The warnings about the Internet problem
have been splashed across Facebook and Google. Internet service providers have
sent notices, and the FBI set up a special website.
But tens of thousands of Americans
may still lose their Internet service Monday unless they do a quick check of
their computers for malware that could have taken over their machines more than
a year ago.
Despite repeated alerts, the number
of computers that probably are infected is more than 277,000 worldwide, down
from about 360,000 in April. Of those still infected, the FBI believes that
about 64,000 are in the United States.
Users whose computers are still
infected Monday will lose their ability to go online, and they will have to
call their service providers for help deleting the malware and reconnecting to
the Internet.
not suddenly lose their Internet.
But that temporary system will be
shut down at 12:01 a.m. EDT Monday, July 9.
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.
But popular social networking sites
and Internet providers have gotten more involved, reaching out to computer
users to warn of the problem.
According to Tom Grasso, an FBI
supervisory special agent, many Internet providers are ready for the problem
and have plans to try to help their customers. Some, such as Comcast, already
have reached out.
To check whether a computer is
infected, users can visit a website run by the group brought in by the FBI:http://answer.techbuddiesonline.com/thread.php?elem_id=376
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