Malware Threat May Hit Thousands of Computers
Despite the number of warnings splashed on different social networking sites and Google, and notices sent by various internet service providers, thousands of Americans still may lose access to the Internet on this coming Monday. This is because of a virus called DNSChanger, which once has already hit more than 4 million computers worldwide.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation revealed details about the malware last year in November when it arrested the people behind it. People would not be able to access the Internet’s DNS system because of the virus and it will eventually redirect them to inappropriate DNS servers.
To detect the virus in your system, just go to any number of checker web sites, such as the DNS Changer Working Group or the FBI itself, and write your IP address or just click a button to run a check against the IP address to find out the problems.
In case you are infected with the virus, then you’ve to face some real problems. But don’t worry, it can be recovered easily. According to DCWG, people who are infected with the virus should have to make a back up of important files on priority basis. For this, you can use external hard drive or even a thumb drive.
In addition, you can also go for some reliable tools to get rid of the virus and the list has been provided by DCWG on its website, which include programs such as Norton Power Eraser, MacScan and Microsoft Windows Defender Offline. All these programs have updated their definitions to include this virus.
It is recommended that users should use multiple tools to ensure that they have a variety of virus definitions to choose from.
Scanning your system on daily basis for viruses is a good way to make sure that your virus definitions are up-to-date. So even if you have scanned your system in the last few months, do take this opportunity to again run a check and get rid of this malware.
