RE: FBI asking you to reboot your routers

[http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)]

Yeah, saw the article about this a few days.  I think Noelle may have
forwarded it to me?  In any case, our routers are none of those listed.

We've rebooted our several times.  We usually have to do it once per week,
anyway, because they are so crappy and old.

 > From: ", Flora" <http://www.vermont.gov/~Flora.>
 > Date: Tue, 29 May 2018 18:18:22 +0000
 >
 > Alexander mentioned this to me yesterday. I donâ??t have any
 > of the below routers, but you may want to check yours.
 > 
 > From: Bates, Karen L
 > Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2018 1:47 PM
 > To: DPS - Everyone <http://www.vermont.gov/~DPS.Everyone>; DPS - All Tech Liasons <http://www.list.vermont.gov/~DPS.alltechliaisons>
 > Subject: FBI asking you to reboot your routers
 > 
 > You may have seen that the FBI is asking everyone to reboot your routers.  See the below article from the FBI.
 > 
 > Why? Is what Iâ??m sure youâ??re asking.  The DOJ with the assistance of the FBI seized control of a botnet.  This botnet was targeting specific routers to become part of this botnet and cause trouble for a lot of folks.  Itâ??s pretty concerning as most routers donâ??t have built in malware detection.
 > 
 > The good news?  If you have one of the potentially infected routers, rebooting interrupts the communication to the botnet and it canâ??t be re-established.   Rebooting breaks the communication. 
 > 
 > Which devices are targeted?
 > 
 >    *  Linksys:  E1200, E2500, and WRVS4400N
 >    *  Mikrotik:  1016, 1036, and 1072
 >    *  Netgear:  DGN2200, R6400, R7000, R8000, WNR1000, and WNR2000
 >    *  QNAP:  TS251 and TS439 Pro
 >    *  TP-LINK:  R600VPN
 > 
 > Whatâ??s the easiest way to reboot a router?  Unplug it.  Wait 60 seconds so the device can reset itself and plug it back in.    While youâ??re at it, if you still have the default password on your router, change it now thru the interface.  ( You still have the documentation, right? )
 > 
 > Please reach out if you have questions,