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WA: Yakima County office computers no longer have virus

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Dissent

Ada Chong reports:

A computer virus that hit some Yakima County offices has been fixed. It hit machines in the prosecutor’s office, the courts and the Department of Corrections medical office.

The virus encrypted content of attached drives on three computers. It caused a screen to pop up and ask the user for money.

There’s no indication where the virus came from.

Yakima County’s Technology Services Director says no real damage was done.

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