I haven't found anything else yet on the net about it, other than essentially the same article in the Kansas City newspaper
Posted on 04/20/2012 4:07:18 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
For computer users, a few mouse clicks could mean the difference between staying online and losing Internet connections this summer.
Unknown to most of them, their problem began when international hackers ran an online advertising scam to take control of infected computers around the world. In a highly unusual response, the FBI set up a safety net months ago using government computers to prevent Internet disruptions for those infected users. But that system is to be shut down.
The FBI is encouraging users to visit a website run by its security partner, http://www.dcwg.org , that will inform them whether they're infected and explain how to fix the problem. After July 9, infected users won't be able to connect to the Internet.
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I haven't found anything else yet on the net about it, other than essentially the same article in the Kansas City newspaper
'You can't stop the signal, Mal.'
/johnny
I have a gut feeling this is a hoax. The first result I found says this should have happened in March.
http://techcrawlers.com/dns-changer-virus-march-8th/
Generally if you see the same story repeated with different dates, it is probably a hoax that just won’t die.
“The FBI is encouraging users to visit a website”
-since when, and how does the FBI “encourage” this? Sounds like a load, treat it like a load until such time.
Who knows. I checked mine and it’s OK unless, like you stated, the FBI site loaded some malware for me. :)
I did a search here, and on Yahoo before I posted it, couldn’t find anything with the keywords anywhere, except a duplicate article in the Kansas City Star, also posted today.
The thing is, I got this from an old Army Buddy who is a bigwig with the GSA in charge of their computer systems for an entire region.
Take that with a grain of salt. I'm just a cook, these days.
/johnny
yeah....riiight...
Sorry. It seems to end near San Antonio, Texas.
/johnny
Hmm, interesting... Now that you mention it, I remember that I DID have an apparent DNS hijack on my computer in late Feb., had a heck of a time cleaning it.
I got a pop-up warning me that my computer was infected, and since I couldn’t seem to make the pop-up go away I just downloaded whatever it wanted me to download and now my computer is no longer infected, I guess. It is really slow, though.
So, are you calling me a liar, or what?
So, are you calling me a liar, or what?
“FBI set up a safety net months ago using government computers to prevent Internet disruptions for those infected users”
I’m agreeing with you. They were looking for something...and quit..or have found it or about it..
Laz, this might interest you.
/johnny
Oh, Sorry I misunderstood.
If you clicked on the link, yes.
Downside is that now you will get emails advising how to enhance your bust.
Sorry for your loss. ;)
/johnny
Heh, took me a moment on that one, Hugh... with your tagline. Me too.
Did you forget a sarcasm tag, or did you really fall for the scam?
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