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Web could vanish for hordes of people in July, FBI warns
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| April 21, 2012
| Edward Moyer
Posted on 04/26/2012 2:30:18 AM PDT by Las Vegas Dave
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http://www.dcwg.org/the-dns-changer-clean-dns-servers-will-be-turned-off-on-july-9-2012/
In order to assist victims affected by the DNSChanger malicious software the FBI obtained a court order authorizing Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) to deploy and maintain temporary Clean DNS servers. The solution is temporary and intended to buy time so that victims can clean affected computers and restore their normal DNS settings. For more information on DNSChanger visit the FBIs Operation GhostClick Information Page.
To: ADemocratNoMore; advertising guy; aft_lizard; AJMaXx; Alice in Wonderland; american colleen; ...
Of possible interest to the ping lists..
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posted on
04/26/2012 2:32:55 AM PDT
by
Las Vegas Dave
("All 57 states must stand together and defeat O-bozo! VOTE the usurper out!!")
To: Las Vegas Dave
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posted on
04/26/2012 3:06:37 AM PDT
by
ishmac
(Lady Thatcher:"There are no permanent defeats in politics because there are no permanent victories.)
To: Las Vegas Dave
"I say let 'em crash."
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posted on
04/26/2012 3:33:03 AM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
To: Las Vegas Dave
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posted on
04/26/2012 3:38:19 AM PDT
by
paudio
(no tagline for now...)
To: Las Vegas Dave
It would have been more useful to have the DNS machines route everything to a web site which displayed a page telling you that your machine is infected, and directing you to an Apple or MS site with instructions on how to fix it.
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posted on
04/26/2012 3:43:08 AM PDT
by
PapaBear3625
(In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. - George Orwell)
To: Las Vegas Dave
Thanks for posting this. Very interesting. I just checked all my computers and got the green on all of them.
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04/26/2012 4:13:59 AM PDT
by
samtheman
( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ-4gnNz0vc)
To: Las Vegas Dave; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; ...
But FR will still be up. :’) Thanks LVD.
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posted on
04/26/2012 4:19:51 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(FReepathon 2Q time -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
To: samtheman
Yeah I got that green screen thing too...but did you read the fine print?
It said you could still be infected....
Ugh....just like the government what a waste of effort.
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posted on
04/26/2012 4:27:27 AM PDT
by
EBH
(God Humbles Nations, Leaders, and Peoples before He uses them for His Purpose)
To: Las Vegas Dave
I’d rather work with MS or Apple (yes, I have both) to resolve a real problem, should it occur, than let the government scan my hard drives.
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posted on
04/26/2012 4:36:48 AM PDT
by
muir_redwoods
(I like Obamacare because Granny signed the will and I need the cash)
To: EBH
I just followed the instructions on checking your system by examining the Windows7 configurations. That, along with the checker sites, should do the trick.
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posted on
04/26/2012 4:40:44 AM PDT
by
Old Sarge
(RIP FReeper Skyraider (1930-2011) - You Are Missed)
To: Las Vegas Dave
Thanks for the information!
To: Las Vegas Dave
This is why on my desktop and laptop computer, I have Norton Internet Security 2012 running, let it automatically update the malware definitions, and run a full system scan every Saturday morning. That way, I don't worry about potential malware attacks since NIS 2012 is extremely aggressive about monitoring all Internet access activity.
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posted on
04/26/2012 5:11:48 AM PDT
by
RayChuang88
(FairTax: America's economic cure)
To: PapaBear3625
Too friggin’ brilliantly simple. Therefore the government will never do it.
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posted on
04/26/2012 5:24:52 AM PDT
by
ThunderSleeps
(Stop obama now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
To: Las Vegas Dave
I’ll always take these advisories seriously after getting pummeled by Conficker on about 30 machines.
Might mean a little extra cash on the side though.
To: RayChuang88
I don't worry about potential malware attacks since NIS 2012 is extremely aggressive about monitoring all Internet access activity.
I just cleaned a rootkit and about 100 malicious files off a computer with NIS 2012 this past weekend. They didn't know anything was wrong until the computer started bluescreening on them.
To: Las Vegas Dave
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posted on
04/26/2012 6:19:30 AM PDT
by
Biff55
(Defend yourself!)
To: PapaBear3625
It would have been more useful to have the DNS machines route everything to a web site which displayed a page telling you that your machine is infected, and directing you to an Apple or MS site with instructions on how to fix it.That would have required someone with knowledge of how the web works in order to implement. One single DNS entry and a webserver with Apache rewrite rules. This is apparently too much for the gnomes at the FBI.
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posted on
04/26/2012 6:39:45 AM PDT
by
zeugma
(Those of us who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living.)
To: zeugma
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posted on
04/26/2012 7:01:47 AM PDT
by
freebird5850
(Just don't have a tagline today. This administration makes me quite sad.)
To: zeugma
Does anyone else think there is a lot of weirdness going around today?
Reasons:
1. Muslim sex with dead wives.
2. Navy naming a ship after Harvey Milk.
3. Doomsday computer warnings.
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