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Computer virus, a computer program that is designed to replicate itself by copying itself into the other programs stored in a computer. It may be benign or have a negative effect, such as causing a program to operate incorrectly or corrupting a computer's memory. 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