<p>American agency FBI will block internet services in over 350,000 personal computers across the world - including 80,000 in US and 20,000 in Britain - after they were infected with an invisible and undetectable Trojan computer virus.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The "internet blackout" will take place July 9, the Daily Mail reported Wednesday.The computer virus called "DNSChanger" sends internet users to unintended and illegal sites. A report said the virus originally emerged in Estonia.<br /><br />The virus also blocks infected users from visiting secure sites that could help them rid of the worm.<br /><br />The FBI detected the infection some time back and had set up temporary servers to keep the infected computers working. But reports said it was costing much.<br /><br />The temporary servers were created to allow companies to remove the worm from their infected servers. Those affected had 120 days to get rid of the malware.<br /><br />After FBI warnings, the number of computers infected with the virus plunged, and now most are in the hands of private individuals, not companies.</p>
<p>American agency FBI will block internet services in over 350,000 personal computers across the world - including 80,000 in US and 20,000 in Britain - after they were infected with an invisible and undetectable Trojan computer virus.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The "internet blackout" will take place July 9, the Daily Mail reported Wednesday.The computer virus called "DNSChanger" sends internet users to unintended and illegal sites. A report said the virus originally emerged in Estonia.<br /><br />The virus also blocks infected users from visiting secure sites that could help them rid of the worm.<br /><br />The FBI detected the infection some time back and had set up temporary servers to keep the infected computers working. But reports said it was costing much.<br /><br />The temporary servers were created to allow companies to remove the worm from their infected servers. Those affected had 120 days to get rid of the malware.<br /><br />After FBI warnings, the number of computers infected with the virus plunged, and now most are in the hands of private individuals, not companies.</p>