The W32.Blaster.worm is a good example of a virus that spread through the internet. It caused havoc on many computers causing them to restart every so many minutes. The original author of the Blaster worm has not been caught, but 18 year old Jeffrey Lee Parson of Hopkins, Minnesota was caught for distributing a modified version of the worm. In Eric Ortner’s MSNBC online new report, he said that, “...he [Parson] faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.” Jeffery L

ee Parson said in Ortner’s article, “I am extremely concerned that the government is trying to make an example of me...” One could say that he should pay for modifying a malicious computer virus, but also one could say that he is young and still learning, and that kids will do stupid things.

From a recent survey of mine, 50% of the people surveyed have encountered a computer virus before, and 9 out of 10 people have internet access. I myself have had quite an experience with computer viruses, and how they can affect one’s computer. When I was 16 about to turn 17, I bought my first computer of my very own. I remember hooking it all up and getting it all setup for myself. I at the time was using regular Dial-Up internet access whic

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