This is actually legitimate although a lot of media sources are blowing
it out of proportion. Note that the "Monday" referred to in Lisa's
forwarded message is just a message from another list. It isn't an
official announcement. That being said, I wouldn't just click on such a
link either. What I did was googled for this story and found several
reputable sources. One such article is
http://techland.time.com/2012/07/06/dnschanger-no-the-internet-isnt-shutting-down-on-monday/

If you've been keeping up with updates and running anti-malware
software, you're probably safe. If you're worried you're infected by
this malware then I'd suggest looking around via Google to find a
reputable site to see if you're safe or not.

On 06/07/12 09:38, Nelson Blachman wrote:
> Lisa,
> 
>  
> 
>   The fact that this warning says the malware is coming on Monday
> without any day, month, or year shows it to be intended to persist
> forever.  Don't visit the site it mentions, which may infect all of its
> visitors.
> 
>  
> 
>   Nelson
> 
>  
> 
> *From:*Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Lisa McManus
> *Sent:* Friday, July 06, 2012 5:24 AM
> *To:* [log in to unmask]
> *Subject:* [VICUG-L] question about the warning of a danger to our
> computers
> 
>  
> 
> Hi all,
> 
>  
> 
> I have pasted a copy of an email that I have received in my email from a
> group that I belong to and before doing anything with it I was wondering
> if any of you have heard about this upcoming danger or what you thought
> of the warning.  Thanks very much.
> 
>  
> 
> Lisa
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> Hello All BOSS Members,
> This email is extremely important, so please make sure that you read every
> single word because it affects your computer.
> There is a DNS changer mal ware that is about to shut down thousands of
> machines across the nation on Monday. To see if your machine has been
> infected, go to the following URL.
> There is nothing to download and install, and there is no scanning taking
> place on your machine. For those of you who can see, when you visit the
> first site that is listed to visit, if you're infected with the mal ware,
> your screen will show a red background
> Please do yourself a huge favor and visit the following URL below to see if
> you have been infected and if you are infected, how to clean it up.
> Donaldhttp://www.dcwg.org/detect/
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