Are you worried about DNSchanger being on your machine?

**jackie the jerk** · 05-06-2012, 05:38 PM

**RH Goatcabin** · 05-06-2012, 05:40 PM

Originally Posted by Slippy

Shouldn't you be on a date right now, my little love-muffin?

TELL ME she didn't stand you up.

9 pm Eastern.

**RH Goatcabin** · 05-06-2012, 05:41 PM

Originally Posted by jackie the jerk

I got green too...

**gwartney** · 05-06-2012, 05:41 PM

Originally Posted by Dawg

They also place DNSchanger on your machine

I dont trust sites that claim to scan your machine. Use the tool i provided

Nope. It's good.

**Dawg** · 05-06-2012, 05:41 PM

Originally Posted by jackie the jerk

Clean bill of health

**RH Goatcabin** · 05-06-2012, 05:43 PM

I used the DCWG link provided in the Time Magazine article....

**RH Goatcabin** · 05-06-2012, 06:14 PM

The Twart!

**Boss Ono** · 05-07-2012, 02:27 AM

MAC users need to hang on till July 10th.

**JumboWop** · 05-07-2012, 04:02 AM

Code:

c:\>ipconfig /all | find "DNS Servers"

Also checking your "hosts" file's not a bad idea. It's located here:

c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

You can open it with notepad. Anything that doesn't have 127.0.0.1 in front of it might be a serious problem.

**HeinousMark** · 05-07-2012, 08:51 AM

Originally Posted by Boss Ono

MAC users need to hang on till July 10th.

What do you mean sir???? Please explain.

I was about to state that I heartily endorse as many people as possible to buy and use Windows PCs. It keeps the hackers away from my Mac....

**Peau de Soie** · 05-07-2012, 09:24 AM

FYI this is almost entirely a non-issue. The ridiculous thing is that if you've had malware installed, your DNS settings are the LEAST of your issues. The government and media are directing attention to entirely the wrong places.

Even Avira seems to be focusing on just the DNS change which, again, is not the elephant in your PC. (The only reason it's come up is that the FBI kept the "bad" DNS servers running for so long.)

Short answer: just keep your antivirus up to date. Good free ones include MS Security Essentials, AVG, and Avast.

**JumboWop** · 05-07-2012, 07:10 PM

Originally Posted by Peau de Soie

FYI this is almost entirely a non-issue. The ridiculous thing is that if you've had malware installed, your DNS settings are the LEAST of your issues. The government and media are directing attention to entirely the wrong places.

DNS manipulation and cache poisoning are a major threat vectors.

**Spazzmatazz** · 05-07-2012, 07:19 PM

Originally Posted by Satori Brah

I have a Mac

Originally Posted by GHP

Interesting

I'm on a Mac and have never run the Windows OS, but every time I start my comp it asks me if I want to allow or deny the DNSchanger. I always deny

Originally Posted by Tarpon1965

this

And THERE'S where you fuck yourself! This virus infects Macs just like it does Windows users.
If it's in your box, and you don't clean it out? Come July 10th I'll be online and you won't.
Courtesy of the FBI.

**Big Bird** · 05-07-2012, 07:26 PM

Originally Posted by P-B

http://www.dns-ok.us/

This one is a link from the FBI website.

I am good, green for me

**HeinousMark** · 05-07-2012, 07:50 PM

Originally Posted by Spazzmatazz

And THERE'S where you fuck yourself! This virus infects Macs just like it does Windows users.
If it's in your box, and you don't clean it out? Come July 10th I'll be online and you won't.
Courtesy of the FBI.

So does anybody know a good/reputable/safe site to scan for it on the Mac????

**Peau de Soie** · 05-08-2012, 09:04 AM

Originally Posted by JumboWop

DNS manipulation and cache poisoning are a major threat vectors.

Not in this case they're not! The DNS servers involved are (a) clean and being maintained for now by the FBI and (b) shutting down shortly.

So you've merely confirmed my point. The real problem is what malware, if any, is still on the originally affected machine. The current FBI "DNS CHANGER" ALERTS AND MEDIA HYPE ARE ALMOST ENTIRELY A NON-ISSUE!

Originally Posted by Spazzmatazz

And THERE'S where you fuck yourself! This virus infects Macs just like it does Windows users.
If it's in your box, and you don't clean it out? Come July 10th I'll be online and you won't.

Nah, I don't think it does. They conflate the two platforms in the press release, and there WAS an ANCIENT old trojan named "DNS Changer" for OSX, but I don't know that it was even part of the same botnet / infection community. Even the official FBI referred site ( http://www.dcwg.org/fix/ ) only lists one Mac related "fix". They're half-heartedly trying to make this sound multiplatform, but I kinda doubt it. I could be wrong though.