Malware may knock thousands off Internet on Monday

WASHINGTON (AP) - 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.

Police identify North Charleston cop shot in line of duty

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) -

The North Charleston Police Department has identified the officer shot by a male suspect early Wednesday morning. Police say Sgt. Eddie Bullard remained in the hospital overnight Wednesday, but is expected to be released today.

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Are You Infected With DNSChanger Malware?

Is your computer infected with the DNSChanger malware? You might want to double check because come July 9, you might lose access to the Internet.

Stats released last month suggested that more than 300,000 unique IP addresses were still affected by DNSChanger, according to a Wednesday blog postfrom F-Secure. The large majority, or almost 70,000, were in the U.S.

That's down from the more than half a million computers infected earlier this year. But with 300,000 computers still at risk for losing Web access, should the FBI proceed with the July cutoff? Yes, F-Secure said.