Figure 1. Beware with Internet Doomsday (Tempo)
'DNSChanger Trojan 2012'. - Internet apocalypse or Internet Doomsday has become the subject in this time. The FBI declared a personal computer is infected with malware will experience a "doomsday" Internet this month. Internet apocalypse means that computer can not access the virtual world because in it there is a "disease".
Now, Internet doomsday threat of living on a daily basis. Precisely July 9, 2012, approximately 500 thousand infected hardware can die because of attacks of malware total control. DNS or Domain Name System is an Internet service that converts domain names into numeric codes such as www.fatianet.com, so between computers can communicate with each other.
Several of cyber criminals have been infected DNS with malware called DNSChanger Trojan. This virus could allow cyber criminals control the DNS server. As a result, the world of cyber thief could disrupt Internet access and computer owners harmful interactions between computers that have been infected.
According FBI which security awareness campaign on the computer, say that malicious software that appears in the 2007's attacks based computer operating systems Windows and Mac. Basically the DNS-Changer is a Trojan that since the last five years has spread to millions of computers around the world. Malware will direct the computer to visit the sites that made the hackers - who could gain money from advertising to U.S. $ 14 million.
DNSChanger malware also prevents the computer to update or use anti-virus. As a result, the PC becomes susceptible to other malicious software.
DNSChanger malware also prevents the computer to update or use anti-virus. As a result, the PC becomes susceptible to other malicious software.
To avoid the internet doomsday, computer users are encouraged to do the "extermination" of malware on their PCs. FBI reminded every PCs infected DNS-Changer only have until July 9 to clean up the computing system.
Check Your Computer System with DNS Changer Check-Up
Although any DNSChanger Trojan attack you don afraid, you can check this malware with DNS Changer Check-Up. The first open dns site www.dns-ok.us. This page will indicate if a computer is infected with malware. If it says DNS Resolution = Green, the computer is safe. But if the DNS Resolution red, caution is an early indicator of infection. (see figure 2)
Figure 2. DNS Changer Check-Up to Check DNSChanger Trojan
Not only www.dns-ok.us site, The second, Google also made an application that warned of this threat. The search engine giant will display a warning for the indicated taxable computer malware if open google.com. In the warning, Google has also added a link to remove malware attacks. Google predicts about 500 thousand more computers already infected with DNSChanger Trojan.
So, please avoid your computer now before July, 9th. If your computer infected with DNSChanger Trojan after this date you will run into Internet Doomsday.
