Augusta purges `vindictive´ software that shut down city computer network
(World News USA)

Augusta officials say that a malicious piece of software that froze the entire city computer network and forced the closure of City Center has been removed. JOE PHELAN/Kennebec Journal AUGUSTA - A malicious piece of software that froze the entire city computer network and forced the closure of City Center has been removed. City officials said Friday that the software, discovered around 3:20 a.m. Thursday when police computers began shutting down - followed by the rest of the city´s servers and computer network, prompting them to close City Center on Thursday and Friday - has been removed. They said work was underway, expected to continue through the weekend, to restore the network and reload...