The FBI has been busy, turning off the Internet for unfortunate souls infected with the DNS Changer malware. Or at least, that's what the main stream media was reporting would happen after the pulled the plug on the DNS server they took over after busting up the Estonia gang responsible for it on Monday.
Of course, of the 2 clients that were sure they had the DNS Changer malware, no one else called or stopped in to chat about it, unlike when Conficker was in the news. Both clients had different infections and no screwball DNS enteries, but they were sure they had it... after they seen the news story.
Then the FBI singled out another client of mine, locking up his computer and displaying their logo telling him he's been caught doing bad things on the internet. In order to restore his computer access he should go get a cash card and enter the info in to pay his $100 USD fine. On top of that, they activated his webcam and streamed some video of him off someplace, probably to the NSA. A few malware scans, some updating, and he was back in business and FBI free.
*The first part, the FBI killed the DNS server for those still infected and that should NOT affect anyone not infected. Although no one should really still be infected anymore, almost if not all, AV has definitions for this... but since when has that stopped anyone/anything?*
*Yes, I am fully aware the last part did NOT actually involve the Federal Bureau of Investigations and that it was in fact an attempt to scare and scam money out of the client.*
Of course, of the 2 clients that were sure they had the DNS Changer malware, no one else called or stopped in to chat about it, unlike when Conficker was in the news. Both clients had different infections and no screwball DNS enteries, but they were sure they had it... after they seen the news story.
Then the FBI singled out another client of mine, locking up his computer and displaying their logo telling him he's been caught doing bad things on the internet. In order to restore his computer access he should go get a cash card and enter the info in to pay his $100 USD fine. On top of that, they activated his webcam and streamed some video of him off someplace, probably to the NSA. A few malware scans, some updating, and he was back in business and FBI free.
*The first part, the FBI killed the DNS server for those still infected and that should NOT affect anyone not infected. Although no one should really still be infected anymore, almost if not all, AV has definitions for this... but since when has that stopped anyone/anything?*
*Yes, I am fully aware the last part did NOT actually involve the Federal Bureau of Investigations and that it was in fact an attempt to scare and scam money out of the client.*
