Saturday, June 30, 2012

Internet Doomsday - No Internet after July 9th?

In April, there is news that the internet world will die on the 9th of July. Today is June 30 and was nine days before the 'internet doomsday "to happen. 9 days from now, all internet users can not access email, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or any address on the internet.

According Msn.com, the FBI stated that they were responsible for the deactivation of the internet on the 9th of July. FBI call that day as the Internet Doomsday. Why does the FBI want to turn off the internet on July 9th? That is because the report of a trojan attack that will wipe out all of the internet world like a tsunami.

Trojan named DNSCharger is a creation of cybercriminals from Estonia. This Trojan will infect all Windows-based PC and Mac as well as damage the router is connected to the internet. Today, according to records Internetidentity.com, there are 4 million computers and routers connected to the internet.

DNSCharger Trojan 'has also been crippled approximately 500 thousand PCs and Macs in the year 2007. Therefore, the FBI recommends that Internet users to perform three steps before the anticipated date of July 9th.
  1. Check out all the settings on the computer
  2. Using or allowing the best antivirus in a computer device
  3. Checking the computer system connected to the internet
The three steps above are not the only way to save our computers from attack DNSCharger Trojan, but what's wrong when trying these steps. Better keep than cure, right?

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