akarta - DNSChanger virus spread quickly to millions of computers with internet use. Here are tips to find out if your computer infected this virus or not.
DNSChanger can indeed be categorized as one of the dangerous virus. With the advantage of a user while browsing, this virus has landed in more than 4 million computers in 11 countries.
"Spread the largest in the United States, that in Indonesia there is not much, at least about 50 thousand," said Alfons Tanujaya, antivirus experts from Vaksincom, to detikINET Tuesday (06/03/2012).
Well, it turns out there is a fairly easy way to tell if your computer is infected with DNSChanger or not. I using a special website created by the working group DNS Changer. The trick?Open a web browser (eg Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, or Safari) and then access any of the sites below.
http://dns-ok.us
http://dns-ok.de
http://dns-ok.ax/index_en.html
http://dns-ok.fi/index_en.html
If the test result is green, then your computer normally. But if the result is red, then the DNS server settings from your computer or broadband router you are directed to a malicious server is known.So what if the result is 'positive'? Computer or router DNSChanger infected can be cured by the following ways:
Computer
1. It is recommended to restore the infected computer's DNS settings to get the old settings with the automatic. Please contact your ISP or your office IT admin for help.
2. If the computer is infected with malware DNSChanger try not to update the software system and database security.
To clean the virus is Windows and Mac users can use the most updated antivirus application, either free or paid version.
3. After cleaning, use another test method above to make sure whether the DNS server setting is normal or not.
Broadband Router
Advised to follow the documentation provided by the vendor to reset the DNS server settings and change the default password admin.
Good luck!
