Why is the US under threat level RED?

[G. Morgan]

What is going on?

http://www.mcafee.com/us/mcafee-labs/threat-intelligence.aspx

 

[Shadow]

What is going on?

http://www.mcafee.com/us/mcafee-labs/threat-intelligence.aspx

Probably travel-agent-sponsored.
Visit Africa !!! Threat nihil !!

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[G. Morgan]

What is going on?

http://www.mcafee.com/us/mcafee-labs/threat-intelligence.aspx

I bet its everyone freaking out about the DNS changer bullshit.

The media is making a mountain out of a molehill.

 

[Dustin]

I bet its everyone freaking out about the DNS changer bullshit.

I've been filtering emails and cell calls about that dns changer
announcement. It was on the main page on foxnews yesterday or the day
before...

The media is making a mountain out of a molehill.

Bigtime. Generating unnecessary panic'd support calls too.

 

[Dustin]

Just shutdown the bloody DNS servers and let the chips lay where they
fall.

Thats exactly what I said! Some systems will go offline. Fine, it's good
for the local economy when a tech has to come fix it. Some people just
don't learn until they have to pay out a little hard earned cash.
Computers have something in common with cars. both require maintenance and
proper care. If there machine or network is using one of the rogue IPs,
it's due to lack of maintenance and proper care.

 

[G. Morgan]

Just shutdown the bloody DNS servers and let the chips lay where they fall.

Yep, some of us might actually make a little money on a few
service calls.

 

[Dustin]

require maintenance and proper care. If there machine or network is
using one of the rogue IPs, it's due to lack of maintenance and
proper care.

If their machine or network is using one of the rogue DNS servers (or
IPs), it's due to lack of maintenance and proper care.

Correction to make grammar police happy. No ticket for me today!

 

[ASCII]

I bet its everyone freaking out about the DNS changer bullshit.

The media is making a mountain out of a molehill.

Just do this test http://www.dns-ok.us/
and there won't be any surprises come shutdown day.

 

[Dustin]

Just do this test http://www.dns-ok.us/
and there won't be any surprises come shutdown day.

If you or I had to do that test, something is seriously wrong on our ends.

 

[Whoever]

Just do this test http://www.dns-ok.us/
and there won't be any surprises come shutdown day.

And if you find you have a problem, there's a tool to fix it here
(scroll to the bottom of the list):


http://www.avira.com/en/downloads#tools