Avoid Monday’s Malware Internet Attack with these FBI Tips
The headline sounds pretty scary, but a malware called DNSChanger could knock thousands off the Internet Monday. Here's how to make sure your computer is not one.
Monday could be D-Day for your computer, but then again, we’ve heard that before. Monday’s threat is a malware virus called DNSChanger, which threatens to lock out tens of thousands of people from Internet access. It also has the potential to search out private information. Sorry to be a source of a culture of fear, but it's better safe than sorry, right? According to the FBI, the trojan virus will divert users from legitimate ISP servers to malicious sites that will alter their Domain Namer Server, which is the unique address of your computing device. Without access to the correct DNS and DNS servers, you would not be able to access websites, send email, or use any other Internet services. A Huffington Post report citing FBI data …
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