What is FBI DNS Changer Virus?
FBI DNS Changer is a computer infection which does respect your antivirus software, if you have one, and disables it at once after the invasion to the system. This cunning malware is used to control computer users and do not allow them to browse the Internet in a preferred manner. It, as the name prompts, changes DNS servers’ settings so that the user cannot open websites that he/she wants to browse. Instead of the desirable website, the user visits a malicious webpage.
The FBI reports that “criminals have learned that if they can control a user’s DNS servers, they can control what sites the user connects to on the Internet. By controlling DNS, a criminal can get an
unsuspecting user to connect to a fraudulent website or to interfere with that user’s online web browsing.”
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DNS (Domain Name System) refers to the link between the name of a website you enter in your browser’s address box and an IP address that stands for that particular website. Every webpage has its own IP address which is accessed when its domain name is entered in an appropriate field. It this manner, computer can connect to the Internet, and you can read the latest news, write and send e-mails and get involved in other activities.
When FBI DNS Changer replaces DNS servers with malicious servers, your IP address coincide with the IP addresses’ values of the ranges presented below:
64.28.176.0 through 64.28.191.255
213.109.64.0 through 213.109.79.255
77.67.83.0 through 77.67.83.255
93.188.160.0 through 93.188.167.255
67.210.0.0 through 67.210.15.255
85.255.112.0 through 85.255.127.255
You can check your IP if you open the Run utility in the Start menu and type cmd.exe. Press OK, and, in a new window, enter ipconfig /all. Find the line DNS Servers and compare the numbers with the range provided earlier.
If you have a SOHO (Small office/home office) network at home, other computers might be affected via your router if it has a default username and password, as well. Therefore, if you notice that your system and the Internet connection are not performing as usual, do not hesitate and check whether you are infected or not. Once you identify the problem, use a reliable malware removal tool so that you can remove FBI DNS Changer and use the Internet as you are used to. An automatic malware removal tool is highly advantageous, because all the procedures related to the removal are performed for you by the software.
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