Monday: Internet Blackout

As you just learned probably today like I have. Tomorrow starting at 12:01am many computers will not be able to get onto the internet. What happened was that millions of computers were infected in this so called "Internet Doomsday" virus which in this virus users were redirected to different websites that they may have not been aware they aren't on. These are called DNS servers that helped redirect websites. Then the internet hackers made millions of dollars of revenue from advertisements and you going onto their website. In November the U.S. along with Estonian government cracked down on the malware that was spreading and those who were behind it. A federal judge then ordered to have temporary servers up and running so that many would still be able to use the internet. Tomorrow those servers are ordered to pull the plug on. 


There will be NO internet for those computers infected. Means completely no way to check your facebook and to check your e-mails. If you work from home or use your computer a lot remember to check your computer now and not later because there will be no later. If your computer is running through the DNS servers that are being redirected to different sites than go onto this site or just to find out if you computer is infected or not. 


Click here for the DNS checker: http://dns-ok.us/


You just click on the site and if it pops up with a green picture than your in the clear BUT if I believe it has a red background as it says on the site your computer is infected with the virus and it must be cleaned up. Any computer that still has the virus won't be able to use the internet until the settings are changed. 


For more information on malware click here. or http://www.dcwg.org/