Nick VR4
30-08-2003, 10:24 AM
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/articles/blastersuspect.html
He admitted he modified the orignal Blaster worm
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Blaster worm suspect named, computers seized in Minnesota. Sophos Anti-Virus comments
The identity of the teenager arrested on charges related to a variant of the Blaster internet worm has been revealed.
Jeffrey Lee Parson, 18, was arrested earlier today and is due to make a court appearance in St. Paul, Minnesota. His arrest follows a search of his home at Hopkins, Minnesota, by FBI and Secret Service agents on Tuesday, where seven computers were seized.
It is claimed that Parson, who is belived to use the online handle "teekid" or "t33kid", admitted to FBI Special Agent Eric Smithmier that he modified the original Blaster worm and created a variant which used the filename penis32.exe. Parson, reportedly a physically imposing figure, at 6 foot 4 tall and weighing 320 pounds :eek: , is said to have run a website where viruses were made available for download alongside lyrics for songs by Judas Priest, Megadeth and Weird Al Yankovic.
"The crime-fighting authorities have moved quickly in this case - sending a strong message that law enforcement agencies around the world are getting better at catching cyber-criminals," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos Anti-Virus. "It is to be hoped that other budding virus writers think twice before unleashing their worms on innocent computer users."
There have been a number of variants of the Blaster worm. The first changed the name of the infecting file from msblast.exe to penis32.exe, and is believed to have been released on 13 August 2003. Sophos Anti-Virus detects this variant of the Blaster worm as W32/Blaster-A.
He admitted he modified the orignal Blaster worm
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39461000/jpg/_39461783_hacker_afp300body.jpg
Blaster worm suspect named, computers seized in Minnesota. Sophos Anti-Virus comments
The identity of the teenager arrested on charges related to a variant of the Blaster internet worm has been revealed.
Jeffrey Lee Parson, 18, was arrested earlier today and is due to make a court appearance in St. Paul, Minnesota. His arrest follows a search of his home at Hopkins, Minnesota, by FBI and Secret Service agents on Tuesday, where seven computers were seized.
It is claimed that Parson, who is belived to use the online handle "teekid" or "t33kid", admitted to FBI Special Agent Eric Smithmier that he modified the original Blaster worm and created a variant which used the filename penis32.exe. Parson, reportedly a physically imposing figure, at 6 foot 4 tall and weighing 320 pounds :eek: , is said to have run a website where viruses were made available for download alongside lyrics for songs by Judas Priest, Megadeth and Weird Al Yankovic.
"The crime-fighting authorities have moved quickly in this case - sending a strong message that law enforcement agencies around the world are getting better at catching cyber-criminals," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos Anti-Virus. "It is to be hoped that other budding virus writers think twice before unleashing their worms on innocent computer users."
There have been a number of variants of the Blaster worm. The first changed the name of the infecting file from msblast.exe to penis32.exe, and is believed to have been released on 13 August 2003. Sophos Anti-Virus detects this variant of the Blaster worm as W32/Blaster-A.