Category: Tech
DNSChanger Malware
| April 22, 2012 | Filled under Tech |
This is not a new virus and hopefully your computers have had software updates installed on a regular basis as well as antivirus software installed and updated. But it is possible that home or work computers have been infected. Thus I am posting this update.
This piece of malware is actually pretty clever. It changes settings on your computer that will cause it to use rogue Internet servers to access Internet sites. The FBI shut down the rogue servers, but not before millions of computers were infected worldwide.
Your own computer(s) may not be infected. It’s likely that an infected computer would appear to function normally but it will stop connecting to the Internet when the FBI stops running it’s own servers as temporary backups until public computers have their settings restored. You may also have or be able to get information from your home Internet Service Provider (ISP) about this issue.
Going to this website can tell you (with some possibility for error) if your computer is infected with this virus.
http://www.dcwg.org/detect/
The above sites give some direction to remove the trojan and reset your settings. Additional information can be located elsewhere as well. http://www.dcwg.org/fix/
Information from the FBI
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2011/november/malware_110911
Article from PC Magazine
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2403364,00.asp
My reptile brain needs help – Enter Vitamin R
| December 27, 2010 | Filled under Tech |
I am using this Winter break to put a brake on some of my habits and focus in a different way. Vitamin R is a Mac OSX collection of tools to help manage attention, maintain motivation, and Get Things Done (GTD). Highlights of this simple to use tool include voice prompts, built-in white noise, and planned breaks! Tell me what tools you use to Get Things Done.
commandshift3.com has launched
| December 11, 2007 | Filled under Elsewhere, Tech |
It’s like Kittenwar, only for websites. My son worked with friends at Jelly, and three of them have just released their new website, commandshift3.com. Congratulations!!!!!!
