So its been all over the news lately about a Malware called the DNS Changer. What this Malware does is it changes the DNS of certain websites within your computer, So when you type in a URL, for example www.facebook.com, it will redirect you to a different website which will look exactly like the one you were trying to gain access to. At that point anything you enter into that website will be send to the hackers. What DNS does is converts an alphabetic web address to a numeric IP Address. To check if you're computer is infected visit this website provided by the FBI.
How To Check If Your Computer Is Infected By The DNS Changer Malware
Posted on the 09 July 2012 by Skateroren @ProgramsAliveSo its been all over the news lately about a Malware called the DNS Changer. What this Malware does is it changes the DNS of certain websites within your computer, So when you type in a URL, for example www.facebook.com, it will redirect you to a different website which will look exactly like the one you were trying to gain access to. At that point anything you enter into that website will be send to the hackers. What DNS does is converts an alphabetic web address to a numeric IP Address. To check if you're computer is infected visit this website provided by the FBI.