Update 1x: If the FBI’s website says, “Service Unavailable. Please try again later,” please do try again later.  As of the morning of April 23, I’ve been able to get in sporadically, while yesterday the service was fine.

Update 2x: Since the FBI’s website seems to be swamped, you can go to http://www.dns-ok.us/, if you are in the US, to check your site.

Please run a check on your computer to see if you have the DNS Changer malware (malicious software) installed on it.  This malware, like much of the malware, will disable your antivirus, so your computer will be open to attack from other malware, like viruses and Trojan horses.

Go to the FBI’s website at http://dcwg.org/detect/ and click on the first URL (link) in the article.  Once you do that, you should see “DNS Resolution = GREEN” as long as your computer is not infected.  If you see “DNS Reolution = RED,” your computer is infected, and you need to click on the fix link provided to get rid of the malware.  If you do have the malware and don’t get rid of it, you may not be able to access the Internet after July 9. Continue reading →