http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/Thousands-may-lose-internet-in-July-20120420
I dont know if this is even the correct place to post this but Im sure it will be moved if its not,Recieved this a while ago and I know its a genuine alert but I am not sure if it hasnt already been here
But to be on the safe side
Hopefully most users will be well protected.
Thanks for the info, David. :thumb:
Good to know, David, time to go check. :thumb:
It came from an IT consultant who is a good friend so know its kosher :thumb:
Is it Halal though? ;)
Not from that part of London.
;D I should have known better :laugh:
Quote from: Glenn on Apr 23, 2012, 12:55:45
Not from that part of London.
;D ;D indeed Glenn ;D
News24 obviously haven't been keeping up with the news..
This was first discussed back in January - http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/malware/293327-will-your-browser-go-dark-on-march-8 - when they predicted it would strike on March 8th. That was subsequently changed on March 7th to July 9th - http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2401227,00.asp
Finally for those concerned check the status of your DNS entries here - https://forms.fbi.gov/check-to-see-if-your-computer-is-using-rogue-DNS
Belt and braces man me since becoming part of the family here ;)
I wonder if this was similar to the one I had a while back. I had DNS replies returning advertising websites all of a sudden. Nothing fixed it, no scans showed any trouble. Thankfully I had a backup to a week/month before and that was clean. :pray: