Houston justice system floored by virus
The now infamous Conficker worm is playing havoc with the municipal court operations in Houston.
The court system had to close down on Friday afternoon after the computer virus affected access to data on court cases. Courtroom operations aren't expected to be back in business before Thursday morning.
People can pay fines and conduct other court business, but judges will not call dockets. Those with court dates for misdemeanor cases will be notified by mail of their new dates. The virus hit 475 of the city's 16,000 computers and infected part of Microsoft Windows that handles the login process.
