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Feedback at 5:00- Loss of Internet

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If you couldn't use your computer to get onto the Internet today, you could be the victim of malicious software, or malware.

The FBI intercepted a virus last year and kept thousands of computers running on its servers.

But, it has been warning it would shut down the system at some point today.

Estimates by the government say several hundred thousand computers could be impacted.

If you can't get online, your Internet provider should be able to help.

For tonight's "Feedback at 5:00," we wanted to know how your day to day life would be affected if you lost Internet access.