Posted on 07/05/2012 2:35:46 AM PDT by mark3681
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“central Indiana”, didn’t you guy get hit last week w/ an UGLY Thunderstom Weather System. Ya think that may have something to do w/ it?
Malware may knock thousands off Internet on Monday
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.
To check whether a computer is infected, users can visit a website run by the group brought in by the FBI: http://www.dcwg.org .
http://news.yahoo.com/malware-may-knock-thousands-off-internet-monday-063924510—finance.html
Yesterday, I had problems accessing many websites while others came through with no issues. I tried a variety of pages, too. I have never experienced that situation. It lasted about an hour.
“It’s still not working!”
LOL. yea, still not working. Sending this telepathically!
Other poster asked about maybe storm related. Had some nasty ones roll through north of here last couple of days.
Yea. Heard about this a while back. Not sure I trust anything the FBI puts out there for our use.
Sad to say, I trust Obama’s FBI even less than I trust malware programers.
It has widened my horizons immensely. Through it, I have found my family which was lost 70 years ago through a divorce. I have discovered who some of my many great (great...) grandparents are, and where they are buried. Have found living relatives, cousins I never knew I had...
Just in case...It’s usually best to download a copy of the internet onto your home computer as a backup.
OL!
Fly an ultralite around just to confuse them.
I swear it’s not my fault!
I wonder if it is possible that they'll popularize a "malware" then offer a "scan" that will actually install official spyware on your computer.
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