FBI: Disinfect Your Computer Or Risk Losing Internet Access Come July

The FBI is warning that hundreds of thousands of individuals could lose access to the internet come July 9 unless they disinfect and remove a malware Trojan off their computers.

DNS Changer can infect both Windows and Mac systems. Linux users are safe, as are those using iPhones, iPads, Android devices and other systems.

The Trojan in question is called DNS Changer, a piece of malware that was discovered back in 2007 and is estimated to have infected millions of computer worldwide.

If you are infected there are a whole host of removal tools available. Here is a listing:

• Hitman Pro (32bit and 64bit versions)
• Kaspersky Labs TDSSKiller
• McAfee Stinger
• Microsoft Windows Defender Offline
• Microsoft Safety Scanner
• Norton Power Eraser
• Trend Micro Housecall
• MacScan
• Avira

Given that after July 8 you might not get the chance to do this, you might want to check your system for DNS Changer sooner rather than later.

FBI: check for DNS Changer malware before it’s too late

Previously, on The Internet: millions of computers across the globe were infected by malware called DNS Changer. The software targeted both PCs and Macs, and redirected users away from websites to ones that were deployed by cybercriminals. The new websites were filled with advertisements, with enough views and click throughs generating millions of dollars worth of revenue for the bad guys.
The servers were eventually intercepted by the FBI in Estonia. While they were tweaked to disable the adverts, they’re still active so as not to disrupt service for those who are still infected by DNS Changer. The FBI, however, plan to disable the servers in July, which could mean as many as 450,000 people would suddenly be unable to access the internet.

DNS Changer, as the name implies, changes the DNS settings of the OS to redirect traffic to the malicious servers. Once the FBI pull the plug on the servers, the DNS address will not longer exist, and those trying to access the internet will be met with an error instead. Either the DNS settings have to be altered, or the malware needs to be removed with an anti-virus program.

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Rare daylight meteor seen, heard over Nevada, California

A rare daytime meteor was seen and heard streaking over northern Nevada and parts of California on Sunday, just after the peak of an annual meteor shower.

Observers in the Reno-Sparks area of Nevada reported seeing a fireball at about 8 a.m. local time, accompanied or followed by a thunderous clap that experts said could have been a sonic boom from the meteor or the sound of it breaking up high over the Earth.

U.N.: Crime generates trillions of dollars each year

VIENNA (AP) – Criminality worldwide generates proceeds in the trillions of dollars each year, making crime one of the world's "top 20 economies," a senior U.N. official said Monday.

Fedotov said that "criminal business" earns those behind it $2.1 trillion — nearly 1.6 trillion euros — a year, which he said is equivalent to nearly 7 percent of the size of the global economy.