FBI might shutdown the Internet on March 8, 2012 (DNSChanger Malware)

[Geek-9pm]

Here is another link that is relevant and all should read.
http://www.avira.com/en/support-for-home-knowledgebase-detail/kbid/1199
This is about how to tell if you have the Trojan mentioned in the FBI report.

[BC_Programmer]

This has absolutely nothing to do with the FBI using their abilities for censorship, or "shut-down" any part of the internet on purpose.

If those machines had simply been removed at time, people with the trojan would have still been affected. Which brings up the point that it has nothing to do with the FBI shutting down DNS's, and everything to do with a trojan changing the DNS settings of the machine.

[Geek-9pm]

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If those machines had simply been removed at time, people with the trojan would have still been affected. Which brings up the point that it has nothing to do with the FBI shutting down DNS's, and everything to do with a trojan changing the DNS settings of the machine.

Glad to see somebody read over the material. The FBII had to intention of "Closing Down The Internet".  But it does mean that hundreds of IT people who should know better have been siting on there hands. And when those big companies lose their connections, they will blame the FBI, saying 'they did not give use enough h time'.

You and I and almost any member of the forum can repair the DNS settings in a matter of minutes.  It does not take two months.

[immental1200]

What bugs me is the links provided for help are these :

http://dcwg.org/checkup.html
http://dcwg.org/checkup2.html

Obviously ... this is only of use to someone who has a single modem or is not using a router with more than one computer.

My computer gives an dns server of 192.168.1.254 ... my router's IP...

So the advice given, is of no use. I assume an awful lot of people have this as well... this says alot about the FBI's knowledge... o.O