I've seen this story on Canadian TV news, but I expect it pertains to more that just us Canucks.
Malware could affect 9,000 Canadian computers MondayBasically, these jerks began this click scam (among other means) which resulted in people's internet access getting rerouted to some alternate servers in various locations in the States. Now, last fall, the FBI caught these guys and replaced their malicious servers with clean ones, so that those whose PCs were infected, wouldn't automatically lose their internet service. Now these backup servers are about to be taken down... on Monday, so anyone who has been infected with this Malware, whose PCs are being redirected through those backup servers, will suddenly not be able to connect to the internet because those servers won't exist.
If your PC has been infected or you are concerned that it might be, there's a link in the story, which will lead you to find out. I already checked my computer and it came up clean. I'm posting this because it would be a shame if a number of our members suddenly dropped off the radar Monday due to this.
Thank you.