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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Google - Notifying users affected by the DNSChanger
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Tue May 22 17:13:09 2012
Date: Tue, 22 May 2012 13:32:59 -0700
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Google - Notifying users affected by the DNSChanger malware
http://j.mp/Kwnkdd (Google Online Security Blog)
"Starting today we're undertaking an effort to notify roughly half a
million people whose computers or home routers are infected with a
well-publicized form of malware known as DNSChanger. After
successfully alerting a million users last summer to a different
type of malware, we've replicated this method and have started
showing warnings via a special message that will appear at the top
of the Google search results page for users with affected devices."
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This is a really great idea. Let's see if Bing joins in. My most
recent discussion of this issue is at:
http://j.mp/JBZtvR (Lauren's Blog)
--Lauren--
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