With a July 9 deadline looming for machines infected with the DNSChanger trojan to still be able to access the internet, Google is lending a helping hand to inform users of compromise.
"We believe directly messaging affected users on a trusted site and in their preferred language will produce the best possible results," Menscher wrote. "While we expect to notify over 500,000 users within a week, we realize we won't reach every affected user. Some ISPs have been taking their own actions, a few of which will prevent our warning from being displayed on affected devices. We also can't guarantee that our recommendation will always clean infected devices completely, so some users may need to seek additional help."
DHS, in the blog post, recommended that users visit the DNSChanger Working Group website to test their computers for infection and to receive instructions on removing the trojan.
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