OK so my question is,when you go to the website to “check” your PC, is the FBI installing a sux-net virus fragment so they can shut us all down “whatever” to “keep the peace?”
Just saying..
Type in dns-ok.us lets you know if your computer is OK.
Two things:
my husband the engineer says its impossible
and I don’t, care all our computers are Apple
Poor headline by Fox. The FBI isn’t shutting down anyone’s internet. It’s shutting down some faux servers that have been seized that were originally the destination of hijacked computers. If your computer isn’t infected by this particular piece of malware, it will connect normally.
FBI shutting down my internet? Clayton Morris is clueless. Does he make this stuff up or is he just stupid?
Big deal. I’ve known about this site for a while:
If you go there, and it’s mostly green, unless you have some unusual proxy configuration, you are clean.
DNS Resolution = GREEN
Your computer appears to be looking up IP addresses correctly!
Had your computer been infected with DNS changer malware you would have seen a red background. Please note, however, that if your ISP is redirecting DNS traffic for its customers you would have reached this site even though you are infected. For additional information regarding the DNS changer malware, please visit the FBI’s website at:
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2011/november/malware_110911
No and I don’t want the government to help.
I’m happy and secure with my White Hatters...
Silly, nonfactual reporting. The government isn’t shutting down anyones’ internet connection. All they are doing is shutting down some DNS servers they set up that malware-infected computers happen to be pointing to. Your internet connection will still be “up” when they shut them down, but if you are infected, your computer will not be able to properly access it, since it will not be able to resolve any domain names.
Get rid of your malware, and reset your DNS/Winsock/Proxy/HOSTS file settings, and you will be able to use your internet connection just fine. It might be difficult to do that without being able to access your internet, though, unless you have the right tools downloaded on your computer already. So, if you are worried, download ComboFix, MalwareBytes, SuperAntiSpyware, and CCleaner before then, to be safe.
bflr
Posted here yesterday, with more information:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2903080/posts
who the hell are they to do that !!!
They should E— S—t and D— !