• Some companies still haven’t removed DNSChanger malware

    Deb Shinder Posted On June 28, 2012
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    It's not as if they haven't had plenty of warning, but according to the FBI, there are still at least 60 Fortune 500 companies - along with a number of government agencies - that still haven't cleaned the DNSChanger malware off their computers. If they don't hurry up and do it soon, those systems will have a problem connecting to the Internet after July 9, when the temporary DNS servers that are serving as a workaround are shut down. About 70,000 IP addresses in the U.S. are believed to be infected, out of more than 300,000 worldwide. Find out more:

    http://www.securityweek.com/dnschanger-remains-issue-fortune-500

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    Debra Littlejohn Shinder is a technology and security analyst and author specializing in identity, security and cybercrime, utilizing her past experience as a police officer and police academy/criminal justice instructor. She has written numerous books and articles for web and print publications and has been awarded the Microsoft MVP designation for fourteen years in a row.




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