Are You Going to Click the FBI’s Link to See If Your Computer Is Infected With Malware? (Take Our Poll)
- Posted on July 5, 2012 at 4:16pm by
Liz Klimas
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Internet users know by now not to click on random email links on untrusted websites or within emails. It can open the door for infection and snooping of your personal material. But what about when the government tells you to click on a link? Does that make it OK? Would you trust it then?
It is estimated that 64,000 computers in the United States are still infected with a malware called DNSChanger. It is harmful enough that the government has taken steps to help eradicate it, including working with a private company to install two clean Internet servers to take over for the malicious servers so that people would not suddenly lose their Internet.
(Related: The FBI could cut your Internet access in four days (here’s how to prevent it))
But come Monday, computers that remain infected will have their Internet access taken away. They’ve been warned. For months.
To find out if your computer is infected, the company the FBI is working with in this situation set up a link that when clicked will tell you if you’re clean or not. It’s fast and easy — and yet are you going to click it? Have you clicked on it?
For several months, Internet users around the world have been encouraged to click links for their respective countries to make sure they’re not infected. Given that 277,000 computers worldwide — down from about 360,000 in April — are still infected, there has to be a reason why some aren’t checking and/or cleaning up the malware from their devices with the instructions provided by the DNS Changer Working Group website.
Clicking on one of these links, depending on your country, will let you know if you're infected or not. (Image: DCWG.org)
The Blaze did some Web searching to see if there is any skepticism when it comes to clicking on the link and over the last few months. There has been some, mostly on blogs and obscure forums. For example, on a forum for the blog “Mr.Landlord” one commenter says “My skeptical side immediately decided that this was a way for the government to gain access to all personal computers, but I think like this, given the history we know.”
While some agreed, in theory, with this concept, others tried to set the record straight. One said: “This is the real deal and not some government tin foil. The government, led by private companies, took this virus over. They are unable to shut it down as that will effectively stop your Internet from working, if your computer is infected.”
Some Blaze commenters too, in an article written about the July 9 shutdown for infected computers back in April, were skeptical about some elements of this process. Here are a couple comments from that dialogue (Editor’s Note: Some of the commenter’s text has been cleaned up for grammar and spelling):
- Jenniferyludy: It’s pretty sad that I do not walk away from this story with a since of urgency to check my computer for this or any other virus. What I do walk away from this article asking is: #1 – how does the government know that your computer is infected? This would strongly insinuate that the government is or has (or has acquired software that can) scan each and every computer for anything of their interest. NOT CONSTITUTIONAL! For starters, what about the freedom of speech. Next, how about searches without warrants. That’s just for starters. #2 – what gives them the authority to restrict your internet access?
- MrKnowItAll: One reason this is being done. To get you to Voluntary hand over everything you do on your Computer.
But the skepticism isn’t all the result of conspiracy theorists. Our own Editor-in-Chief Scott Baker talked about the link on the Glenn Beck Radio Program today and said, for whatever reason, he just couldn’t bring himself around to click.
Given that tech experts, who are generally very cautious about Internet privacy, are all providing how-tos when it comes to checking the infection status of your device, it’s probably safe to say that you can click without worry.
But will you? Take our poll and let us know what you think.
If you really don’t want to click the link, Facebook, Google and Internet service providers have been issuing messages to users if they detect the malware on your device. If you received a message that looks like one of the below, you’re probably infected and should take steps to remedy the situation.
Facebook's message about the potential for malware. (Image via PCMag)
Google's warning messages. (Image: Google)
Or, you can just wait until Monday. If your Internet keeps working, you’re good to go. If not, you’ll need to contact your Internet service provider (via phone) for next steps.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Comments (132)
Lion420
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 6:19pmEverything on my computer is less than 3 months old. I’m not concerned, nor am I foolish enough to allow the gov’t into my hard drive…mind your own damn business.
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 7:24pmMy advice at present is to not go to the link. Download and run ComboFix (it’s the second button- blue and not the first button-yellow). http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/combofix/
Most computers ARE infected with some kind of malware. After running ComboFix, which most likely will reboot your PC a few times, give it one more reboot. Then download and run Malwarebytes, http://www.malwarebytes.org/ (the download button not the buy button). When you first run it, after it’s installed and updated, select “decline” then do a full scan. When it’s done click on the button on the low right, then “fix now’.
If you want a really good anti-virus get F-Secure Internet Security, http://www.f-secure.com/en/web/home_global/home you can also run their cleanup toll at http://www.f-secure.com/en/web/labs_global/removal/easy-clean.
Here is a direct link to the DCWG website that will not run any software. You can read about it here;
Report Post »http://www.senki.org/dnschanger-new-tool-to-clean-up-the-infection/
jado1981
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 9:45pmGreat links Monk, I would like to add to your list, Emsisoft Anti-Malware at http://www.emsisoft.com I highly recommend them in addition to Combo-Fix and Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.
Report Post »burnteye86
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 5:41amThanks for those links MONK. My computer seems to be running better now. It was running slower than dial up with “pages unresponsive” messages constantly.
Report Post »beebacksoon
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 6:31amHow about getting rid of Microsoft OS and get Linux? Never have to worry about virus or malware anymore!
Report Post »Why, in the past year, has the internet been suddenly infected with this? This is just another “practice run” for the FBI and the FCC to work out the kinks. Even if it WERE true, we can’t believe anything coming from our government now. They probably created this virus!
loriann12
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 7:00ami have stopzilla and run it often. Every time I’m on the Blaze, I get tracking cookies and malware of a minimal threat. Usually I don’t mind, because I surf the net with my phone, so they’re not connected.
Report Post »aimnano
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 8:49amIf you aren’t a PC security expert, I wouldn’t recommend following The-Monk’s advice. Combofix is a complicated security tool for PC‘s that can break your computer if you don’t know what you’re doing with it. Either seek out your local PC pro or ask for help at bleepingcomputer.com.
Report Post »aimnano
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 8:52amAddendum: He’s right about Malwarebytes though. Malwarebytes is a fantastic virus scanner/cleaner…you can do no harm running a scan with it.
Report Post »objectivetruth
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 8:52am@LORAINNE
Report Post »Never heard of stopzilla.Might check it out.May I add another fix for some of you.Its a manuel check for the corrupted servers.Go to the link.It provides the ip address’s of the corrupted servers.Check your own computer.Go to start then run.type in cmd,when the screen pops up type ipconfig/all .Check the ip numbers.See if they match the malwares signature.If they don’t you have nothing else to do.If they do you will need a fix.Sorry I can’t personally recomend one on this one.I didn’t have time to check the links associated with the fixes.Nor do I know if combofix will work.Monk I don’t discount your fix.Its just that I haven‘t had to use it and can’t personally verify its effectiveness.
It should be obvious that my computer wasn’t affected.However even when my computer isn’t affected by something like this I usually try to find the fix in case it happens later.Oh who am I kidding ,its also, because I walk my friends through a lot of their computer troubles.Which could be avoided if they would have listened in the first place.
Two Sheds
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 10:00amYou can do what The-Monk says or dump Windows. Try a flavor of Linux. Here is an easy one: http://www.ubuntu.com/ Oh, and it’s free which means tax free too. There are probably hundreds of versions of Linux with various ‘windows’ type interfaces. Pick one you like, I picked Xubuntu. After a couple of months I realized I didn’t need Windows for anything and my computer is faster.
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 10:36amIf you want to do an easy and quick check to see if your Windows based Computer is infected do this:
Look for the Windows Logo key on your keyboard (lower left or right on either side of the shift key), hold it down and press the R key. Or; in XP, left click on start and run; Vista and 7, left click start (start is the Windows Logo normally on the lower left of the toolbar).
Type CMD and hit the enter key.
In the DOS command (black window) type in ipconfig/all and hit the enter key.
Look for the Ethernet adapter that has all the numbers listed (scroll up or down to find it.
Look for DNS Servers (there will be 2 listed, example 65.32.5.65 and 65.32.5.70)
If your DNS numbers look anything like this; (the x’s can be any number) you are infected.
85.255.xx.xxx,85.255.xxx.xxx
85.255.xxx.133,85.255.xxx.xxx
Close the window when done. If you are infected and do not trust the FBI link just leave me a reply here and I will respond. I’ll check back to this post 3 or 4 times per day today through Sun night.
Report Post »Michael
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 12:44pmThe guys writing this story and creating a poll are not very tech savvy. This website that does the scan for you is not associated with the FBI at all. So the government has nothing to do with it. He is an open souce It simply does a reverse tracert to your IP address and looks for the suspected DNS server IP addresses in the trace. Very simple, and no privacy violated. Wait and see if you want, then you can pay someone like me to come fix it on Monday…
Report Post »Alex Corn
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 1:29pmBy visiting the DNS checker website, you are *not* allowing the government into your hard drive. If you believe that they can do that by visiting a website, you need a better understanding of how the Internet works. Just because the FBI is part of the government does NOT mean that they can enter your hard drive through a basic webpage. What the website does, rather, is check if you’re accessing the Internet through their servers (which would be the case if you’re infected). It doesn’t even look at your computer. It just checks how you’re accessing their page.
The site is perfectly safe, and the government can NOT snoop on you through it.
Report Post »rickc34
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 2:16pmSomething does not feel right about this, it is real hard to trust the goverment with Obama in office.
Report Post »S-O-B-E-R
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 3:55pmThanks, Monk. Did the DOS check. started to do bleeping computer but got skittish. No “x’s” attached to my DNS servers, have more peace of mind. Thank you.
Report Post »COFemale
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 6:12pmJust an FYI, there are many sites I’ve visited recently that has asked me to redirect to another page when no reason to do so is present . Thankfully IE and Firefox has blocked the redirect. Now on the surface this does not mean the site visited is infected, it just means I’ve notice an increase request to do so. This alone makes me suspicious. Just a thought.
Report Post »Xplorer
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 6:28pmyes!! I have had this exact situation occur! AND when you attempt to click back after the redirect to the page you were viewing, it is as if you never visited the website. Oddly, it was drudgereport or theblaze I was visiting. Also my Chrome browser has crashed. I have Norton 360 and think I am protected but I guess I’ll find out soon enough.
Report Post »jado1981
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 9:47pmDump chrome, and get on FIrefox or Opera, both are free, and are not tied into google or microsoft. Google is wanting to spy on you just as much as the government.
Report Post »NJBarFly
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 7:04amjado1981- Just fyi, your precious Firefox is almost entirely funded by Google. They donate approximately $300 million a year to them to keep Google as the default search provider.
Report Post »___
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 8:46amGet Google completely off your computer.
Go to http://www.IXQuick.com or http://www.startpage.com and click the “Add to my Browser” this will replace Google as the default search provider in your browser bar. IXQuick default settings greatly reduces porn links and images and provides more secure searches
Distrust Adobe – such as Flash. The Freemason EYE is all over their website
Use unusual browsers like Opera, Konquerer etc.
Report Post »jado1981
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 8:58am@njbarfly, I’m not quite sure why firefox is my “precious” browser… I use opera, always have and always will. Most people like to use something they have heard of, and opera just isn’t the popular one. Perhaps you should tone it down a little bit before you sound so snippy.
@ _ _ _ , I’ve never thought of the adobe thing, very interesting, thanks for the thoughts. I use startpage, which is ixquick, just using google’s web results with the same amount of porn filtering. That is my default, I switched from ixquick, but those two are run by the same company.
Report Post »objectivetruth
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 9:01am@dotted line
Report Post »Adobe is security flawed.Even with patches.Its the most widely used and hit the most.Its also pretty bloated for those with limited resources[cpus bandwidth exc]Any software that is used by most of the population will be hit with viruses malware and the like much more frequently.Its simply the nature of the beast if you will.
NJBarFly
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 10:20amjado1981- Didn’t mean to be snippy. Cheers!
Report Post »woodyee
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 6:04pmTHE FISH STINKS FROM THE HEAD DOWN.
CRAP ROLLS DOWNHILL.
WHO RUNS THE DEPT. OF JUSTICE? Oh! It’s Holder! Well, in that case, I suppose it’s all good; if his boss can drop the level of the Seas merely by being elected, then I guess Holder, who is on the Congressional stove awaiting his spanking, can be trusted with our CPU’s…
Hmm…makes sense to me! I don’t want ANY GOBBLEMENT agency playing with my computer just a few months shy of a Make or Break election.
Report Post »Mil Mom
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 3:28pm@Woodyee
Report Post »You just stated my feeling exactly. When you realize that d axelrod’s {former} company is doing contract work for obamacare, wonder who’s company got the contract for the fix and what ties they have to the chicago machine/and/or mob?
Let them check my computer? Well the fox is setting in the doorway to the henhouse with a box of toothpicks on his barbeque grill……
DARREL ISSAH YOU WORK SOOOOOOOOO SLOW! SOMEBODY CALL BATMAN, SUPERMAN OR EVEN MIGHTY MOUSE PLEASE!!!
Matt
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 5:56pmWhy isn’t there a 4th option?
“No, because I don’t need to. Because I’m not an idiot, so I use the internet properly and never get spyware or viruses or malware on my computer in the first place.”
Report Post »All Pro
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 5:51pmH-E-L-L- NO!
Report Post »My PC is only 3 months old because moveon.org crashed my old one. Thanks Soros!
Smokey_Bojangles
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 8:22pmI turned off my blockers just to see what came up from news sites.I had Tracking Cookies from Moveon.org and MSNBC.I never visit communist sights.
Report Post »searching for the Truth
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 5:50pmWell, I love the F.B.I., but, I’m seriously thinking of throwing my computer out ( as hard as I can ) .
Report Post »searching for the Truth
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 5:56pmMy cable and television need company.
Report Post »chazmo
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 7:19pmI see another like the rest of us that have swallowed the red pill… But, I need my PC to stay some what informed. TV is just lame entertainment and a brainwashing tool.
Report Post »thetreyman
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 5:40pmif you loose your internet on monday, do not contact your internet service provider because there is nothing they can do for you. the internet is on, it is your computer that is infected. you will need to call a computer tech to come fix it. to my knowledge ISPs do not fix computers, at least the one i work for doesnt. so if you havent clicked on any links in unknown or suspicious e-mails, you probably have nothing to worry about. if you have, you have been playing russian roulette with your computer and you should consider clicking the link. if you have ever clicked on a page and then tried to close it or go to another and you get a pop up that asks if you would like to navigate away from this page click ok… DO NOT click ok, DO NOT click cancel, DO NOT click the little red x in the pop up. open your task manager and close the page down from there. if you have clicked those things, you should consider clicking the FBI link and STOP clicking on those things. i am sure some of you already know this, so this post is not for you. its for the people who are careless on the internet and people who think that your ISP is going to come to your house and fix a virus in your computer. for those people, stop being careless if you want to keep your personal info private and your ISP is not going to take on the liability of you computer because of a virus you infected it with.
Report Post »NightGecko
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 5:26pmI can understand the hesitance of clicking said link, but if you understand how this specific piece of malware works, it gives a better understanding of what this site actually does. The malware it is talking about basically redirects you to a different site through the servers run by the malware group. This means all your traffic is going through their servers before going to your intended site. When the group using this malware group was busted, taking the servers down doesn’t remove the malware from your computer (if you have it) meaning that the malware would try to connect to the now down servers and would never go to your intended site. Instead of letting everyone with the malware’s Internet drop, they basically ran the servers without using it for the original malicious intent. The site they have up basically just tells you if you are accessing the page through the non-malicious malware servers. It doesn’t actually access your computer and has nothing to do with your ISP. I simply sees where you are accessing the site from, aka through the dns servers you would normally pass through to get to a site, or those DNA servers, plus the malware server. Really, if you have the malware, those servers could theoretically used for malicious intent, meaning it would be better to run some kind of malware scanner to take it off if you are really worried about the site (Malwarebytes or spybot search and destroy being two popular options).
Report Post »thetreyman
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 5:47pmthank you NightGecko, you are exactly right.
Report Post »Wolf
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 6:24pm“I‘m from the government and I’m here to help.”
Report Post »Uh-huh… there ain‘t one damn thing the government can do for me that I can’t do for myself. Trust a dotgov site? I don’t think so.
“We’re Google and we want to help.”
Uh-huh… help so long as they can restrict what sites I go to, what I say and write on blogs, etc.
Trust Google? Trust the government? Not in this lifetime, Herman.
develdog84
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 9:46amfinally some one with a brain! I checked my laptop months ago when I first read this story
Report Post »Countrygirl1362
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 5:26pmDoes anyone really believe that they are not already inside your computer, phone and any other thing they can be in to watch you?
Report Post »H4dbmn
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 5:35pmYes, they already are.
Report Post »battles
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 5:47pmThis is a very good point. The FBI asked Microsoft if they would turn over their new WindowsXP operating system (I think that was the one) so that the FBI could make modifications to it before it was initially distributed. No one know what they did to the system, but you can probably bet that there is some kind of back door built in now. I have not heard about Vista and Windows 7, but I assume that Gates let them do their thing with those systems also. The feds apparently can’t get around a full disk encryption with TrueCrypt however.
Report Post »demokratikhundscheisse
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 5:59pmYes they are….. that is why I turn the toilet paper backwards or upside down…..
Report Post »edwinmcarter
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 8:53pmbingo, they have been tracking us since we were born, google knows us better than we know ourselves…
Report Post »BOMUSTGO
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 1:00amWe are living George Orwell’s book “1984.” Big Brother is everywhere.
Report Post »objectivetruth
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 9:20amActually this little piece of malware allowed anyone who could use it to do that.Not just the govt.If most on herem had of read the background on it ,they would have been mortified.Its one reason I didn’t get around to verifying the fixes.Time limited yesterday.Read people ANYONE NOT JUST THE GOVT.That includes criminal organizations and enemys of the state.HInt for all of you.They discovered that a mainline telephone trunk on the east coast had been compromised by Iran.They had been up and running quite stealthily for years.it was reported in the news a while back.[Weeks to months]
Report Post »Here is a more recent hack
http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/attacks/232200252
H4dbmn
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 5:21pmNope! And I won’t click on your poll either. If I don’t have internet access, good riddance! Believe me, the FBI will be in a big doo-doo if people stop using the internet, and go back to the old ways of communication.
Report Post »N37BU6
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 8:05pmAre you on crack?
Report Post »H4dbmn
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 9:05pmYour attempt to ridicule my comment by a personal attack, means I’m 100% right, and you don’t want others to take notice.
Report Post »Question with BOLDness
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 10:33pmI know what you are saying. The BEST thing for ‘(we) the people‘ to do is go back to the ’old ways’ of doing things. To NOT use the internet (unless there is a sure-way of being secure) and have “Big Brother” watching everything you do.
Even though I believe what I am saying, I must admit, I don’t think I could give up theBlaze; GBTV and theconservativetreehouse.
Report Post »AffirmationChick
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 10:43amExcept for the fact that in this day and age there isn‘t a single means of communication they can’t track. For the moment I suppose they’ll stay out of mail. But it‘s only a matter of time before that isn’t the case, and I’m curious how anything will allow the conservative news dissemination and fact checking like the internet. I agree that we’ve gotten ourselves into a big brother pickle, but there truly isn’t much that can be done other than electing good and honest people who will do away with spying nonsense.
Report Post »TheLeftMadeMeRight
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 5:13pmDo you know they can pick you out of a large crowd, say, going to your car after a football stadium lets out. They can pick you out of that crowd via spy satellite, using “stride recognition software” , much like face recognition but where the spy set up measures your gate and stride, very close to a fingerprint they say.
So you dump your cell phone in the river and head for the bus station.
Did you know they can track you by the bar codes on your credit cards and DL in your wallet or purse?
So you take out the cash and dump your wallet in the trash and get on the next bus to the high Utah mountains where…..
you guessed it, they can track you with infrared from another satellite right down to the warm deposit you made outside of the cave you have been hiding in.
I’m not real concerned about my desk pc, not in the context of this big picture.
Report Post »eagle2715
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 5:22pm*cough* BS *cough*
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 5:48pmyeah, that’s why it took them 10yrs to catch bin laden
Report Post »demokratikhundscheisse
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 6:01pmand I hide in plain sight….sort of….
Report Post »objectivetruth
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 9:35amThere is a way to deflect all of that.Sorry but if you think gate stride is accurate I‘ve got ocean front property in arizona I’ll sell you.Peoples gate can change for quite legitamate reasons./Alluminum wallets can be used to stop that.We use them now to stop thieves and chip cloning.Infared can also be countered.If it couldn’t ,do you think it would have taken 10 years for the kill.Well maybe but for other reasons.
Report Post »Point is that for everything created there is a work around.Maybe not perfect, maybe not usable all the time, but there is a work around.
AlexNet0
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 5:11pmJust a little info, the links provided (at least for the US) do not scan your computer. They check to see what DNS (domain name system; the servers that handle the translation of domain names to IP addresses such as) server your computer is connecting to to handle your web queries. If it detects that the DNS server is correct, you are fine. If not, well, im not sure, because I am not infected and have not seen any yet that have been. (5 year full time private and small business IT consultant) It merely checks to see if your internet connection (basically) has been hijacked.
Report Post »DadCooks2
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 5:09pmDid this a long time ago using a site that is much more secure than the FBI and avoiding their sniffing in my surfing records.
Report Post »Lee_in_PA
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 5:06pmNever trust anything the government tells you. Besides, I just got a new computer a month ago.
Report Post »VanceUppercut
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 5:03pmHey, where do you people buy you’re tinfoil hats?
Report Post »TheLeftMadeMeRight
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 5:21pmTin Hats R US
Report Post »NancyBee
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 12:36amWalmart….Everyday low prices!
Report Post »BOMUSTGO
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 1:04amDo they still sell tin foil?? I thought it was aluminum foil these days.
Report Post »scmg
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 11:53amI line the inside of my Toupee so its un noticeable.
Report Post »dawn nelson
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 5:03pmI‘m with the rest of ya’ll,hell no. If only 64,000 ‘puters are infected, chances are, I should be ok. Good luck to all my like minded brothers & sisters out there!!
Report Post »deltaecho
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 4:59pmThis morning I let the dog out to take a whiz. I gave him a cookie.
Report Post »Then I had some coffee. And a smoke. Yeah, I know, spare me.
Later I felt embarrassed and sad for anyone who fell for this FBI caper.
The-Monk
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 4:53pm“Are You Going to Click the FBI’s Malware-Detection Link?”
Absolutely NOT !!!! No Way !!!! Never !!!! No way and no how!!!!
A Big and Resounding NEGATIVE on that question!!!!
Report Post »madasblazes
Posted on July 6, 2012 at 3:04amI stand with the MONK!!
Report Post »kindling
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 4:49pmI went to Microsoft and did what they suggested. I was scanned and there was nothing. I DO NOT TRUST ANYTHING THAT COULD BE CONNECTED TO OBAMA OR HOLDER.
Report Post »neiman1
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 4:49pmIntentionally have Holder’s FBI get inside my computer? Are you NUTS?
Report Post »Smokey_Bojangles
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 4:30pmHell No!!!!<—-imagine as all caps.
Report Post »EnigmanDen
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 4:30pmI think I’ll pass.
Report Post »RightUnite
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 4:24pmWho in their right mind would be that stupid??
Report Post »copatriots
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 4:24pmNope. A potential 64,000 computers are infected. I’ll take my chances. The fact that Google and Facebook are both hyping it makes all the more reason to be wary. If I wake up Monday without internet, I’ll figure out on Tuesday if I want to get a new ISP.
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on July 5, 2012 at 4:23pmI saw it earlier and I’m not clicking on ANY link from the FBI, thanks. Not while BO is president, anyway. I’ll take my chances.
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