Monday is Internet Doomsday, Are You Prepared?

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Internet Doomsday

Be prepared this coming Monday July 9th because thousands of computer users infected with an undetected virus thus far, will loose their access to the internet. This virus is commonly known as the DNSChanger, because the virus redirects users to fake sites often leading to other internet problems.

 

Months ago, international hackers created a malicious software (malware) that infected approximately 4 million internet users. The hackers “took advantage of vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Windows operating system to install malicious software on the victims’ computers. This turned off antivirus updates and changed the way the computers reconcile website addresses behind the scenes on the Internet's domain name system” (The Huffington Post). Before the hackers were able to fully control the infected computers, they were arrested and the FBI set up a special safety net to prevent internet disruptions for those infected. The safety net has been in place about 8 months now and theFBI feels that has been enough time to spread the news and for infected users to detect the problem. The safety net is being shut down on July 9, 2012 and those still infected will face internet connection problems.

Most users have no idea they were infected and so it will appear as a large shock when they cannot connect to the internet on Monday.To identify whether you are infected or not and for further steps, please visit http://dcwg.org(the security partner of the FBI) or please contact us at 508-650-9917. The FBI provided form to determine if you are using the rogue DNS is here.

TCG TecCare clients can be rest assured that this vulnerability has already been eradicated with the best Boston IT Support and Services. With TecCare, a monitored service by TCG, virsuses like this one are detected early on and taken care of without our clients having to worry about it. For further information on TCG's TecCare or Network Support in Boston, please visit our website or call Frank McDonough at 508-650-9917 x 311.

Sources:
The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/20/fbi-internet-july_n_1441260.html
The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/what-the-internet-doomsday-virus-is-and-how-to-fix-it/2012/07/05/gJQA67vhPW_story.html