Check yours: Malware could prevent computer users from getting online

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Updated: 4/24/2012 8:22 am
SAN ANTONIO -- Tens or even hundreds of thousands of computer users could be unable to get online this summer.

The FBI is warning all computer owners to check for a type of malware called "DNS Changer." PCs infected with DNS Changer, which is similar to a virus, were used by a group of hackers for fraud. Federal agents say they caught those responsible. But a temporary solution keeping the infected machines online will go away in July, and users won't be able to connect to the internet.

Click on the following links to check your computer:

DNS Changer Working Group

FBI Check Site


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