DNSChanger attack.......

DNSChanger Malware

The Domain Name System (DNS) works like a telephone book for the internet, changing domain names into numerical Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. When you enter a domain name (such as 'www.staysmartonline.gov.au') into your web browser, the computer contacts the DNS servers to find the IP address that corresponds to the domain name (for example, 172.16.254.1).

Your computer then uses this IP address to connect to the website you are looking for. The DNS servers you use are usually operated by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) and form part of the network which connects your computer to the internet.

Without the DNS and DNS servers, you would not be able to access websites, send e-mail, or use many other internet services.

Criminals have learned that if they can control DNS servers, they can control which sites a user connects to on the internet. By controlling a user's DNS, a criminal can cause an internet user to unknowingly access fraudulent or malicious content, or otherwise interfere with a user's web browsing.

One way criminals do this is by infecting computers with a type of malicious software (malware) called DNSChanger. The DNSChanger malware replaces a user's DNS settings with settings that connect to 'rogue' DNS servers.

In November 2011, the FBI closed down a ring of cyber criminals who are believed to have been responsible for the worldwide spread of DNSChanger. An estimated four million users were affected worldwide. The FBI worked with the Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) to set up and operate a correct, temporary DNS solution so that these users would not lose their internet access when the malicious DNS servers were taken down.

This temporary DNS solution gives users infected with DNSChanger the opportunity to remove the infection before the temporary solution is switched off on 9 July 2012. After this date, users infected by DNSChanger will not be able to access internet services.

What DNSChanger does to your computer

DNSChanger alters your computer's DNS settings to replace your 'default' DNS settings with settings that connect to the rogue DNS servers. DNSChanger also attempts to access devices on your network such as your router and change their DNS settings so that they connect to the rogue DNS servers.

This means that all the computers on your network can be affected by DNSChanger, even if they are not directly infected with the malware.

To know more about the Malware check FBI Released  PDF Document........

For Additional Information, check it...

https://forms.fbi.gov/check-to-see-if-your-computer-is-using-rogue-DNS

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Use Mcafee SiteAdvisor........

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http://www.dcwg.org/

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

Spoon.net : Connect your desktop's to the cloud

Spoon is an application virtualization technology that executes applications in isolated, pre-configured virtual machines. This eliminates installs and allows settings to migrate between devices. In short, with Spoon.net, you can make your desktop applications, documents, and settings  accessible anywhere you go: at your home pc, your computer at work, or your friend's laptop. You does't need to download any software and install, it lets you launch desktop applications from the web with no installs.

To use Spoon, you need to add a small browser plugin(which is of ~30mb), which is just like a browser add-on,  you will be able to launch the applications on Spoon.net directly from the web. These applications can also be added as shortcuts to your desktop and start menu, so they behave exactly as if you had them regularly installed. Once you signed into the plugin which is installed, go to the webpage choose the application and click run then spoon.net download's the necessary files and the program will start, here there is no need to run application's .exe file.

You can see some of it's supported applications in the below screenshot...

Individual access to spoon.net is free upto 1GB and it may vary and for a better idea of what each plan provides, here is the screenshot below which is directly from the spoon's website:

In addition, sync-enabled applications will automatically synchronize their settings (be it homepages, bookmarks, preferences, and etc) to your Spoon.net account, which will follow you when you launch the application on another machine.

It's Homepage and Pricing page.........

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To keep our body fit we'll do many things like sleeping well, morning yoga etc, but these habits will help to keep our brain sharper. I've seen a blogpost which tell you few more things.....

How to detect and remove MAC OSX Flashback Trojan

Until now apple company product's are the secured ones, which are free from viruses, worms etc. But now a Trojan called Flashback/Flashfake has targeted MAC OS platforms and infected nearly 700,000 mac PC's. Which is combined with botnet and capable of stealing personal information.

While surfing the net if it displays wrong search results or asking to install an update then know that you are infected and the program passess the victim's ip address and UUID to the author of that trojan.

“The Flashback Trojan is a wake-up call for everyone who’s online – no matter what platform or device they use,” said Norton Internet Safety Advocate Marian Merritt.

How to Detect:

Through the kaspersky's flashbackcheck database, copy and paste your Hardware UUID and know that you are infected or not.To find your UUID, select the menu item "About this Mac" in Finder and choose "More info …" Find "Hardwire UUID" in the window that opens, and copy its value to the clipboard.

How to remove:

Norton offers a detection and removal tool for this Flashback Trojan or use Bitdefender's tool, get it through APP Store.

How to disable or remove facebook timeline : TimeLineRemove

Facebook activated timeline permanently in the last year. Before it became mandatory they offered to revert back their old style, but many of us are liked and sticked to it and few wants their old profile look back.


There is a way to get back your old profile by using your internet browser add-on/extension TimelineRemove. It removes the timeline feature from all facebook profiles. It is available for major browsers like IE, Chrome, Firefox and Safari.

"This tiny, but handy tool disables the new Facebook timeline feature and restores the classic look, without changing the timeline behavior for other visitors of your Facebook profile. The extension basically works by hiding the timeline, so you can view your own and others’ profiles in the old style." by the developer.

TimelineRemove works automatically once installed, and a button is added to the toolbar that lets you toggle the timeline on and off, whenever you want. 

If you want to get back your facebook timeline profile page then just simply disable or uninstall the add-on/Extension(watch the screenshot how to remove) from your browser. 

Get it directly from HomePage or for Firefox, InternetExplorer , Safari and Chrome.