[LINK] Is your computer infected with DNSChanger?

[Tom Worthington]

The ACMA media release: "Is your computer infected with DNSChanger?" 
(17/2012), 29 March 2012 is at: 
http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_410332

This refers to a warning from the FBI Learn about DNSChanger malware and 
how it can affect your computer: 
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2011/november/malware_110911/DNS-changer-malware.pdf

The FBI have put in a temporary fix, but this is due to expire 9 July 
2012, thus the need for urgency. The Australian government has provided 
a DNSChanger Diagnostic to check if DNS service has been rerouted. But 
if your ISP has redirected the redirection, the check will give a false 
negative: http://www.dns-ok.gov.au/

ps: As I said when interviewed by Channel 10 about it this morning, 
"Don't Panic". ;-)


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