 26

@Rohangrr This is just an internet rumor. http://www.salon.com/2012/05/16/internet_doomsday_explained/

Answer 27

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2008/12/a_scary_twist_in_malware_evil-.html A more reputable source.

Answer 28

whatch what comes out if you spell it out.

Answer 29

What comes out?

Answer 30

as a helper here my duty was 2 make u all aware

Answer 31

Alright, @Rohangrr , here's the real deal. If you all want to see.

http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2011/november/malware_110911/DNS-changer-malware.pdf

Answer 32

Here's a scan to see if you're safe. http://www.dns-ok.gov.au/

Answer 33

That last part was courtesy of the AUS government.

Answer 34

bullcrap!!

Answer 35

So eloquently put by @shruti , yes, this is ABC being sensationalist. AS EXPECTED. Nobody was surprised.

Answer 36

Thanks but at least you could copy=paste this a bit more intelligently @Rohangrr.

Answer 37

And yeah it's being shot over the roof for nothing. Crap stuff.

Answer 38

I can't tell if media is getting worse, or if I'm just growing up.

Answer 39

LOL apporve..
his intelligency..is upto this extent whatever he have shown.

Answer 40

lol

Answer 41

@badreferences are you from australia?

Answer 42

This isn't spreading awareness. This is simply idiotic media spreading crappy rumors, try to terrorize unsuspecting people.

Anyways this post is not MATHS, if you really felt like sharing this, you should have pasted the link in the chatbox. Please keep your questions to subject related stuff only. Thanks.

Answer 43

well @apoorvk i just gave a REQUEST rest manage

Answer 44

right some crappy food for thoughts !! :D

Answer 45

And I thanked you for your concern as well. (no hard feelings!)

Answer 46

@student92 I'm not from Australia.

Here's the final verdict on this DNSCharger malware attack. I will cite properly. Here's an official antivirus source on the issue: http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/dnschanger-trojans-v40

So you only need to be worried if you already have it? Do you? Well, let's check. http://www.dns-ok.gov.au/

(The US government has one, apparently, but it's not on a government site. That's very suspicious, so I suggest you avoid it.)

A more reputable source about DNSCharger: http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/07/06/tech-dns-changer-virus.html

IN SHORT, THIS IS SENSATIONALISM. STOP IT.

Answer 47

And another one: http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/07/still-infected-300000-pcs-to-lose-internet-access-july-9/

Answer 48

.....this is a communist scam....lol