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quietman7
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"A new Trojan horse masquerading as a video "codec" required to view content on certain Web sites tries to change key settings on the victim's Internet router so that all of the victim's Web traffic is routed through servers controlled by the attackers....recent versions of the ubiquitous "Zlob" Trojan (also known as DNSChanger) will check to see if the victim uses a wireless or wired hardware router. If so, it tries to guess the password needed to administer the router by consulting a built-in list* of default router username/password combinations. If successful, the malware alters the victim's domain name system (DNS) records so that all future traffic passes through the attacker's network first...a Windows user with a machine infected with a Zlob/DNSChanger variant may succeed in cleaning the malware off an infected computer completely, but still leave the network compromised...

blog.washingtonpost.com
stijn
i was infected by a maleware thing by zlob!
i think i've deleted it but i'm not really sure i hope theres no further damage at my computer
quietman7
If you continue to have problems from an infection and need assistance, please start a new topic in the Am I infected? What do I do? forum.
samuel3
How can you catch it, can you catch it off a certain site\link?
quietman7
This type of malware is often downloaded to a computer and installed by Trojans when visiting underground web pages, adult, gaming or pirated software sites. Many users become infected by downloading Fake Codecs, Fake MP3's and other free music files.
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