I haven't found anything else yet on the net about it, other than essentially the same article in the Kansas City newspaper
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. :)
Take that with a grain of salt. I'm just a cook, these days.
/johnny
yeah....riiight...
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.
“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..
If you send me $5000 for my Nigerian cousin’s surgery, I can get you to the right website.
I also have a bridge and some ocean view property in Arizona for sale if anyone’s interested.
Oh yeah I’m going to an FBI website for help....
Trust Us, we’re from the government.
"We're gonna head west. There's a rumor goin' around there might be some Internet out there. So we're headed out Californee Way."
Here is an instant check:
If you see green, you are good. Red background, not so good.
A couple of months ago I realized that my searches were being guided by some sort of malware. I kept ending up at sites when I was actually looking for some things that I was familiar with.
No matter what the Google or Bing would not find what I wanted.
Back on desk top, I hit programs; accessories; system tools, Internet explorer (no add ons) and then my searches began to work properly.
Perhaps this elementary and everyone else knows this stuff. I did not. I do now. Mostly using IPAD for searching these days. I.E. is seriously not supported by MS as near as I can discern.
I went on the FBI site and searched for this story or press release--nothing.
So much for the news outlets checking their sources. Very bizarre.
Or this post itself is a major fraud.
Has anyone actually tried to go to that site? I smell a rat.
Now let's wait for Dec. 12, 2012.