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#346610 - 07/08/12 08:56 PM Internet Blackout Looms Monday 7/9: What To Do !
Scottyee Offline
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Registered: 12/01/99
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Important: This is not a hoax !

An
Internet Blackout for hundreds of thousands will occur on Monday, 7/9/12
due to malware that was planted in computers over a year ago.
Just a quick click onto a website will tell you if your computer is safe or if it contains the malware.
The FBI's DNS Changer computer shutdown is scheduled for 12:01 a.m. on Monday.

The FBI advises to go to these websites:

DCWG computer check here: http://www.dns-ok.us/

*When you click onto this website if your computer is free from this malware you will see a green background screen.

*If a red background screen is seen when you click onto this website, then the malware is detected in your computer and you will be directed to the quick fix webpage.

DCWG computer fix here: http://www.dcwg.org/fix

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#346614 - 07/08/12 09:10 PM Re: Internet Blackout Looms Monday 7/9: What To Do ! [Re: Scottyee]
DonM Offline
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Registered: 06/25/99
Posts: 16735
Loc: Benton, LA, USA
Thanks Scott, I ran a Malware scan on mine earlier today and it was clean, and your link verified it.
DonM
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#346616 - 07/08/12 09:26 PM Re: Internet Blackout Looms Monday 7/9: What To Do ! [Re: Scottyee]
Scottyee Offline
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Registered: 12/01/99
Posts: 10427
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Don, good to hear your computer's free cool of the malicious 'DNS Changer' malware.
When I first read the article, I felt a little anxious, so was relieved to discover after performing that quick test,
that my PC's clean of that nasty malware too. rocker Whew!

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#346619 - 07/09/12 12:47 AM Re: Internet Blackout Looms Monday 7/9: What To Do ! [Re: Scottyee]
Tony Hughes Offline
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Registered: 01/30/06
Posts: 3944
A little peace at last with the PC gone down, what a novel idea Scott, nice if it was for a week and not just a day.
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#346630 - 07/09/12 07:03 AM Re: Internet Blackout Looms Monday 7/9: What To Do ! [Re: Scottyee]
Dnj Offline
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Registered: 09/21/00
Posts: 43703
Y2k ?

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#346635 - 07/09/12 08:16 AM Re: Internet Blackout Looms Monday 7/9: What To Do ! [Re: Dnj]
Tony Hughes Offline
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Registered: 01/30/06
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Originally Posted By: Dnj
Y2k ?



That was another con trick that never happened, mind you I made a load of money testing building service PC.


Tony

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#346638 - 07/09/12 08:24 AM Re: Internet Blackout Looms Monday 7/9: What To Do ! [Re: Scottyee]
Tony Hughes Offline
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Registered: 01/30/06
Posts: 3944
Scott,

What times is it all going off at, just doing a baccccccckuppppp

Over and out!!!

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#346662 - 07/09/12 12:05 PM Re: Internet Blackout Looms Monday 7/9: What To Do ! [Re: Tony Hughes]
Tony Hughes Offline
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Registered: 01/30/06
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Scott,

More chance of Wikiphonia going off line duel


Tony
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