[Infowarrior] - FBI: Hundreds Of Thousands May Lose Internet In July

[Richard Forno]

(c/o JC)

FBI: Hundreds Of Thousands May Lose Internet In July 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/20/hundreds-of-thousands-may-lose-internet-in-july_n_1441260.html?ref=topbar

WASHINGTON (AP) For computer users, a few mouse clicks could mean the
difference between staying online and losing Internet connections this
summer.

Unknown to most of them, their problem began when international hackers ran
an online advertising scam to take control of infected computers around the
world. In a highly unusual response, the FBI set up a safety net months ago
using government computers to prevent Internet disruptions for those
infected users. But that system is to be shut down.

The FBI is encouraging users to visit a website run by its security
partner, http://www.dcwg.org , that will inform them whether they're
infected and explain how to fix the problem. After July 9, infected users
won't be able to connect to the Internet.

Most victims don't even know their computers have been infected, although
the malicious software probably has slowed their web surfing and disabled
their antivirus software, making their machines more vulnerable to other
problems.



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