Warning from FBI: If you have 'Alureon' virus on your PC, you WILL get kicked off internet on Monday Hundreds of thousands of PCs still at risk worldwide Virus 'spoofs' popular websites in attempt to steal personal information Around 50 Fortune 500 companies still have virus in their machines FBI 'ring-fenced' the virus late last year - but protection ends on Monday Scroll down for advice on checking your PC If you have a virus on your machine, there is a very real risk you will get kicked off the internet on Monday. Web-users are being warned to ensure their computers are clear of the nasty 'Alureon/DNS Changer bot'. This piece of software found its way onto hundreds of thousands of computers worldwide late last year. The software was designed to re-direct you away from trusted websites, towards spoof websites in a bid to steal financial and personal information. When the attack was noticed, the FBI took the unusual step of setting up a 'safety-net', routing infected machines through their server to stop the 'spoof' attacks. But these servers will be taken down on Monday, and when this happens, people still infected are likely to lose their internet connection without warning. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2169130/Alureon-virus-FBI-warn-PC-WILL-kicked-internet-Monday.html#ixzz1zkjyl7BY
Not if you change them to OpenDNS's settings - I've moved all the OpenDNS related posts here - http://www.pchelpforum.com/xf/threads/opendns-issue.135866/#post-858935 Please continue there
20,000 PCs in the UK could be cut off from the web on Monday 9 July 2012, as a consequence of the DNS Changer virus. EDIT: This issue is NOT limited to the UK. Attention is suggested worldwide. ~DCiAdmin Infected machines will no longer be able to access websites, e-mail, chat or social networking sites such as Facebook, according to the FBI. Worldwide, 350,000 computers could lose web access on Monday because of the DNS Changer virus, the FBI has warned. The malware, a variant of the Zlob family of Trojans, is designed to tell the infected computer to use a rogue Domain Name System (DNS) server, which directs the browser to hacker-owned websites. Infected machines then replace legitimate advertisements with ads the criminals try to monetise via click fraud. The cyber criminals are thought to have made £9.1m from the scam. In 2011, an international group of law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, arrested the group operating DNS Changer malware botnets. But hundreds of thousands of computers remain infected and are currently using interim systems set up by the FBI to access the internet. But after 9 July, 2012, all computers still infected with DNS Changer malware will no longer be able to access websites, e-mail, chat or social networking sites such as Facebook, when the temporary systems will be disabled because of high operating costs. The DNS Changer Working Group estimates that there are more than 350,000 devices still infected with DNS Changer, out of the 4 million originally affected by the malware. When the FBI turns off the temporary access systems, it could leave infected machines without access to the web. It is estimated 20,000 of these machines are in the UK, according to the Telegraph. In June, Facebook joined the DNS Changer Working Group (DCWG), aimed at cleaning up the malware. As a result of Facebook's work with the DCWG, the social networking site said it is now able to notify users likely to be infected with DNS Changer malware and direct them to instructions on how to clean their computer or networks. Facebook's decision to notify users who have infected computers follows a similar decision by Google, which started alerting users of DNS Changer infections in May.
Additional information is available at technolog.msnbc.msn.com This site, http://www.dcwg.org/detect/, offers several URLs to quickly check your system for DNS Changer malware. A GREEN banner indicates that the PC is DNS Changer "free", while a RED banner would indicate installed DNS Changer malware. PCHF's trained Security specialists are available to assist you should you have a RED banner indicating that you have DNS Changer malware installed on your PC.
Thanks for that addition... Very useful. I think, i myself will give it a try... You can never be too safe i advice everyone to do so as well.....
Check to see if you have been infected. http://www.dns-ok.us/ Red background = Infected Green background = Not infected Further reading: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...tdown-Heres-avoid-losing-internet-Monday.html
About 9.5 hours here since this infection was set to take out internet. Just bumping this if anyone hasn't seen it. Not that you'd be able to from an infected machine
I scanned all my PCs yesterday,using one of the AV recommended by that link..good here.. I will have to try that psychic internet connection tho...
The thing is Veeg, this generally won't show up in AV scans. So, best to check using the websites above
Certain aspects of this virus may turn out to be nothing more than hyperbole as illustrated in this comment from today's Daily Mail... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...cess-FBI-blocks-computers-infected-virus.html