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07/07/2012 02:06:33 PM · #26 |
Originally posted by Denielle:
If you do not check your computer by July to ensure it is safe, and your's happens to be infected, then the FBI will restrict access for your computer to access the internet, indefinitely. |
Actually, this is as big a problem as some viruses. People who spread unsubstantiated rumors, especially scary ones, instead of taking a few minutes to check it out, either through someone more savvy than they, or even running it up the flagpole with Google.
Hysterical "We're going to get booted off the 'Net by the FBI." warnings do nobody any good, and the perpetuation of these myths happens constantly.
Simply checking with your own AV site's updates & news, or talking to someone who genuinely is involved with computers that's knowledgeable will ally over 90% of these loose scares that are more often than not, based in rumor and bad info.
If you have a good, known ISP, decent AV software, and you don't do stupid things like opening attachments that you *know* what they are and that they were coming, you simply don't get viruses.
It's not rocket surgery, it's common sense.....
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07/07/2012 04:02:37 PM · #27 |
Originally posted by NikonJeb:
It's not rocket surgery, it's common sense..... |
This got me thinking, perhaps some people should be banned from the internet indefinitely. This is a virus that is easily caught and stopped by antivirus software, so the people that are infected are being irresponsible. It's like driving drunk or going to an orgy with herpes... yea, I just said that.
Dirty people, stay off my internets! |
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07/07/2012 04:13:26 PM · #28 |
double post
Message edited by author 2012-07-07 16:13:56. |
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07/07/2012 04:13:27 PM · #29 |
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07/07/2012 04:35:31 PM · #30 |
Originally posted by Kelli:
Rockets have surgery? |
Sort of like a confused mixed metaphor of Brain Science.
I am somewhat surprised people are so convinced the story is a hoax. Is it ABCnews, the LAtimes.com or eWeek.com which has it wrong? Maybe they are all unwary perpetrators of a hoax.
If the question is whether, or not, the FBI will turn off Internet access for some people.... I don't know the answer? If the question is whether federal agencies have the power to turn off Internet or cell phone access or other wireless devices during emergencies, then the answer is YES. During the recent wildfires in Colorado.... when federal firefighting resources were in the air over the fires.... civilian cell phones and wireless devices were squelched. This was to clear the airwaves for the military-like action in an emergency. It was appropriate action by government. But, it was surprising. As soon as the command & control left the airspace, all the civilian communication capability was restored. |
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07/07/2012 04:54:14 PM · #31 |
Legit - Check your PC here at the DCWG (DNS Changer Working Group)
I am not making the link above clickable, do your own research.
Here's the link > //www.dcwg.org/ |
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07/07/2012 05:52:16 PM · #32 |
We're getting calls about it at work from our customers. It was on Friday evening's TV news here. It's easy enough to go to the home page for your virus detection software & check for it. Or go to the DCWG site. A little google goes a long way to find out more information.
My experience is that many people won't do anything until their 'puter stops working. The DNS Changer threat is only one of many problems. |
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07/08/2012 01:07:55 AM · #33 |
Originally posted by hahn23:
I am somewhat surprised people are so convinced the story is a hoax. |
Just to clarify (in case I'm one you think thinks it's a hoax), I don't think this is a hoax. It is absolutely a real thing, BUT it's outrageously exaggerated and it's been spun. The way media is presenting it makes it sound like a huge deal, and people are freaking out, because they don't understand.
All I'm saying is "don't panic!" My first post in this thread I thought explained the situation, but it seems maybe not? |
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07/08/2012 02:34:45 AM · #34 |
AHHHHHHH!!! Y2K, Y2K!! It's happening again! ;-)
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07/08/2012 10:47:53 AM · #35 |
Originally posted by hahn23:
If the question is whether, or not, the FBI will turn off Internet access for some people.... I don't know the answer? |
the fbi will shutdown their servers, not other people's internet access. Outside the usa, other governments have their their own equivalent servers, such as in here in singapore. But for some reasons, they are also shutting down their servers. Maybe because the global threath had been contained and the only chance this virus will still affect internet users is when people have not done their part of securing their own machines. |
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07/17/2012 07:08:55 PM · #36 |
Originally posted by Giles_uk:
macs are inherently more secure being based on unix a lot harder for stuff to install itself without permission, i used to work on the security team when i was at Sun microsystems love all these fake stories and ones you see on facebook ppl are so naive and believe they are helping b spreading this bs haha |
Not so much. Macs are probably less secure than current Windows machines (Microsoft has come a *long* way in the past 10 years). It's just that there are more Windows machines, so they make a juicier target for attackers.
That said, Macs are definitely susceptible to viruses and malware. The Flashback trojan infected 600,000 Macs this past spring, many of which still haven't been cleaned. If you have a Mac and haven't scanned for it, you might be surprised... |
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