Computers Infected By 'DNS Changer' Trojan Malware Will Lose Internet Access Monday

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No. The DNS Servers were shutdown thus the DNS calls will go unanswered.
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At least one of the big ISPs supposedly [a] will be
redirecting those DNS requests to its own servers.

Which in some ways raises more concerns than it solves...

[a] news reports, for what they're worth, about AT&T
 
Not true. The "FBI's DNS Servers" were shutdown. The rest of the world's DNS servers
continue to work AOK.
At least one of the big ISPs supposedly [a] will be
redirecting those DNS requests to its own servers.
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A decent ISP response, but basicly unneeded except for customer satisfaction.

Which in some ways raises more concerns than it solves...
[a] news reports, for what they're worth, about AT&T
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Such as?
 
Yeah. We can't even hope for a plain old zero-sum game :-)
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The 1st law of thermodynamics says you can't win.

The 2nd law says you can't break even.

The 3rd law says you can't quit the game.
 
Not true. The "FBI's DNS Servers" were shutdown. The rest of the world's DNS servers
continue to work AOK.
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FYI, David H. Lipman is quite knowledgeable in this area and is well
aware that it was the FBI-run DNS servers that were being shut down. I
think if you review the context of David's statement above, you'll
clearly see that.
 
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