http://www.theblaze.com/stories/kill-switch-fbi-could-shut-of-internet-for-thousands-on-march-8-to-eradicate-virus/http://www.theblaze.com/stories/seven-charged-for-infecting-4-million-computers-with-false-advertising-malware/https://forms.fbi.gov/check-to-see-if-your-computer-is-using-rogue-DNS"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."
"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."
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