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Title: Beware the Ides of July 9, 2012 and DNS Changer Trojan Post by: check_status on June 30, 2012, 06:29:05 PM Quote In about two weeks, hundreds of thousands of computer users are going to learn the hard way that failing to keep a clean machine comes with consequences. On July 9, 2012, any systems still infected with the DNSChanger Trojan will be summarily disconnected from the rest of the Internet, and the latest reports indicate this malware is still resident on systems at 12 percent of Fortune 500 companies, and roughly four percent of U.S. federal agencies. http://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/06/dnschanger-trojan-still-in-12-of-fortune-500/In a bid to help users clean up infections, security experts won court approval last year to seize control of the infrastructure that powered the search-hijacking Trojan. But a court-imposed deadline to power down that infrastructure will sever Internet access for PCs that are not rid of the malware before July 9, 2012. Title: Re: Beware the Ides of July 9, 2012 and DNS Changer Trojan Post by: pekv2 on June 30, 2012, 07:07:34 PM Only reason for this is, because govt ain't gaining any fortune out of the 14mil+ generated profit. If they were or could, you think this would still pass? Nope, highly doubt it.
Title: Re: Beware the Ides of July 9, 2012 and DNS Changer Trojan Post by: deus-ex-machina on August 17, 2012, 02:58:42 AM Because this is totally possible with a large-scale and decentralized entity like the Internet.
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