Imerja on North West Tonight News 02022010 - Conficker Virus affects Greater Manchester Police

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has been cut off from a national criminal database for more than three days because of a computer virus.

IT experts disconnected GMP from the Police National Computer (PNC) after finding the conficker virus on Friday.

It means officers have been asking neighbouring forces to carry out national checks on names and vehicles.

The conficker virus, a malicious worm, is believed to have infected up to 15 million computers around the world.

It was identified in the GMP system on Friday and quickly spread through the force, leading to the decision to cut off access to the PNC.

The virus was cleared within 24 hours of the cut of, and the force said it is now investigating where the virus came from.

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