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Aussie power grid threatened by virus
Integral Energy has been infected by a virus which affected executable Windows files across its fleet of desktops but the company says the power grid is safe.
Sydney, Australia - Australian power utility Integral Energy has been infected by a virus which affected executable Windows files across its fleet of desktops.
A spokesperson for the company confirmed that the company had been infected with W32.Virut.CF and was in the process of its rebuilding its entire fleet desktops.
However, the spokesperson stressed that the power grid had not been affected. "[The virus] attacks Microsoft products and the network doesn't run on Microsoft," they said, adding that there was absolutely no way it could make its way onto the grid.
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