The Federal Bureau of Investigation, in a desperate pursuit to
finally put an end to the countless DNS attacks of the infamous worm
named DNSCharger Trojan on millions of computers in the U.S. and other
parts of the globe, has considered the plan to take down a huge number
of DNS servers and along with it millions of Internet users. It's
estimated that half of all Fortune 500 companies and 27 out of 55
government sectors are infected by the DNSCharger Trojan.
The FBI was able to temporarily stop the widespread of the virus by
replacing the infected servers with newer ones, thus giving companies
and individuals affluent time to clean up the mess. Unfortunately, the
solution was not enough to stop the DNSCharger from spreading its wrath.
Although the FBI, with the help of local authorities, was able to
capture the Estonian programmers responsible for the attacks, by the
time they knew about it, the Trojan has already been distributed to more
than 100 countries.
With the court's decision to approve the expiry of the replacement
servers on March 8 and with only a few options left on its sleeve, the
FBI has considered what the victims have feared the most - to forcibly
shut down the infected DNS servers. That accounts to millions of PCs
overall. So how nasty is the DNSCharger malware?
Once inside the computer, the Trojan can alter the DNS settings of
the system, leaving your PC vulnerable to hidden re-routes to illegal
websites that may contain more malware. What's worse is that the
DNSCharger has the capability to stop your computer from accessing
websites that are offering fixes to the problem. It's a very dangerous
malware that the FBI is taking very seriously.
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