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By Mary Landesman, About.com Guide to Antivirus Software since 2000

Blaster.b Author Arrested

Friday August 29, 2003
Eighteen year old Jeffrey Lee Parson has admitted to creating a variant of the original Blaster worm. Dubbed Blaster.B, Parson's worm was a virtual no-show in comparison to the orginal Blaster worm which was thought to have infected 500,000+ systems. If convicted, Parson could face up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Placed under house arrest, Parson faces a hearing on September 17th in Seattle, Washington, the home state of Microsoft.
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