OSX AND WINDOWS : DNS Changer to impact on 9 July 2012-Alert Services (Advisory)

Approximately 10,000 Australian internet users are currently infected with DNS Changer (malware).
If your computer is infected you need to remove it. If you don’t remove it by 9 July 2012, you won’t be able to connect to the internet.
DNSChanger is malicious software (malware) that may have been installed on your computer without your knowledge.

How to check you’re safe?

The Australian Communications and Media Authority, CERTAustralia and the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy have collaborated to develop a diagnostic website that, in most cases, shows you whether or not you are infected with DNSChanger. This website is dns-ok.gov.au. It only takes a second to check.

If you are infected, dns-ok.gov.au provides links to tools and detailed documentation that may help you remove the infection.

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