277,000 Users Could be Kicked Off The Internet This Monday

[dark_lord69]

[citation][nom]john_4[/nom]Should read 277,000 Windows users may be kicked off the net.[/citation]
I've read that MACs WILL be effected by this.

 

[Guest]

"NIXvirusFREE1950 :
Sure, but he did not mention Macs, you did. Also, Windows is the only platform affected by this one, which makes his comment perfectly valid and not trolling......your comment, not so much.


DNSChanger can and has affected OSX, some of those 277,000 are Macs, don't be stupid and think this can't affect your Mac cause it certainly can."

You are asking too much to an i-diot pothead...lol

 

[shahrooz]

[citation][nom]john_4[/nom]Should read 277,000 Windows users may be kicked off the net.[/citation]
he is probably a Linux user like me, and he is implying that Linux does not have any virus he is not talking about Mac, Fuck Mac

 

[amk-aka-Phantom]

[citation][nom]shahrooz[/nom]he is probably a Linux user like me, and he is implying that Linux does not have any virus he is not talking about Mac, Fuck Mac[/citation]

The only reason your Linux "does not have any virus" is because it's quietly forcing the same security measure that Microsoft kept advising for YEARS but had enough dignity to NOT force. Create a "normal user" account and authorize as an administrator when administrative tasks are needed. Give me root access (or hell, just physical access) to your Linux and I'll screw it up SO bad that you won't even understand what the heck is wrong with the damn thing though it will still appear to be fine - no slowdowns, no weird pop-ups, nothing strange in the processes... it's too freaking easy.

Screw up some permissions, shuffle around the boot order of services so that their dependencies are completely screwed up, vandalize the software sources in various ways (there're more than enough), create some horrible iptables rules, break the software dependencies, install Cairo Dock (you wouldn't want your Linux to look like a Mac, would you? 😀).... need I go on? All this is just a list of issues I run into regularly when configuring Linux boxes, and I haven't even thought about how to purposefully mess it all up.

So please, don't praise your beloved Linux for "not having viruses". It doesn't need any, it's bad enough as it is 😀 If someone is to gain root access to your machine (which is how most of us Windows users work!), it's FUBAR for you, worse than any virus. And I still see Linux users complaining at times that Windows won't let certain things to be done even by an administrator... maybe for a reason? 😉

 

[jonathan_rg]

DNS is only necessary for WWW, they will have access to Internet.

 

[tntom]

This can effect anybody! Linux, Mac, Win, iphone, etc because the virus in some cases would also access and change the DNS settings of your home router. Easy to do when most people still have factory password and username on their router. Any device connecting to the internet through the router is going to lose access to the internet unless you manually reset or change your DNS setting in your router.

I doubt a single person reading this site is infected.

This rootkit virus itself loaded itself in the boot sector of the infected machine. I believe the virus itself is Windows only.

 

[blazorthon]

[citation][nom]eddieroolz[/nom]This virus is Windows-only so technically he's correct that 277,000 Windows computers will be kicked off the net.Amazing how some people get so worked up over a mention of Apple or Mac...[/citation]

This isn't a Windows-only infection.

 

[blazorthon]

[citation][nom]jonathan_rg[/nom]DNS is only necessary for WWW, they will have access to Internet.[/citation]

Having access but not having DNS servers means no internet for most novice users.

 

[blazorthon]

[citation][nom]shahrooz[/nom]he is probably a Linux user like me, and he is implying that Linux does not have any virus he is not talking about Mac, Fuck Mac[/citation]

There are Linux viruses too. There isn't a single major modern operating system that doesn't have malware of some sort and although viruses aren't as common as they used to be, they are viruses for Linux. Granted, Linux probably has even less malware than OSX. Not only does Linux have small market penetration, but it also has higher average technical experience and knowledge among its users.

[citation][nom]amk-aka-Phantom[/nom]The only reason your Linux "does not have any virus" is because it's quietly forcing the same security measure that Microsoft kept advising for YEARS but had enough dignity to NOT force. Create a "normal user" account and authorize as an administrator when administrative tasks are needed. Give me root access (or hell, just physical access) to your Linux and I'll screw it up SO bad that you won't even understand what the heck is wrong with the damn thing though it will still appear to be fine - no slowdowns, no weird pop-ups, nothing strange in the processes... it's too freaking easy. Screw up some permissions, shuffle around the boot order of services so that their dependencies are completely screwed up, vandalize the software sources in various ways (there're more than enough), create some horrible iptables rules, break the software dependencies, install Cairo Dock (you wouldn't want your Linux to look like a Mac, would you? ).... need I go on? All this is just a list of issues I run into regularly when configuring Linux boxes, and I haven't even thought about how to purposefully mess it all up.So please, don't praise your beloved Linux for "not having viruses". It doesn't need any, it's bad enough as it is If someone is to gain root access to your machine (which is how most of us Windows users work!), it's FUBAR for you, worse than any virus. And I still see Linux users complaining at times that Windows won't let certain things to be done even by an administrator... maybe for a reason?[/citation]

Get root/administrative access to any operating system and you can probably screw it up beyond repair. Linux, OSX, Windows, etc. etc... It makes no difference other than the methodology involved in accomplishing it. Linux, however, can have some excellent infection protection by default despite the fact that there really isn't much Linux malware. Granted, it can depend on the distro in question, but still.

 

[A Bad Day]

[citation][nom]warezme[/nom]People have had plenty of time. Cutting them off will do them a favor and jar them into reality of taking some responsibility over their computers. They are computers not appliances.[/citation]

You have a long way. I know lots of people who treat computers as low-maintenance appliances. One of them had so many of those freaking "tool bars" on his IE 5.5 from those "free" software that there were only two inches of viewing space on a 480p resolution monitor.

 

[maqsabre]

i guess it would lessen the traffic on the web

 

[lp231]

If a infected computer is cut from the internet, then how can that computer download a antivirus software or get virus updates?!
You can use another computer and transfer via a flash drive, but not everyone knows how to do it.

 

[lp231]

[citation][nom]warezme[/nom]People have had plenty of time. Cutting them off will do them a favor and jar them into reality of taking some responsibility over their computers. They are computers not appliances.[/citation]
Not many people read tech sites. Do you see it or even hear it in the regular media? I haven't heard about it. To them a piece of food stuck between some celebrity's teeth is more important.
If you think they will take some responsibility, dream on, it won't happen. If they aren't responsible in the first place, they won't be responsible now. They will probably just blame GS or some computer technician for not fixing it correctly.

 

[blazorthon]

[citation][nom]lp231[/nom]If a infected computer is cut from the internet, then how can that computer download a antivirus software or get virus updates?!You can use another computer and transfer via a flash drive, but not everyone knows how to do it.[/citation]

I don't think that someone who couldn't get rid of a virus in several years would know how to do it at all, let alone to download it to a flash drive from another computer. Besides, anyone who knows how to download something but doesn't know how to use a flash drive obviously isn't someone who knows what to do about this anyway. That almost 288,000 people still have this is a testament to the ignorance of the average computer user.