Check if your computer has the DNS changer virus

this is being discussed on a forum I frequent ...

http://www.dcwg.org/

snip:
On November 8, the FBI, the NASA-OIG and Estonian police arrested several cyber criminals in “Operation Ghost Click”. The criminals operated under the company name “Rove Digital”, and distributed DNS changing viruses, variously known as TDSS, Alureon, TidServ and TDL4 viruses. You can read more about the arrest of the Rove Digital principals here, and in the FBI Press Release.
What does the DNS Changer Malware do?
The botnet operated by Rove Digital altered user DNS settings, pointing victims to malicious DNS in data centers in Estonia, New York, and Chicago. The malicious DNS servers would give fake, malicious answers, altering user searches, and promoting fake and dangerous products. Because every web search starts with DNS, the malware showed users an altered version of the Internet.
Under a court order, expiring July 9, the Internet Systems Consortium is operating replacement DNS servers for the Rove Digital network. This will allow affected networks time to identify infected hosts, and avoid sudden disruption of services to victim machines.
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and here is a forbes article:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/adriank...dium=rss&utm_source=topic-tech&partner=obtech

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this link checks your computer .... If you see a red background, your machine has been infected, and green signals good news, however, you could still be at risk.

http://www.dns-ok.us/

 

Checked this with Snopes and it is given a TRUE signal so not one of these hoax things.

 

On the other hand, as The Daily Mail Online also says it's true, I don't know what to believe.

 

Mind the problem has been around since November 2011 so any decent Virus checker ought to have picked it up and fixed it already.

 

http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread858586/pg1

 

Interesting. Conspiracy Theorists?

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18735228

 

it's just people who question things and don't always believe what the government tells us

 

That used to be the BBC.