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More time to clean up the DNSChanger malware

09

Mar

2012

We wrote about the DNSChanger malware and about the Avira tool which detects if your computer’s DNS settings were altered and restores the defaults in case they were changed by the malware. The FBI initially announced that the servers which were replacing the malicious ones will be shut down on March 8, 2012. This is […]

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Avira DNS-Repair-Tool released

23

Jan

2012

You must have heard already about the already “famous” malware DNSChanger which manipulates the DNS settings of the computer in order to silently direct the users to malicious websites. FBI and others took action against this malware and in November 2011 have managed to break the botnet. According to FBI, more than 4 million computers […]

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The current case “DNSChanger” – what computer users can do now

19

Jan

2012

There are two different characteristics of “DNSChanger” malware which should become clear with the following explanation: Character 1:The malware modifies the DNS settings on an infected Windows PC. These settings include the “hosts” file and the DHCP settings.If the DNS settings are changed, a user does not reach the website he/she intended to reach when […]

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