PM Computers

Zlob.DNSChanger

Last week The smart folks at PM Computers was able to rid someone of the Zlob.DNSChanger trojan.
The solution was found here:

http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=15015

Normally with spyware infections our philosophy is as follows:

“I say we back up and nuke the entire site from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.”

In the real world this is not always practical. Using tools such as Spybot, Hijackthis, Cwshredder, and FixWareout, as well as an up to date virus and spyware scanner such as Trend Micro, to rid someone of the infection, until they can do a full cleaning is the next best thing.

When I worked at BestBuy, my managers loved this philosophy, because it made our numbers look great, I just wished they had given me the time to do the actual work I had sold. One of the few reasons I could go back there on a daily basis, I could meet with the general public and educate as many people as possible. I sold a lot of antivirus installs on new computers. 60 day trials are great, but the number of people who forget to renew is staggering. This way I could try and make sure people were secure for at least a year. Another thing I sold a lot of was firewall routers. A lot of people don’t understand these either.