Avira DNS-Repair-Tool released

Will you add the Avira DNS-Repair-Tool to your toolkit?

  • Yes

    Votes: 2 33.3%
  • No

    Votes: 4 66.7%

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Jack

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Jan 24, 2011
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Avira said:
You must have heard already about the already “famous” malware DNSChanger which manipulates the DNS settings of the computer in order to silently direct the users to malicious websites.
FBI and others took action against this malware and in November 2011 have managed to break the botnet. According to FBI, more than 4 million computers were affected world wide. The thieves manipulated DNS entries in order to block antivirus programs and the operating systems to update delivering this way even more malware on users’ computers. The DNSChanger malware was used also to redirect users to rogue servers controlled by the fraudsters, allowing them to control users’ web activity and generate income through online advertising. When FBI shut down the botnet, they also replace the servers which were directing to malicious domains with valid DNS servers.
So, if the botnet is shut down why all this trouble?

FBI will deactivate those new valid DNS servers on March 8, 2012.
If your computer was infected at some point in time and it was using one of the DNS servers which are now controlled by FBI, after March 8, it will no longer be able to make any DNS requests through these servers. In layman’s terms, you will no longer be able to browse the web, read emails and do everything you usually do on Internet. So, it is mandatory that the DNS settings of the computer are restored to their original state.
After an infection with DNSChanger malware, until now it was needed to restore the settings manually. Here are tutorials in German and in English.
With the Avira DNS-Repair tool released (press release in German only) on Friday, January 20, you can revert to the default settings of Windows only with a few clicks.

You can download the tool free of charge from the Avira Support’s Knowledge Base website in German and in English.

Avira cooperated also with the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) and published the tool also on the special website created to check if the DNS requests are made to the right places: www.DNS-OK.de. Note that on this website you see the link to the Avira DNS-Repair-Tool only if it is detected that your system is affected by the malware.

via Avira.com

Download Avira DNS-Repair-Tool - http://www.avira.com/en/support-for-home-knowledgebase-detail/kbid/1199 (EN)
 

Ramblin

Level 3
May 14, 2011
1,014
Tested, got:
"For English speaking users: Your system is not affected by the DNSChanger trojan malware. For more information on this topic please visit the FBI website". :cool:

Thanks

Bo
 

Valentin N

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Feb 25, 2011
1,314
I don't have this infection but it's good to have in the toolkit package :) You can never have to many tools :D a bit similar that a women can't have enough handbags, shoes or scarfs :D
 

McLovin

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Apr 17, 2011
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Thanks for shaing Jack. Will be adding this to my toolkit :)
 

jamescv7

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Mar 15, 2011
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It would be a handy, since some cases of viruses have DNS hack so to avoid any side effects then its a must who really need it.
 
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