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Thousands will lose Internet on Monday; Make sure you don't
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article published on 5 July, 2012
FBI deadline may see thousands of Internet users unable to browse web.
These users have been affected by malicious software (dubbed DNSChanger, associated with TDL4 rootkits and a bootkit) that, among other nasty deeds, changes DNS settings on their PCs, Macs and maybe even wireless routers in order to present a spam-filled altered version of the Internet.
The FBI took down the rogue ... [ read the full article ]
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JST1946
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5. July 2012 @ 14:59 |
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Well I won't be one of them so no problem for me.
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Mysttic
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5. July 2012 @ 16:57 |
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Good article posted, I passed this along to my friends to make sure they remember to check.
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JST1946
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5. July 2012 @ 17:48 |
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I passed it on also but no one seemed interested.They were all to busy playing games on their facebook.I guess we'll see what happens if they can't get on next week.
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5. July 2012 @ 17:51 |
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Originally posted by JST1946:
I passed it on also but no one seemed interested.They were all to busy playing games on their facebook.I guess we'll see what happens if they can't get on next week.
Wouldn't that be awful? They might actually have to work! eww! ;-)
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5. July 2012 @ 19:02 |
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I did all the tests and recommendations in the article, and so far no problem for me. Good info!
"Do not underestimate the power of an enemy, no matter how great or small, to rise against you another day." - Atilla
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6. July 2012 @ 18:58 |
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Originally posted by JST1946:
I passed it on also but no one seemed interested.They were all to busy playing games on their facebook.I guess we'll see what happens if they can't get on next week.
I did the same thing with friends family members. Most poopoo'd it, one told me to mind my own business, the rest were on Facebook and couldn't be bothered. Talk about sticking your head in the sand!!
"Do not underestimate the power of an enemy, no matter how great or small, to rise against you another day." - Atilla
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ST2006
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8. July 2012 @ 10:25 |
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Originally posted by Semperfipal:
Originally posted by JST1946:
I passed it on also but no one seemed interested.They were all to busy playing games on their facebook.I guess we'll see what happens if they can't get on next week.
I did the same thing with friends family members. Most poopoo'd it, one told me to mind my own business, the rest were on Facebook and couldn't be bothered. Talk about sticking your head in the sand!!
Wow, the one who said mind your own business must be a right p.o.s.!!!!
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8. July 2012 @ 11:22 |
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Originally posted by ST2006:
Originally posted by Semperfipal:
Originally posted by JST1946:
I passed it on also but no one seemed interested.They were all to busy playing games on their facebook.I guess we'll see what happens if they can't get on next week.
I did the same thing with friends family members. Most poopoo'd it, one told me to mind my own business, the rest were on Facebook and couldn't be bothered. Talk about sticking your head in the sand!!
Wow, the one who said mind your own business must be a right p.o.s.!!!!
Your right, it was my ex-wife! So much for open communication with former spouses. Ha!
"Do not underestimate the power of an enemy, no matter how great or small, to rise against you another day." - Atilla
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mconnelly
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8. July 2012 @ 16:11 |
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Great article! Too bad the majority will not accept the facts. Until the mainstream media picked this up, as JST1946 said, no one cared. Now here we are a few hours before midnight (just like December 31, 1999) and suddenly people are interested. I've been flooded with email, txt, phone calls (can you imagine?) asking "WHAT CAN I DO?
Sorry folks, I won't print my response but you get the picture.
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8. July 2012 @ 20:10 |
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Good job covering this James Delahunty, kudos...
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IguanaC64
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10. July 2012 @ 15:09 |
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...and I think much like Y2K, people will wonder why they were so worried after it passes. This is not going to be some major Internet blackout. Statistically few people are going to be affected. The fix is easy. Go download Malwarebytes to a thumbdrive then install and run it. If your wireless router got infected, go do factory reset on it (honestly, if you didn't know enough to change the default password, I doubt you have a custom router config that a factory reset would wipe).
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JST1946
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10. July 2012 @ 15:48 |
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People were warned about a month or so in advance and then wait until the last minute and jump through their butts.I guess half of them can't read or follow intructions.
I sent this article to all my friends and relatives a couple of times and none of them responded until the day before.I'm not going to waste my time any more.
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11. July 2012 @ 04:50 |
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2pm monday was deadline in australia.i didnt waste my time checking to be honest.I have been reading the articles and new about this but i also knew it wouldnt affect me.
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