Microsoft Corp. Windows users whose systems were infected last week by the W32.Blaster worm might appreciate the attention of a new version of that worm that cleans corrupted systems and then installs ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Jeffrey Lee Parson pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to intentionally sending a variant of the MS Blaster computer worm that infected 48,000 computers. Parson, 19, ...

Microsoft Corp. blunted an expected attack on its Web site yesterday by shutting down the targeted Web page and increasing its ability to handle large amounts of traffic. Those steps, and presumably ...

The Blaster worm – also known as MSBlast or LoveSAN – has spread rapidly since it was first noticed on Monday. It has infected an estimated 188,000 systems running Microsoft operating systems, ...

James Mahood did not battle the recent Blaster computer worm. He settled in at Baker residence hall equipped with the necessary anti-virus software and stayed clear of trouble. Other students are ...

A new worm that exploits a widespread vulnerability in Microsoft Corp.’s Windows operating system continued its spread today, making the outbreak the most serious since the appearance of the SQL ...

Jeffrey Lee Parson, 19, of Hopkins, Minn., is likely to face 18 months to three years behind bars after pleading guilty to one count of intentionally causing or attempting to cause damage to a ...

The damage the "Blaster" worm caused this week was comparatively limited, computer experts say, and the story of its digital life is hardly different from thousands of other computer bugs released ...

A 19-year-old pleaded guilty in a Minnesota federal court on Wednesday to spreading the W32.Blaster-B worm over the Internet. Jeffrey Lee Parson, of Hopkins, Minnesota, said he was responsible for ...

With a new version of the W32.Blaster worm on the loose and set to spawn a massive denial-of-service attack on a Microsoft Web site Saturday, the software maker Friday released a set of security ...

Microsoft Corp. Windows users infected last week by the W32.Blaster worm might appreciate the attention of a new version of that worm that cleans corrupted systems, then installs a software patch to ...

The Minnesota teenager accused of unleashing a variant of the Blaster computer worm entered a plea of not guilty yesterday during his first appearance in a Seattle courtroom. Jeffrey Lee Parson, 18, ...