[yorkie]

It explains why, in the article, Ben. This is really nasty. It was also reported on FOX this morning.

[BenLurkin]

Once the FBI shut down the operation, it built a safety net of new servers to redirect traffic from those infected with the virus.

Why would they do that? Is the FBI in the business of running Internet servers?

I guess I'm slow but I don't understand why anti-virus programs were just simply updated. If the problem is that you can't update definitions on line why hasn't the fix been on sale at Best Buy for the last 5 years?