Many Internet providers shut down connections Monday to stop
a virus that has taken over more than 300,000 computers nation wide.
The FBI investigated a virus that worked through the
Internet.
The DNS Changer is a scam that redirected Internet users to faulty
websites in hopes they would give their usernames, passwords, and, hopefully, credit card information to aid in identity theft.
The virus started in 2009, but the scammers weren't
arrested until late 2011.
The FBI gave detected computers correct IP addresses so they
could continue to surf the web without the threat of the infected sites.
On Monday, that system was switched off and any computer
still infected can lose Internet access.
Troy Kieffer...owner of TekNetCorp says it's not a common
virus, but it is very dangerous.
"I don't think that it's been a major impact on Rapid City, per say," says Kieffer. "Nationwide, of course, I think the FBI announced that
there was somewhere around 300,000 infected computers. It was a
pretty nasty end result, as far as infection goes. Very difficult to remove."
You can use this website http://www.dcwg.org/ to see if your computer is at risk.
