computer malware virus???????

[Fur & Feathers]

us linux users werent affected.

it is the best antidote to any windows borne malware or code exploits which is the majority,though this dns changer program was supposedly programmed for OSX as well.

almost all linux operating systems are free and do everything windows does with alternative and far better open source programs,and there are a number of total beginner friendly distros like mint,ubuntu,mandriva,porteus and pearOS [which looks just like OSX].
for information on almost all distros-as well as the download links-go to: http://distrowatch.com/
burn it to a disc,and go to BIOS to change the boot sequence.

alternatively,theres an even easier and better way if have got a usb stick,download this:
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/yumi-multiboot-usb-creator/
its an awesome completely free prog for sticking as many linux distros as wanted on the usb stick without any technical knowledge required; it does all the partitioning and it also downloads the .ISOs required for distros as well unless have already got them in which case it will add them.
leave stick in,go into BIOS and put the USB stick at the top of the list in the boot sequence so that it reads the usb stick first.
not all computers will boot from USB though,but most modern ones do.

ssorry for the preaching but woud honestly recommend it now days as windows is a victim of its own success,its extremely exploitable,OSX is naturaly getting worse for exploiting to.

 

[call ducks]

I use Linux.

But what this virus did is when you clicked on some link you downloaded the virus that changed the DNS. You can change your DNS in the router yourself.

In it's most simplist form the DNS is a computer that converts a domain that is easily remebered such as backyardchickens.com to it's corresponding IP. the IP may be soming thing like {1-9}.{1-9}.{1-9} so like 15.1.51.2010 could be an ip of a web server that well serve you back with the rendered code. so when you had this virus it changed the DNS from one of your providers (or googles, or what ever it was) to one of their servers.