In tales of yore, circa 2007, DNSChanger malware, which modify certain network settings to point to a rogue server, were as prevalent as the Stegosaurus. Fast forward almost four years, to the present day, their legacy still remains. They say the FBI, having discovered the rogue DNS servers, decided to clean them up and allow them to serve the public good. That is, only until the 8th of March, 2012.
According to much hyped reports in recent weeks, the 8th of March was to be the day the internet died, as the FBI would have been forced to lay to rest those servants of the public weal. If you are still reading this post then your computer didn’t fall victim to the supposed blackout. There are at least two possible reasons for this:
- The FBI has an extension on the deadline. Apparently the dreaded Death Of Internet Day (DOID) has been postponed to the 9th of July, 2012
- Lo and behold, you are not infected with DNSChanger malware and never have been
If you have been a K7 customer for a while, point 2 applies to you. Just to be on the safe side, K7 Security products sniffs for the erstwhile rogue DNS entries and snuffs them out if found, thereby ensuring that our brand new customers too are free from DOID.
Samir Mody/Lokesh Kumar
K7TCL
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