Router Hijacked

system · June 24, 2016, 5:57am

My avast premier states my router has been hijacked and suggests I change my DNS to 8.8.8.8

The problem is I have been using OPENDNS for a long time so I am not sure how my router would have been hijacked.

All the solutions I have found state change to a DNS program and I already am using one. Any ideas?

Eddy · June 24, 2016, 6:15am

Your router DNS settings and a application that you use on your system are two different things.
Login to the router and change the DNS settings there.

Pondus · June 24, 2016, 6:36am

Forums/OpenDNS Device Configuration/Router Configuration (best for home use)
https://support.opendns.com/forums/21618374-Router-Configuration-best-for-home-use-

system · June 24, 2016, 3:07pm

Thanks for the reply. My router settings had already been changed. They have been like this since I started using open DNS.

Lotan · June 24, 2016, 5:15pm

you could try updating your router firmware. I used to get router hijacked warnings after a network scan till i updated my routers firmware.

system · June 24, 2016, 9:05pm

It says it has the most current version of firmware.

system · July 18, 2016, 6:50pm

Also, there are vulnerabilities in the security arrangements, as well as some Wi-Fi features. So it is not recommended:

keep function enabled WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup);
use a type of WEP and WPA security. (Instead, as far as possible, use WPA2). Read how to configure your router http://www.routerstop.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-router-configuration/ to ensure its safety for the future.

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