Netwitness says Kneber is a ZeuS Trojan botnet, a type of botnet known for its capability to target and steal key information stored on your computer, such as login credentials.

‘Kneber’ Botnet Attacks PCs Worldwide: FAQ – PCWorld

Google’s Public DNS claims to speed up this initial communication. Our testing indicates that Google’s service is indeed faster than other DNS servers including OpenDNS, another public offering.

If you’re a “safe surfer” you might want to give the Google DNS a shot. For content filtering on your family network, you can’t beat OpenDNS and Google’s speed isn’t reason enough to switch. It will be interesting to see if Google adds filtering to its DNS service.

Official Google Blog: Introducing Google Public DNS