FBI Urging People to Check Their Computers
By: Jacob Long, WMBD/WYZZ-TV
Updated: April 22, 2012
Tens or even hundreds of thousands of computer users might not be able to get online this summer.
The FBI is warning people to check for a type of malware called "DNS Changer." It's said to be similar to a computer virus.
A group of international hackers infected computers with it.
And even though the hackers have been caught, a temporary solution keeping the infected computers online will go away in July.
That means certain users won't be able to connect to the Internet. Click here to see if your PC is infected.
The FBI is warning people to check for a type of malware called "DNS Changer." It's said to be similar to a computer virus.
A group of international hackers infected computers with it.
And even though the hackers have been caught, a temporary solution keeping the infected computers online will go away in July.
That means certain users won't be able to connect to the Internet. Click here to see if your PC is infected.
