Denver motorists disrupted by computer virus
According to media reports, motorists trying to receive or renew driving licenses and identification cards in Denver, Colorado have been forced to tolerate delays due to a computer virus.
As many as 20,000 residents of Colorado are said to have been inconvenienced by the virus infection at the Department of Revenue's Motor Vehicle Business Group which has affected computer systems since Friday 17 September 2004.
The virus, which has not been named, forced the computer system to be shut down at 2:30pm on Friday afternoon and affected an estimated 63 offices throughout Colorado, Diane Reimer, a spokesperson for the Department of Revenue's Motor Vehicle Business Group, told the Denver Post.
"Over a thousand new viruses are being seen in our labs each month, so it's essential to keep your anti-virus software up-to-date and ensure you have the very best security in place to prevent infection," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos. "As can be seen by this incident - it's not just computer users who are inconvenienced by the virus writers. Regular people going about their daily business are being driven to distraction by malware attacks."
