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the FBI yesterday served a grand jury subpoena on Easynews.com, a Phoenix-based Internet service provider whose network may have been used to disseminate Sobig.

I use Easynews newservice, wonder if I have any infections from these guys?

Without going into the "infections" bit too much - yuck, yuck! - I don't think you have anything to worry about.

Actually, I saw on a computer site that security services had tracked down the 20 computers that were supposed to be converted into servers for the virus that was to be activated yesterday. They were all home computers (and were in the US, I believe), and I have no idea how they managed to find them.

Can you imagine innocently sitting at your PC, say, posting to FR, when suddenly the FBI and the Cyber-whatever Task Force appear at your door and tell you that your computer has been taken over by something that is going to try to bring down the Internet? I sure can't!

BTW, they had found 19 of these servers yesterday, and only found the 20th one very late in the game.

Another question: the number (same as number of 9/11 hijackers) made me suspect that this might be connected to ... should I say it? ...the Religion of Peace. Any ideas from anyone?