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lovuian

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14. Thank you for that great link

Reply to RKP5637 (Reply #11)

Mon Feb 13, 2012, 02:13 PM

Feb 2012

from your link

Researchers at Dell Secureworks Counter Threat Unit said Nov. 11 that they have seen the TDSS downloading and installing the Trojan onto compromised systems. There have been between 600,000 and 1 million unique IP addresses infected with the DNSchanger Trojan in recent weeks, the researchers said.

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Anybody hear about this? planned internet shutdown on March 8 [View all] lovuian Feb 2012 OP

I don't think this is a bad idea Aerows Feb 2012 #1

so you have heard about it lovuian Feb 2012 #2

How do you fix it if you don't have access to the internet? LiberalFighter Feb 2012 #3

Very good question! I've heard nothing RKP5637 Feb 2012 #4

If you run linux Aerows Feb 2012 #7

Yep, another benefit of Linux! Looks like some OS X and Linux users have RKP5637 Feb 2012 #8

Yep, it's fine, just looked. RKP5637 Feb 2012 #13

All you have to do is fix your DNS settings Aerows Feb 2012 #6

Sounds like something to hang on to until March 8 liberal N proud Feb 2012 #5

I think I read you might want to keep lovuian Feb 2012 #9

A specific quote from article Progression Feb 2012 #10

Money, they would rather pocket the money than for top notch IT security professionals on staff. nt RKP5637 Feb 2012 #12

Here's lots of detail on this. I had to reload the RKP5637 Feb 2012 #11

Thank you for that great link lovuian Feb 2012 #14

Thanks you for your OP!!! I really had not heard about this. I always keep RKP5637 Feb 2012 #15