ISPs credited with dampening DNSChanger's impact

Despite warnings of a possible Internet meltdown, the servers that once controlled the DNSChanger Trojan that infected millions of computers were taken down without incident.

The success of the takedown operation by law enforcement was credited to Internet Service Providers that helped victims avoid a disruption in service. Among the ISPs working with the FBI to locate infected computers and help users clean their systems were Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Verizon. While ISPs were given kudos for helping avert what could have grown to a major problem, they were also criticized for choosing to redirect traffic, instead of insisting that customers clean their systems of malware.