FBI is likely to suspend internet connectivity on Monday

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FBI is likely to suspend internet connectivity on Monday 
Monday, 9th of July, at 06:00 (MEZ) the temporary DNS-servers setup by FBI will be shut down. But still there are still thousands of infected machines - one can wonder, what will happen to them, since malware which was constantly being used by cyber criminals to access confidential data from throughout the world. 
Computers in the internet have their own address - the IP-address. There are two versions: 
IPv4 which is a 32-bit address e.g. 195.122.169.23 and
IPv6 which is a 128-bit address e.g. 2001:db8:85a3:8d3:1319:8a2e:370:7347
In order to combat the DNS Changer and associated viruses from affecting more people/computers, the FBI has brought out a mechanism through which you can identify whether your computer system is affected by the DNS changer or not. There is also a deadline set by the FBI that is July 9 2012. By this date, computers infected with the DNS Changer will be denied internet access as the FBI might shut down temporary DNS Servers that are infected.
There is no need to panic as the FBI has put up a robust virus scanning mechanism ( website) through which you can scan your computer and also remove the virus completely as the site also provides a step-by-step guide to remove the infection completely. 
What Happened:In November 2011, the FBI identified and located a ring of cyber criminals that had infected more than four million computers across the world with a Trojan known as DNSChanger.  DNSChanger infiltrated both personal and corporate PCs redirecting computers to a set of DNS servers which directed Web searches to malicious Web sites. Beginning in 2007, the cyber ring used a class of malware called DNSChanger to infect approximately 4 million computers in more than 100 countries. There were about 500,000 infections in the U.S., including computers belonging to individuals, businesses, and government agencies such as NASA. The thieves were able to manipulate Internet advertising to generate at least $14 million in illicit fees.This is called “clickjacking” which is a technique where infected users think they are clicking on one website but are actually redirected to the fraudsters advertisement websites so they can get the click revenue stream. 

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