Joined: May 22, 2003 Posts: 23944 Location: NSW, Australia XP: 3,060,024
Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 10:36 pm Post subject: IMPORTANT: Are you infected?
WASHINGTON – Google plans to warn more than half a million users of a computer infection that may knock their computers off the Internet this summer.
Unknown to most of them, their problem began when international hackers ran an online advertising scam to take control of infected computers around the world. In a highly unusual response, the FBI set up a safety net months ago using government computers to prevent Internet disruptions for those infected users. But that system will be shut down July 9 -- killing connections for those people.
The FBI has run an impressive campaign for months, encouraging people to visit a website that will inform them whether they're infected and explain how to fix the problem. After July 9, infected users won't be able to connect to the Internet.
Visit this website before July 9th to find out if you will be effected:
http://www.dcwg.org/
You can check your computer immediately by visiting this link:
http://www.dns-ok.us/
Joined: Oct 03, 2005 Posts: 6381 Location: Canada XP: 35,604
Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 7:12 am Post subject:
I was aware of this last year LOL and my machine is clean _________________________________________________________
dw5304 V.I.P. Lifetime
Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 80 Location: USA XP: 4,684
Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 4:43 pm Post subject:
they were orgianly sapost to kill it on feb 1st according to the records we got they also sent isp's letters to let there customers know if they were in fact infected.
X_Splinter Moderator
Joined: Jul 03, 2004 Posts: 2385 Location: Portugal XP: 368,740
Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 12:16 am Post subject:
Linux here... so no virus
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Meh, I'd never let the government scan my computer. I'll just keep going and if I do get kicked off the internet I'll just reinstall. _________________________________________________________
tweaked V.I.P. Lifetime
Joined: Jan 31, 2004 Posts: 1769 Location: NH, USA XP: 171,140
Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 3:08 am Post subject:
Sounds like when in the year 2000, all the computers were supposed to explode and knock the Earth off it's orbit right into the sun
I didn't fall for no scam but you never know if you land on an infected website which could happen. _________________________________________________________ 10% VIP Discount (Coupon Code: HQ-VIP-001 ) - Signup for web hosting at www.TweakedHosting.com/clients/aff.php?aff=004 and earn the HQ network of sites recurring income!
forahobby Administrator
Joined: May 22, 2003 Posts: 23944 Location: NSW, Australia XP: 3,060,024
Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 8:46 am Post subject:
hellblazer55 wrote:
I was aware of this last year LOL and my machine is clean
Joined: Oct 03, 2005 Posts: 6381 Location: Canada XP: 35,604
Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 3:55 pm Post subject:
forahobby wrote:
thanks for sharing then! lol. typical hahaha
No problem since I totally forgot about it since then LOL _________________________________________________________
forahobby Administrator
Joined: May 22, 2003 Posts: 23944 Location: NSW, Australia XP: 3,060,024
Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 3:58 pm Post subject:
All good my friend, I was just poking fun as you know! anything else exciting you've heard or should I say read. _________________________________________________________ HQ Network:
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