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Kill Switch: FBI Could Shut Off Internet for Thousands on March 8 to Eradicate Virus

FBI Could Shut Down Internet for Those Infected With DNSChanger Trojan MalwareIt’s a scary thought, having the Internet forcibly shut off for you. But it’s just what some Fortune 500 companies and government agencies could face as the Federal Bureau of Investigation tries to get rid of an extremely malicious computer virus.

Krebs on Security reports that the malware — DNSChanger Trojan — infected more than 4 million computes in more than 100 countries thanks to the work of six men who were arrested in Estonia for the crime in Nov. 2011. Gizmodo reports that the virus causes the user to be sent to fraudulent websites by changing DNS settings and even prevents them from visiting security sites that could help rid them of the virus.

(Related: Seven charged for infecting 4 million computers with ‘false advertising’ malware)

In the United States, a half a million computers were reportedly infected with a security firm finding at least one infection in half of the Fortune 500 companies and 27 government agencies. What’s to be done? Krebs on Security reports that any computer still infected by March 8, 2012, will have Internet service disconnected from it:

“Yes, there are challenges with removing this malware, but you would think people would want to get this cleaned up,” said Rod Rasmussen, president and chief technology officer at Internet Identity. “This malware was sometimes bundled with other stuff, but it also turns off antivirus software on the infected machines and blocks them from getting security updates from Microsoft.”

Computers still infected with DNSChanger are up against a countdown clock. As part of the DNSChanger botnet takedown, the feds secured a court order to replace the Trojan’s DNS infrastructure with surrogate, legitimate DNS servers. But those servers are only allowed to operate until March 8, 2012. Unless the court extends that order, any computers still infected with DNSChanger may no longer be able to browse the Web.

Rasmussen said there are still millions of PCs infected with DNSChanger. “At this rate, a lot of users are going to see their Internet break on March 8.”

Krebs reports the FBI saying that it is currently working on ideas to minimize impact on users in that event. Rasmussen says that cleanup, even if the deadline is extended, will still take a long time given the number of computers and says in addition to being “an interesting social experiment”, it would be a faster fix.

Gizmodo reports that once you know you’re computer has a problem, that the fix isn’t too painful or time consuming. You can check to see if you’ve been “victimized” here.

FBI Could Shut Down Internet for Those Infected With DNSChanger Trojan Malware

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U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said in November that this case was first of its kind because the suspects set up their own “rogue” servers to secretly reroute Internet traffic to sites where they had a cut of the advertising revenue.

“Without the computer users’ knowledge or permission, the malware digitally hijacked the infected computers to facilitate the fraud,” the indictment says.

Once their computers were infected, people seeking to visit Netflix, the IRS, ESPN, Amazon and other legitimate sites were redirected to sites where the defendants collected income for each click on an ad, authorities said. The malware and corrupted servers also allowed the defendants to substitute legitimate ads on other websites with replacement ads that earned them more illicit income, they added.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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  • freedomring
    Posted on February 16, 2012 at 3:28pm

    So WHAT ELSE is the “REGIME” planning on March 8th?????????? WATCH THE OTHER HAND FOLKS!!!!!!!

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    • I support God's Israel!
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 3:31pm

      Try it Big Brother! I have my own backbone and pay for it dearly. They cannot touch me.

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    • Freedom.Fighter
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 3:55pm

      Please people. READ the article and not just the headline. It is not a Kill Switch. It is the result of the virus having rewritten where your computer connects to.

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    • EndTheFedNOW
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 4:12pm

      Folks you better use the free interent as it is now all you can, because in the future it wont be nearly as free. you might have to use get a number assigned to you and everytime you log on you have to sign in, even at your own home. things are getting crazy. the nwo will be here soon.

      on another subject check this out

      http://www.infowars.com/big-sis-admits-u-s-does-not-face-terror-threat-from-iran-or-hezbollah/

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    • 2theADDLED
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 4:13pm

      If your connection goes down demand a refund from your ISP It is their fault they didn’t take proper security measures.

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    • watchtheotherhand
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 4:27pm

      @ Freedomring………..I couldn’t agree more.

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    • Ruler4You
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 4:45pm

      As you might have expected as soon as the government was handed the keys to the internet. I’d expect a LOT more of this in the future. A LOT more.

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    • Pontiac
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 4:47pm

      ———————————————————————————————-
      Freedom.Fighter is correct. You people need to read the article. People with infected computers are going to loose their internet connection because of their own ineptitude. I say good. You shouldn‘t be on the internet if you don’t realize your computer is infected.
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    • WeDontNeedNoSteenkinBadges10
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 5:29pm

      This STINKS of marxist Obama (AKA Barry Obama, AKA Barry Soetoro, Kenyan national, http://i3.ytimg.com/bg/jKZugo0aaREqEyqXIzGDVw/102.jpg) and his commie co-conspirators in Congress and his street thugs in the White House.
      Ya think?

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    • ICanComment
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 6:20pm

      Thank you, Freedom.Fighter. I was just thinking the same thing. To repeat, PLEASE, please read the article carefully. It’s NOT a kill switch at all. There’s nothing scary going on here unless your PC has a virus (technically called a “Trojan horse” in this case).

      What happened was: (in really, really oversimplified terms)
      1. A “Virus” broke a whole lot of computers and made their browsers go to the wrong site.
      2. The wise, all knowing FBI benevolently decided to set up some servers to make the infected computers work properly.
      3. The FBI then decided to take their temporary servers down, and now the infected computers won’t be able to browse.

      It’s not a kill switch at all – it’s computers infected with malware (AKA “viruses”) being broken until their users fix them.

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    • EndTheFedNOW
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 6:24pm

      People even if this story isnt talking about a kill switch for the interent, that does not mean they dont have one. In fact wired has ran storys talking about interent kill switches. The DHS has talked about them. SOPA had a line or two about interent kill switches. So they are serious about this stuff.

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    • ghostsouls
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 6:37pm

      I don’t believe it. This is just a test to see if they can do it. Like that supposed test nationwide on TV that was a bust. They are experimenting in ways to disrupt our communications, so one coast won‘t know what’s happening on the other coast.

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    • teamarcheson
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 6:58pm

      Switch To The Russian Satellite Internet Service.

      You will be able to run your business if all your customers start using the Russian Internet servers that are less then $100/month. There is also a amateur radio internet that would allow you to access the Internet through Canadian browsers. I do not know how I will be able to operate my mail order business?

      FBI agents take an oath to uphold the law and what they do is break the law and wage war on the American People. The FBI is now just a Gastapo that will break the law to enforce Obama’s orders.

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    • John 1776
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 7:06pm

      Not a kill switch, and it appears legit. If you don’t want to go to the FBI site, here is a list of the DNS addresses that are trouble:
      85.255.112.0 through 85.255.127.255
      67.210.0.0 through 67.210.15.255
      93.188.160.0 through 93.188.167.255
      77.67.83.0 through 77.67.83.255
      213.109.64.0 through 213.109.79.255
      64.28.176.0 through 64.28.191.255

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    • techengineer11
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 7:17pm

      Carl Levin: Head of Senate Armed Services Committee. Coauthor and sponsor of the NDAA 1687 civilian detainment law just recently passed.

      Michael Chertoff Secretary of Homeland Security and co author of the USA PATRIOT Act.

      Joe Liberman: Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee.

      Diane Fienstien: Head of Senate Intelligence committee.

      Daniel Benjiman: Head of Counter Terrorism.

      Leon Panetta: Sec of Defense.

      Debbie Wormtongue-Schultz, Head of the DNC

      Do you really think this is just a coincidence America? What do they all have in common? Coincidence? Hard workers? Superior? Chosen?

      Wonder is you’d be a little more concerned if they were Arabs? I’m warning you.. You and your loved ones are going to regret not knowing your history.. Better wake up soon before it’s too late. I’m sure the Russian people thought it would never happen to them as well…

      Doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see just how bad these egomaniacs desire to oversee our Internet usage. They just can’t stand the fact that we are able to communicate freely among ourselves and seek out our own sources of information.. They are going mad!!!

      Ole Lieberman is saying under his breath “If we allow them to make informed decisions then they may not support our Wars for Israel any longer.. This Internet must be shut down!!” lol

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    • John 1776
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 8:22pm

      A lot of bad info bouncing around about this one. First, the DNS IP is not the IP address your computer is working at. To check your DNS in windows, open a Command Prompt window and type:
      ipconfig /all
      (note where the space is.) If your DNS comes up as 192.168.1.1 or something close, then you are on a network behind a router and have to log into your router to find your DNS address. If it is in the list above, you have a problem. These DNS servers were set up to deceive you and misdirect you to fake websites, or use your computer to help with a denial of service attack. Apparently, the fed put a patch in the system, but will be removing it on March 8. Just check your DNS to make sure you are clean.

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    • EndTheFedNOW
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 8:30pm

      stories**

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:13pm

      @John 1776
      No, you are wrong, just go to http://www.whatismyip.com/ to find your IP address or http://ipchicken.com/. Give it a try John 1776 (Secret Squirrel). Love the hat!

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:37pm

      I‘d like to thank Bill Gates and Microsoft for providing me a living for the last 15 years cleaning virus’s (virii), spyware, malware and rootkits off of Window based computers. Thank you! I have become a Master at combing through the Windows registry for stuff that should not be there. Sircam and Love Letter were my favorites! Rootkits are harder but I nail them every time. What would I have ever done for a living these past 15 years without Bill Gates and Microsoft Windows? Picture framing? Yeah, I like picture framing. But virus removal pays more.

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    • John 1776
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 10:14pm

      @The Monk:
      That link will only tell you what IP address your own PC is at, not the DNS address that is providing the numeric links for the names you type in your browser. To find what DNS your computer is going to in order to get domain address, please follow the instructions I listed above.

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 10:35pm

      @John 1776
      The DNS should be the DNS of your ISP. You should already know that if you are checking for hijacking. If it’s not check your lmhost file for hijacking and/or run netstat -a from a command prompt to see who is accessing your system. I still love the hat secrete squirrel.

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    • 2theADDLED
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 11:23pm

      @ John 1776
      That is correct that is your IP what you want is a port monitor so you can identify the open ports and the IP and who is connected to the open ports. I run one all the time.

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    • 2theADDLED
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 11:28pm

      @ The-Monk
      That is the price to pay for Microsoft I use Linux.

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on February 17, 2012 at 12:13am

      @2theADDLED
      I didn’t say what OS I was using, only that I’ve made a living repairing Windows based systems for many years. OSX is now getting malware also as it becomes more popular. : )

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    • Stoic one
      Posted on February 17, 2012 at 12:23am

      There is a link in the article…. that allows you to check you computer…it does not hurt, i did it, mine still works.

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on February 17, 2012 at 12:41am

      Hijacking the DNS of a computer is nothing new. Been happening for many years. Server 2000 with SP-2 had a nasty hole that SP-3 fixed. Port 143 or 149 if I remember correctly. SMBdie could reboot almost any Server on the planet back then. There is something else going on. Shutting down the Internet will not fix a hacked or compromised Server or workstation or home based PC. Something else is going on.

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    • TomFerrari
      Posted on February 17, 2012 at 7:57am

      Eerily reminiscent of monsanto releasing genetically modified seed “ into the wild”
      Once it is out there, there is no taking it back.
      We need to be much more diligent in the PREVENTION area and much more prosecutorial and punishing in the enforcement area. We need to teach our children that “hacking” is NOT cool, that it is criminal. We need to stop celebrating crooks like ‘anonymous’. We need to stop HIRING crooks (rewarding) them. Since these attacks hurt our economy, let’s call them what they are, acts of war on America! and prosecute them as such. Maybe if Jimmy saw his buddies being HANGED on live TV, at the ripe old age of 18, he might switch off his servers and get out of mommy’s basement out of utter FEAR!
      Let’s also not discount the possibility of china or other countries carrying out such attacks.
      Remember our “drone” that went down in Iran? It wasn’t shot down. Nor was it jammed. It was HACKED … OVER THE INTERNET … BY CHINA!!
      They ‘shot’ down one of our planes, and our President says and dies NOTHING about it, while they continue to steal our top secret stealth technology.
      We didn’t go in after our helicopter tail, and we didn’t go in after the “drone”.
      I guess the Chinese didn’t get enough from our helicopter so they needed an in tact working stealth system. Now they have it. And our President & Vice President WELCOME the chinese!!!

      I don’t know about you, but I’m running out of duct tape!!

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    • SGT Rock
      Posted on February 17, 2012 at 8:45am

      Well Bloody Sam said it the best, it will not remove the virus from allthe PC’s harddrives and as soon as the net is restored it would start repopulating and spreading. I read the article and do not believe in what we are being told as the absolute truth. I will be with Freedom Fighter and be looking for some end round play from our glorious regime. Lets see they can kill switch the net, cell phones, TV’s, landlines so that we can not see what is happening. Same thing we do to our enemies when we attack them is disrupt communications. Makes you say, hmmmmm. Might be time for me to buy a CB or get to know my ham radio operating neighbor better. Call me paranoid all you want, better to be awake than asleep like so many of our fellow citizens.

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    • clurty
      Posted on February 17, 2012 at 3:23pm

      I don’t believe a word of it. IF there’s a malware virus, Obarfa and his trolls planted it so they could take control of the Internet. It would be true to stereotype for them.

      You can fool some of the people some of the time, but you can’t fool ME. Ain’t buying the excuse. Have NO doubt that they’ll use it to take over, though. Jackasses.

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    • Nyle
      Posted on February 17, 2012 at 7:13pm

      WOAH!!! Hold on here, the title is totally misleading on this. The FBI got special permission from a court of law to set up REAL DNS servers to act in the place of the FAKE DNS servers that the DNSCharger malware was using. Now the court order is going to run out and the FBI will shut off these TEMPORARY DNS servers. THIS IS WHAT THEY SHOULD DO AND WE SHOULD WANT THEM TO DO IT! When DNS stops working on these computer, companies and people will know that they have something wrong and will get their computer fixed.

      I for one APPLAUD THE FBI’s action and I am VERY DISAPPOINTED in the Blaze. Come on guys, how will you be taken seriously if you mislead people with article like this claiming the FBI is KILLING the Internet. Then in the article itself you explain that, that is not at all the case. I am really, really disappointed.

      WE WANT THEM TO TURN OFF THESE DNS SERVER. Firstly, the FBI isn’t an ISP and secondly so that people will get their computers cleaned. Who knows what else they’ve got on there if they were silly enough to infect them with DNSCharger in the first place.

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    • kaydeebeau
      Posted on February 17, 2012 at 7:28pm

      My computer – my problem. Thanks but no thanks

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    • steelpanther
      Posted on February 17, 2012 at 8:17pm

      This isn’t really all that big of a deal from what I can tell, going to a college for ITNA, and one of my teachers goes to the computer security things. If I remember right, they claimed a third of the worlds computers are infected with a virus that they don’t know what it does, or who made it, they think Iran.

      Now that’s scary.

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    • Jim Bolliger
      Posted on February 17, 2012 at 8:53pm

      March 8, What are we blind. You know who wants the the web shut down so they an keep us in the dark.Its all about control, control, control.

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    • JIMBOB86
      Posted on February 17, 2012 at 10:38pm

      As I see it, this is a test run for this spring and summer when Uccupy Wall Street gets out of control and internet communications needs to be disruped or controlled. They wouldn‘t want the tea partier’s to get the upper hand. A couple of questions: 1. Has our Gov’t done anything like this before? 2. Why would they be even interested in this? We have Norton,Mcafee,AvG, Microsoft and many others that are far more qualified and have done a great job of fixing issues like this. 3. What do other Gov’t do to control the People using the internet? They shut it down! This practice is being used in Egypt and Syria at this very moment.

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  • JDF10487
    Posted on February 16, 2012 at 3:24pm

    Sounds like a pre-test for something else.

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    • GrannyRoxi
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 3:41pm

      My sentiments exactly. Remember, with the Obama administration…NOTHING IS AS IT SEEMS to the average person. You gotta thoroughly examine EVERYTHING. Trust NOTHING they do and believe NOTHNG they say.

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    • 2theADDLED
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 4:09pm

      I also agree something is not kosher if a server is infected it can be switched to another server while the infected server is cleaned I don’t buy it. My ISP often does things in the wee hours of the morning disconnecting and resetting the connection I have learned to always use a port monitor shutdown when done and unplug both connection and power. For the newbies and not computer savvy there are sites to test your security online.

      Like ShieldsUP and http://pcflank.com/

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  • teabagger2012
    Posted on February 16, 2012 at 3:23pm

    not that I don’t believe the FBI, but what will shutting down the DNS servers accomplish? The “millions” of PCs that are already infected are not allowing virus updates or MS patches to fix the problem, so cutting them off from the internet is a moot point.

    How about a self booting anti-virus image that the user can burn to a CD? Insert, reboot, fix, reboot, good to go.

    Something else is up.

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  • sbs21078
    Posted on February 16, 2012 at 3:19pm

    Sounds like a reason to install “other” things as well!

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  • kfrederic
    Posted on February 16, 2012 at 3:19pm

    This isn‘t a bad thing in my estimation and it’s not at all difficult to check whether you’d be affected. Read the article, not just the headline and then check your DNS settings. Only machines configured to use the bogus servers will be affected.

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  • lukerw
    Posted on February 16, 2012 at 3:18pm

    POWER! What is the sense of having Power… if you do not use it?

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    • 2theADDLED
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 4:27pm

      And you thought SOPA and PIPA was killed think again you just bypass Congress !
      If you don’t watch CSPAN you may have missed how these programs work.

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    • Bloody Sam
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 4:34pm

      Power is nothing without control.
      We The People are the control.
      Refuse to be controlled.
      They will have no power.

      “A fearless man cannot be controlled.”

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    • 2theADDLED
      Posted on February 17, 2012 at 10:31am

      The ultimate goal is for the implementation of a national ID of all users just like drivers licenses you will have to obtain a license to use the Internet so you could be identified and verified on the Internet that will also apply to the computer components they to will have to be Identifiable with a license as being legitimate. Learn how SOPA and PIPA are designed to work and you will understand SOPA and PIPA are not dead they just bypassed Congress. Microsoft is also implementing banning 3rd party software if it not approve and deemed legitimate by Microsoft it will not run on their operating system therefore keeping the 3rd party softwares from installing hidden malware.

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  • jacobstroubles
    Posted on February 16, 2012 at 3:15pm

    Bla, bla, bla…
    Wait till you find out what they’re really gonna do!

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  • GeekTech
    Posted on February 16, 2012 at 3:12pm

    I find most of the posts in here ridiculous.
    That compromised, infected machines are being supported by special servers is something that IMHO should not have happened in the first place. Now that the support is being pulled – well it’s about time.

    I find the thought of thousands of INFECTED machines being disconnected from the internet rather refreshing. Anyone who is uninfected, will not be affected.

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    • progressiveslayer
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 3:20pm

      A culling of the herd eh? Too bad we can’t do that with our government,bunch of criminal pigs.

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    • FedUpAlready
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 3:31pm

      No one knows who to trust anymore, for all we know this is a government hack into peoples personal computers for political purposes! Think about it!

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    • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 3:32pm

      Yeah, but who is going to define “infected?”

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    • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 3:42pm

      GeekTech
      They don’t need to shut off PRIVATE internet servers to clean a virus on GOVERNMENT servers or computers. They can easily disconnect from the internet in-house. Only people who don’t have good anti-virus apps, firewalls, and up-to-date patches are vulnerable.
      Something else is going on.

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    • markb
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 4:00pm

      ANONYMOUS T. IRRELEVANT,

      They aren’t cutting off private internet. The only thing that is happening is that the FBI’s replacement DNS server is being turned off. Simply change your DNS settings to point to a different DNS server and you will be able to browse the web again. On March 8th, only the infected computers will no longer be able to BROWSE the web (they will still technically be connected to the internet). Every other devices that might share that internet connection will still be able to browse the web like normal so long as they aren’t infected.

      I suggest that most of the people here learn what a DNS server is before you comment on this story (this includes the editors of the Blaze).

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    • wildbill_b
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 4:12pm

      The virus is likely coming to as a rootkit. Probably Zero Access. It can NOT be stopped by firewall,antivirus, or malware software. It is a root kit. It rewrites the MBR then loads itself first before anything else loads . Norton Power Eraser easily removes it, and probably others as well. watch for Tunnel adapters in Win7 as well. Must ‘view hidden’ to see them. Usually IP6 teredo Peace.

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    • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 4:38pm

      @Mark
      “In the United States, a half a million computers were reportedly infected with a security firm finding at least one infection in half of the Fortune 500 companies and 27 government agencies. What’s to be done? Krebs on Security reports that any computer still infected by March 8, 2012, will have Internet service disconnected from it”
      —————————————————————
      After reading this 4-5 times, I still cannot figure out EXACTLY what the FBI plans to do, other than shut off half of the Fortune 500 companies and 27 Govt. agencies in order to “fix” a trojan. What is there about Fortune 500 that is NOT private? I know what Domain Name Systems are and what they do. I have been in IT since before the IBM PC. Hell, I use to work on XENIX-run ALTOS systems before PC’s, and I remember the 8 inch floppies they used. I STILL want to know why the FBI is doing this and not the Fortune 500′s in-house IT staff? The 27 Goverment agencies should already have their own IT staff doing this, not the FBI. I still don’t buy it.

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    • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 4:40pm

      WildBill
      If DNSChanger is root-kit, then it IS a nasty virus. A LOT of Anit-virus apps will not detect root-kits.
      Thanks for the tips.

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    • markb
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 8:30pm

      ANONYMOUS T. IRRELEVANT,

      The FBI isn‘t fixing anyone’s computer, they are simply shutting down some DNS servers. The servers that they are shutting down were only put into place to allow computers with the trojan to work properly. It is not the responsibility of the FBI to run DNS servers that help mask the effects of a trojan. The true fix is still the responsibility of the administrator over each infected computer. I think the question should be why the FBI even put up DNS servers to mask the problem in the first place.

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  • Ed_Kel
    Posted on February 16, 2012 at 3:11pm

    Wow! Definitely one of the more intricate viruses..

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  • TheObamanation
    Posted on February 16, 2012 at 3:11pm

    I don’t have cable anymore since Glenn left Fox … so … when my Internet goes down … and … I’m not reading “ Being George Washington ” … I have a “ Mohu Leaf ” over the air antenna to pick up broadcasts from local TV stations for local news and football of course.

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  • Detroit paperboy
    Posted on February 16, 2012 at 3:10pm

    Just wait til they need to test out their new water cannons….

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    • progressiveslayer
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 3:15pm

      The government will be glad to hose us,they’ve been hosing us for over a century.

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  • SamIamTwo
    Posted on February 16, 2012 at 3:09pm

    Oh yeah sure it’s a virus…lol…time for a black out…so what is happening on that day?

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    • Itsjusttim
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 3:15pm

      One would think that if they can detect it on people’s computers, that then they could eradicate by not turning off the internet.

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    • ChuckJ
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 4:03pm

      Read an article that the US military is supposed to be ready for an Israeli strike on Iran between March 1st through the end of the year.

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  • HuskerVet
    Posted on February 16, 2012 at 3:08pm

    “OFF”….shut OFF !!

    I may be a skeptic and conspiracy theorist and paranoid, but I distrust this administration, the DOJ, and all associated with Obama. There’s some “back door” crap going on behind this whole idea. Just the tip of the iceberg about controlling the internet. Big Brother is peeking from behind the curtain…

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    • SamIamTwo
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 3:11pm

      It’s too late…they‘ve collected everyone’s comments on everything and it is causing an overload so they have to shut it off and reboot…just guessing. LOL

      Maybe the re-boot will take months and months, eh?

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    • Itsjusttim
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 3:13pm

      You don‘t really think he’s worried about not get reelected do you?

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  • TX_45_ACP
    Posted on February 16, 2012 at 3:08pm

    Hmmmm…wonder who really wrote the virus.

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  • afflicted
    Posted on February 16, 2012 at 3:05pm

    Am I alone here or is anyone else more worried about clicking the link to “see” if my computer is infected than you are of the virus itself?

    Report Post » afflicted  
    • mews
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 3:53pm

      That’s how I feel

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    • undercover
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 4:36pm

      Me too!

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    • staythecourse
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 10:04pm

      Thanks. I agree. I’m supposed to give the FBI access to my computer? (i know iknow… they already have access!) Something about this whole thing just ‘feels’ really strange and ‘not right’….not right at all!

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  • I.Gaspar
    Posted on February 16, 2012 at 3:00pm

    This is only a test. When the “real emergency” is declared…we are screwed.

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  • ForMyKidsVA
    Posted on February 16, 2012 at 3:00pm

    Wait a sec, I don’t understand the national security aspect here. Apparently we’re talking about lost ad revenue here. This is a problem for ME how?

    I agree with the others. There’s another agenda here.

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    • progressiveslayer
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 3:08pm

      Maybe anonymous could enlighten us as to the governments real intentions regarding the ‘kill switch’ since it’s right up their alley.

      Report Post » progressiveslayer  
    • sbs21078
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 3:16pm

      Seems like a justifiable excuse to install illegal things!

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  • progressiveslayer
    Posted on February 16, 2012 at 3:00pm

    For all the boxes still infected after the 8th just reformat if you can’t get rid of the malware.

    Report Post » progressiveslayer  
  • TheObamanation
    Posted on February 16, 2012 at 2:59pm

    Right after “Super Tuesday” … hmmm … might have to be a range day

    Report Post » TheObamanation  
  • theninthplanet
    Posted on February 16, 2012 at 2:59pm

    “FBI Could Shut of Internet”
    Misleading headline, with a typo to boot.

    This wouldn’t be a problem if people were more computer literate.

    Report Post » theninthplanet  
  • phillipwgirard
    Posted on February 16, 2012 at 2:55pm

    An interesting SOCIAL EXPERIMENT? Nuff said,,,

    Report Post » phillipwgirard  
  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on February 16, 2012 at 2:53pm

    Anyone want to bet when the internet goes down Obama will make sure something happens?

    Report Post » Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}  
  • Buck Shane
    Posted on February 16, 2012 at 2:52pm

    So, the government can shut down your internet.

    Report Post » Buck Shane  
  • blackstone22
    Posted on February 16, 2012 at 2:50pm

    There is a mistake in the title of this article“ Shut of”??
    Why doesn’t the editor of the Blaze do a better job??

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    • sdarbro
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 3:12pm

      he is too busy making sure that The Blaze edits out ‘fa-china‘ or any other ’offensive’ words.

      Report Post » sdarbro  
  • Detroit paperboy
    Posted on February 16, 2012 at 2:46pm

    They are just testjng it out…. To see if it works, and the federal criminal govt is the biggeat and most direct threat to this nations well being… Not iran

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    • LouC57
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 2:49pm

      I’m afraid you are correct, Detroit Paperboy.

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    • CatB
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 2:54pm

      My internet was just out … I was wondering what was up .. about 10 minutes no internet .. coincidence?

      BTW .. I have a friend flying on the 8th to visit me .. I check online to see if her flight leaves on time and then head to the airport .. after it has left … and I don’t think she would be thrilled to be flying on a day when the internet is down.

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    • TSUNAMI-22
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 2:58pm

      Exactly. They are having a difficult time trying to regulate the internet. If they control the off switch………the command the livelihoods of millions and millions of people.

      With the way people are addicted to the iPhones and PC’s, cutting off the internet would be like cutting off a crack-heads drug supply.

      The withdrawals of the masses would be instantaneous.

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    • Pontiac
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 4:57pm

      ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
      ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

      DEAR CONSPIRACY NUTS,

      They are not shutting down the internet.
      They are disconnecting a fake DNS server that was rerouting “Infected computers”.
      The government had taken over the infected DNS server to resolve the issue temporally.
      The infected computers will no longer be able to access domains once they shut the fake DNS down.
      Unless your an idiot with an infected computer this DOES NOT EFFECT YOU.
      Now go back to your caves and leave technology conspiracies to people that actually know technology.

      ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
      ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

      Report Post » Pontiac  
    • Lumbar Spine
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 5:48pm

      PONTIAC…they don’t actually read the articles here. They only read the headlines…those that can read, that is. And regardless of the headline, each headline is interpreted to mean that Obama is going to take away their FREEDOM…and LIBERTY. Paranoia runs deep here at The Blaze…

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    • Lumbar Spine
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 5:51pm

      DETROITPAPERBOY: “…the federal criminal govt is the biggeat and most direct threat to this nations well being… Not iran”

      You got something to back up treasonous and unpatriotic filth like that…?

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    • spfoam1
      Posted on February 16, 2012 at 9:32pm

      From Detroit? Paperboy? Let me guess, you deliver papers to mosques for your jihadist brothers. I use those buildings with the moon on the side to take a dump, not to worship.

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