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Old 04-23-2012, 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by njbchbum View Post
bare - i rarely click on a link that is emailed to me - even if from a friend. re the link i posted, i ASSUMED it to be safe since it was a story reported on national news.

when i want to research a topic on the internet i go to my norton search engine that comes with the norton security suite i use. it will then list the suggested websites; and each site indicates whether it is 'norton safe' and can be clicked on with reasonable safety.

if you want to do more reading on this dnschanger malware, here's the results list from my norton search for 'dnschanger':
dnschanger - Norton Safe Search
[cut and paste link if clicking it does not redirect you there]
Thanks for taking the time to point me in the right direction!
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