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Microsoft drops MSBlast writer's $500,000 penalty

March 30, 2005 Jeffrey Lee Parson, teen convicted of writing variant of MSBlast worm, won't have to pay restitution to Microsoft. TAGS: Jeffrey Lee Parson, MSBlast worm, restitution, teen, Microsoft Corp.

Teen gets 18 months in prison for worm

January 28, 2005 Jeffrey Lee Parson, 19, must also participate in 10 months of community service for unleashing a variant of the MSBlast worm. TAGS: Jeffrey Lee Parson, MSBlast worm, prison, Minnesota, variant, worm, Microsoft Corp.

MSBlast suspect pleads guilty

August 11, 2004 The 19-year-old faces up to 37 months in prison after admitting to creating the "MSBlast.B" variant. TAGS: Jeffrey Lee Parson, MSBlast worm, variant, worm, attorney, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft's blast from the past

August 12, 2004 A year after the MSBlast worm, the software giant releases SP2 for Windows XP. Would it have stopped the fast-spreading virus? TAGS: MSBlast worm, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, security company, Service Pack 2, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, virus, Microsoft Windows, PC, operating system

Is hard time for worm author too harsh?

February 3, 2005 Teenager sentenced to 18 months for writing a MSBlast worm got his just deserts, according to a Web poll. What's your take? TAGS: Jeffrey Lee Parson, MSBlast worm, poll, sentence, Graham Cluley, variant, Sophos Plc., Blaster worm, attorney, Microsoft Corp., virus

News.com wins award for MSBlast coverage

April 13, 2004 CNET News.com takes home a national award in deadline reporting from the Society of Professional Journalists for its collection of stories on the August 2003 worm. TAGS: MSBlast worm, award, Sigma, winner, coverage, New York, category, U.S.

Worm packs double whammy

February 3, 2005 roundup MSN Messenger users could get bitten twice by Bropia. Also: Hard time too harsh for worm author? TAGS: MSBlast worm, MSN Messenger, Saddam Hussein, worm, MSN, flaw, Service Pack 2, photograph

Virus writers elude Microsoft's bounty hunt

November 5, 2004 A year on, and the company's $1 million tip-off program has nabbed just one (alleged) virus writer. Is it a bust? TAGS: Sasser worm, informant, bounty, Sobig, MSBlast worm, margin, MyDoom virus, Graham Cluley, reward, author, virus, software company, Microsoft Corp., antivirus

Some VoIP calls being blocked

August 12, 2004 Some Net phone users who are also broadband subscribers aren't receiving incoming calls. AT&T plans to release patch. TAGS: Internet phone, VoIP, AT&T CallVantage, AT&T Corp., MSBlast worm, cable company, Adelphia Communications Corp., broadband, call, BellSouth Corp., IP, virus

Alarm growing over bot software

April 30, 2004 Many network administrators fret about the next worm, but security experts warn that a quieter, equally damaging threat is gaining control of large networks of computers. TAGS: AgoBot, bot, security expert, Internet Storm Center, MSBlast worm, Symantec Corp., network administrator, security, variant, Internet security, worm, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Seeds of destruction

January 15, 2004 Agriculture epidemics, like the Irish Potato Famine, may hold clues that can help computer-security experts fight Internet viruses. TAGS: epidemic, MSBlast worm, disease, species, computer virus, professor, clue, scientist, researcher, virus, security

Microsoft: Sasser bounty hinges on conviction

September 10, 2004 Person who fingered alleged author of virus must cool heels while waiting for cool quarter-million-dollar reward. TAGS: Sven Jaschan, Sasser worm, Hemanshu Nigam, informant, Netsky virus, Graham Cluley, bounty, MSBlast worm, conviction, arrest, authority, variant, police, author, virus, Microsoft Corp.

This week in security

February 4, 2005 There's no business quite like the worm business, apparently. TAGS: Jeffrey Lee Parson, Sophos Plc., MSBlast worm, worm, Trend Micro Inc., antivirus company, variant, MSN Messenger, patch management, MSN, Microsoft Corp., photograph, trojan horse, security, antivirus, PC

New worm's got sass, but not much else

May 3, 2004 The latest worm could spread widely, but security experts believe that computer users got lucky because the program is poorly coded. TAGS: Sasser worm, worm, MSBlast worm, spread, eEye Digital Security, Symantec Corp., researcher, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Why cyberscofflaws get off easy

August 16, 2004 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh explains why convicted virus and worm authors are more likely to do Club Fed than hard time. TAGS: Jeffrey Lee Parson, MSBlast worm, sentence, penalty, prosecutor, worm, virus, Microsoft Corp.

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