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Re: Routers
Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 7:58 am
by froggyboy604
I think network cards and wifi adapters can get hacked where the DNS server can be changed, so people get redirected to a virus infected I.P. address when going to known good websites.
Re: Routers
Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2019 8:05 am
by Skeithex
that's why you got to do more than scan but also refresh all that network stuff as well when you think you've been infected.
Re: Routers
Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2019 12:17 am
by froggyboy604
Switching to another DNS server instead of using your ISP default DNS for your network card and routers can be a good idea if you suspect your ISP DNS server is infected with malware or viruses, and sending users to dangerous sites. I read online some people's ISP DNS got infected with a virus, and send people to virus infected websites.
Re: Routers
Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2019 7:58 am
by Skeithex
whose to say the dns you change to isn't infected though?
Re: Routers
Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2019 8:14 am
by froggyboy604
I feel no one really knows for sure if the DNS server is infected by just using a web browset until someone scans the DNS server for viruses and to look for dns setting changes made by a virus, hackers.
Your antivirus and some web browsets may warns you that you are goung to a dangerous I.P. address when typing in a known good domain address like Google.
There is always a chance that the government, and criminals are secretly infecting a DNS servers to redirect users to install spyware and Malware onto people's computers, or take control of their PC by redirecting people to virus infected websites.
Re: Routers
Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2019 8:19 am
by Skeithex
the bad thing about being infected is you may never know you are infected, I read some hijacks can take over with zero awareness to the user. Frightening stuff.
Re: Routers
Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2019 6:45 pm
by froggyboy604
Software download websites can get hacked, and the known good software installer file like a disk cleanup program installer gets infected/replaced by a virus program or a disk cleanup software with a virus on it.
I think Wannacry viruses automatically installed a lot of ransomware on computers which did not have antivirus and security software to stop Wannacry infections.