Thousands could lose internet access July 9 due to virus

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Thousands could lose internet access July 9 due to virus

On July 9, thousands of Canadians and hundreds of thousands of people worldwide could be without access to the internet after the FBI shuts down temporary DNS servers used to assist victims of a massive internet fraud ring.

The FBI and international law enforcement caught the people behind Rove Digital in 2011. (REUTERS/Chris Morgan/Idaho National Laboratory)Canadians affected by DNSChanger (CBC News)Victims of DNSChanger may not even know they're infected until the FBI's temporary servers go offline. (REUTERS/John Adkisson)

All computers that still use these servers will meet a virtual brick wall on July 9 and be unable to connect to

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