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On Google, infected computers will see a warning atop their screen when completing a search (see below). "You computer appears to be infected," it reads. "We believe that your computer is infected with malicious software. If you don't take action, you might not be able to connect to the Internet in the future." | On Google, infected computers will see a warning atop their screen when completing a search (see below). "You computer appears to be infected," it reads. "We believe that your computer is infected with malicious software. If you don't take action, you might not be able to connect to the Internet in the future." | ||
| − | Google has added a link with directions for how to remove the software. | + | Google has added a link with directions for how to remove the software. The FBI has [https://forms.fbi.gov/check-to-see-if-your-computer-is-using-rogue-DNS a tool that will let you check] if your computer is affected. |
"Our goal with this notification is to raise awareness of DNSChanger among affected users," Damian Menscher, a security engineer at Google, wrote in a blog post. "We believe directly messaging affected users on a trusted site and in their preferred language will produce the best possible results." | "Our goal with this notification is to raise awareness of DNSChanger among affected users," Damian Menscher, a security engineer at Google, wrote in a blog post. "We believe directly messaging affected users on a trusted site and in their preferred language will produce the best possible results." | ||
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Google has added a link with directions for how to remove the software. PCMag's Security Watch blog also has more details on how to rid your machine of the malware, and the FBI has a tool that will let you check if your computer is affected. | Google has added a link with directions for how to remove the software. PCMag's Security Watch blog also has more details on how to rid your machine of the malware, and the FBI has a tool that will let you check if your computer is affected. | ||
| − | "Our goal with this notification is to raise awareness of DNSChanger among affected users," Damian Menscher, a security engineer at Google, wrote in a blog post. "We believe directly messaging affected users on a trusted site and in their preferred language will produce the best possible results." | + | "Our goal with this notification is to raise awareness of DNSChanger among affected users," Damian Menscher, a security engineer at Google, wrote in [http://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com/2012/05/notifying-users-affected-by-dnschanger.html a blog post]. "We believe directly messaging affected users on a trusted site and in their preferred language will produce the best possible results." |
Google first started adding malware warnings to search results last summer after it noticed some unusual activity on its network while conducting routine data center maintenance. Google said today that that effort resulted in warnings for 1 million of its users.</div> | Google first started adding malware warnings to search results last summer after it noticed some unusual activity on its network while conducting routine data center maintenance. Google said today that that effort resulted in warnings for 1 million of its users.</div> | ||
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