The FBI and other internet security sources are warning internet users to check your computer for the DNS Malware or risk loosing access to the internet as of Monday.
y numerous news affiliates including USA Today.
To check whether a computer is infected, users can visit a website run by the group brought in by the FBI:
IT'S SUPER EASY TO CHECK IF YOUR COMPUTER IS INFECTED.
IN GREEN, YOU'RE GOOD. IF IT'S RED THEN YOU HAVE BEEN INFECTED.
FURTHER DETAILS:
Here's how you can protect yourself:
This page describes how you can determine if you are infected, and how you can clean infected machines. To check if you're infected, Click Here. If you believe you are infected, here are instructions on how to clean your computer.
STEPS TO TAKE BEFORE MONDAY --
- No Software is Downloaded! The tools do not need to to load any software on your computer to perform the check.
- No changes are performed on your computer! Nothing is changed on your computer when you use sites like http://www.dns-ok.us/.
- No scanning! The “are you infected with DNS Changer” tool does not need to scan your computer.