Hollywood movie production grinds to a halt after possible virus causes Mac computers to shutdown

Mac computers running the movie-editing software, Avid, have been shutting down without explanation across movie studios in Hollywood. The mass shut downs were first reported by Variety and may indicate the existence of a possible computer virus, though the cause still remains unclear. Once the computers spontaneously shut down, users are reportedly not able to reboot the machines, meaning affected studios have seen post-production efforts come to a grinding halt. Variety reports that several film editors and studios have reported experiencing the problem and took to social media to voice their concerns. 'Lot of L.A. post shops and people out on shows having their Macs slowly crash,' tweeted video post-production consultant Matt Penn.