US ISPs Continue To Support DNSChanger Redirection Servers

darthcamaro writes "On Monday of this week, the primary servers that kept those infected with the DNSChanger malware were taken offline. It's a story that sparked lots of media hype with people claiming that hundreds of thousands of people could lose their Internet access. As it turns out, major U.S. ISPs including Verizon, Cox, AT&T and CenturyLink all kept their own DNSChanger servers online, protecting any users from losing their access."

Comments

Re:What's the big deal?

[John Bokma]

You and me both. But I know plenty of people who consider themselves "power users" and would consider such a move patronizing (and an accusation that they made a mistake; how could they!). And I know even a few who don't care about malware on their computer as long as it isn't too much in the way (some even call it cool to be a part of one or more botnets...).