DNSChanger Shut-Down Means Internet Blackout Coming For Hundreds of Thousands

Since you're reading this here, you're probably already aware that in the early hours of Monday, lots of DNS calls are going to fail as the FBI turns off servers from which Windows machines infected with DNSChanger have been served. New submitter SuperCharlie adds a reminder of the impending shutdown, and adds: "The FBI has a step-by-step method for you to see if you are infected in this PDF document, or you can go to dcwg.org for an automated check if you are so inclined."

Comments

Re:DSNChanger???

[noobermin]

No, in this case, the malware is installed between the keyboard and the chair.

Re:Why don't they...

[toygeek]

Various ISP's have been doing this for a while. I know of one Very Big ISP that does HTML injections, emails, and snail mail letters to their customers saying "Hey, butthead, your computer is infected. Fix it!" and guess what happens?

Big. Fat. Nothing.

Joe Jackass gets that letter in his mail with his bill, and goes "Huh, wonder what that is" and then trashes.

And the gorgeous part of it? Monday, guess whose fault its going to be? That's right, the ISP's.

People are ignorant of it, and when presented with facts, their ignorance turns into anger, and their anger turns to blame, and suddenly its somebody elses fault, so they feel justified in their ignorance.

Yes, I do tech support in a call center for a living. F'ing kill me now. Before Monday, please.