Technology_Internet

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Despite repeated alerts, tens of thousands of Americans may lose their Internet service Monday unless they did a quick check of their computers for malware that could have taken over their machines more than a year ago. Internet service providers sent out notices, but the FBI had to take down a safety net. (Associated Press)

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A customer holds Webroot's SecureAnywhere Complete 2012 software for computer security at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif., on July 6, 2012. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** This combination of 2012 file photos shows the logos of Yahoo, left, and Facebook, outside their offices in Santa Clara, Calif. and Menlo Park, Calif. The two companies have agreed to settle a patent dispute on Friday, July 6, 2012, averting a potentially bitter battle over the technology running two of the Internet's most popular destinations. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks July 6, 2012, at Bradley's Hardware in Wolfeboro, N.H., about job numbers. (Associated Press)

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks July 6, 2012, at Bradley's Hardware in Wolfeboro, N.H., about job numbers. (Associated Press)

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Jerry Seinfeld announced that he'll debut the Web series "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" on July 19. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** This undated handout image provided by The DNS Changer Working Group (DCWG) shows the webpage resulting from not having the DNS malware. It will only take a few clicks of the mouse. But for hundreds of thousands of computer users, those clicks could mean the difference between staying online and losing their connections. (AP Photo/DNC Changer Working Group, FILE )