Text 68068, 50 rader
Skriven 2012-02-26 14:38:12 av Alan Zisman (1:123/789.0)
  Kommentar till text 68062 av Ed Vance (9083.windowsa)
Ärende: March 8, 2012
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On 12-02-25 6:46 PM, Ed Vance -> ALL wrote:
 EV> I saw this today in Kim Komandos newsletter.

 EV> Could you lose your Internet on March 8?

 EV> On Mar. 8, the FBI will shut down several Internet servers it was using
 EV> to hold the DNSChanger malware at bay. This could leave millions
 EV> of computers infected with this virus disconnected from the Internet.

 EV> To see whether your computer is infected, visit http://dns-ok.us .
 EV> If your computer passes, you shouldn't be knocked offline on Mar. 8.
 EV> However, some sites you regularly visit might be unavailable.

 EV> I visited the URL and passed the test.

Seems bizarre to me for there to be news that 10 days in the future the FBI
will shut
down malware-hosting Net servers.... if they know about these servers why are
they up and running now - and why publicize the fact in advance?

Note this CNET article from last November about DNSChanger:

http://tinyurl.com/7vewcfd

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57322316-263/fbi-tackles-dnschanger-malware-scam/


The link that you posted has a link to an FBI page (at least apparently!) on
DNSChanger - it's also dated from last November and has no mention (at least to
my casual look) of this March 8 deadline.

Ah - a Google search for 'DNSChanger March 8' gets the following:

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/March-8-DDay-for-DNSChanger-Infected-PCs-118413


http://tinyurl.com/7hrmazn

"As part of the DNSChanger botnet takedown, the feds secured a court order to
replace the Trojan's DNS infrastructure with surrogate, legitimate DNS servers.
But those servers are only allowed to operate until March 8, 2012. Unless the
court extends that order, any computers still infected with DNSChanger may no
longer be able to browse the Web.... The FBI's effort to put DNSChanger to bed
has resulted in some fairly silly headlines, such as "FBI might shutdown the
Internet on March 8." While the date might not be apocalyptic, it's certainly
going to be a busy one for ISP support reps unless the DNSChanger Working Group
can somehow get the deadline extended."

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