News Summary: Malware deadline passes, you’re OK

Published July 9, 2012 8:26pm ET



YOU’RE OK: The day that was supposed to see thousands of people knocked off the Internet has arrived, but only a few people lost touch Monday.

MORE THAN A YEAR COMING: Thousands of Internet users waited too long or simply didn’t believe warnings that they would lose access to the Internet because of malware that took over computers around the world more than a year ago.

PROVIDERS STEPPING IN: As the deadline approached, Internet service providers such as AT&T and Time Warner Cable set up their own safety nets to allow the affected computers to continue to access the Web.