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Questions:

- The mail server used by the department doesn't have antivirus ?

- The department computers don't have antivirus ?

- The email was police related or personal ?

- Staff have not been trained to not open attachments ?

- The department does not have, or have access to IT staff ?

- Why were details not available ?

The only way to know how many attacks were attempted, and what they were directed at, and that they were able to be blocked, is with active virus protection software, which, if present, should have negated the need for an "employee with the department who is well-versed with computers" to spend an entire day to attempt to partially clean up the situation.

From: Computer virus attacks Barrington Police Department system

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