Will your internet work on Monday? Take the test to find out if you have malware

The following text has been copied from the Call That Girl blog.

"Although the FBI has been urging consumers for months to check if their systems have been affected by DNSChanger, about 275,000 computers are still at risk of not having Internet access on Monday, July 9.

The good news is that it’s easy to see if your system has been infected and fix it if needed. The DNS Changer Working Group (DCWG) launched a check tool (Click on the link below to test your internet)
http://www.dns-ok.us/

— if you click on the link and the box is green, your computer is clean (If the box is red, your Internet will be dead)."

New MVPS HOSTS File Available

Tue, Jul 3 2012 9:58

MVPS HOSTS File Update July-03-2012

The MVPS HOSTS file was recently updated [July-03-2012]
http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm
Download: hosts.zip (145 kb)
http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.zip
How To: Download and Extract the HOSTS filehttp://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts2.htm
HOSTS File - Frequently Asked Questionshttp://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm
Note: the "text" version makes a great resource for determining possible unwanted connections ...
http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt (588 kb)
Get notified when the MVPS HOSTS file is updatedhttp://winhelp2002.mvps.org/updates.htm

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Tom

Happy 4th

Wishing you and yours a very special and happy 4th of July!