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Teenager Who Hid Virus Among Judas Priest And Megadeth Lyrics Is Jailed

posted Feb 5, 2005 at 9:52 AM by deathbringer.  (15 Comments)

According to I.T. Vibe, a teenager from Minnesota who included a link inside an Internet worm to his web site where he made viruses available for download alongside lyrics for songs by JUDAS PRIEST and MEGADETH has been sentenced to 18 months in prison and 10 months community service by a U.S. District Court.

Jeffrey Lee Parson's worm, the so-called Blaster-B Internet worm, infected 48,000 computers and caused an estimated $1.2 million in damage when it spread in August 2003.

Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos, commented, "An 18-month prison sentence is probably the best that Jeffrey Parson could have realistically hoped for. The U.S. authorities have demonstrated their determination to deal with virus writers and other cybercriminals. Parson's sentence sends out a strong message to other young people that writing viruses is a fool's game. Parson and his parents will be regretting the day he decided to get involved in virus-writing."

Parson, who went by the online handle of "Teekid", based his virus upon the virulent Blaster-A worm which exploited a serious security hole in Microsoft's software as it spread around the globe.

Source: Blackmetal.com

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15 Comments on "Teen Who Hid Virus In Priest & 'Deth Lyrics Jailed"

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1. Plan2Damage writes:

Hats off to Jeff Parson...

# Feb 5, 2005 @ 11:24 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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2. LOK HIMMM writes:

FU*K YOU,plan2damage, andf*** YOUR BOOTY HERO jeff parson. who wants to download some decent music and have to worry about what some little DUMBFU*K like parsons is sneaking in to your system. i hope you get a virus and it blows up your drive and shatters your monitor, sending a shower of glass slivers into your worthless, pimple covered face. THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK, AS*HOLE. HIMMM!!!!

# Feb 5, 2005 @ 11:30 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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3. Chameau writes:

- " THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK, AS*HOLE. " (LOK HIMMM)

That is exactly what you should do.
Do what I say, not what I do ?

# Feb 5, 2005 @ 12:19 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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4. LOK HIMMM writes:

so you're saying that you would like to have a virus downloaded into your computer the next time you try to download some music?

# Feb 5, 2005 @ 12:52 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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5. Plan2Damage writes:

...Im not the a$$hole, for the simple fact that the worm was not put into music, it was lyrics...

# Feb 5, 2005 @ 7:42 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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6. metalhead644 writes:

thats what u rat f***s get for downloading! bahahaha! ....just kidding, thats f***ed up

# Feb 6, 2005 @ 12:05 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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7. Old skool rocker writes:

Maybe you guys should buy music and support these artists instead of stealing it online!

# Feb 6, 2005 @ 12:15 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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8. darkstar writes:

There are some people who like to check out the music by downloading them before they buy the music.

# Feb 6, 2005 @ 6:44 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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9. zanderman writes:

i bet duesh bag singers are laughing now that we cant download music and we have to go buy it, and y did he have to do it for priest and megadeath, atleast pick a sh!tty band so we all dont get f**ked over

# Feb 6, 2005 @ 7:49 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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10. Rue writes:

This argument wouldn't have started if some people decided to read the article in its entirety. Not that I mind. Haha. I like arguing about these kinds of things.
Old Skool Rocker- Maybe you're just wrong. I support the bands I listen to. I go to at least one show a month. I buy band merch. I don't see any bands hurting from online sharing of songs? Maybe you could show me why filesharing is bad? It's not like we discover talented bands through filesharing or anything..

# Feb 6, 2005 @ 8:30 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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11. Drew writes:

I always download, i download a few of a band, if i like it ill buy an album and when i get the album ill delete the songs, if i dont like the bands ill delete them, theres no harm in that

# Feb 7, 2005 @ 7:26 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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12. LOK HIMMM writes:

i thought that this thread was about a little douchbag so bored with his own existence that he decided to fu*k up 48,000 computers. he deserved way more than the leniant system gave him. how would you feel if that little fu*ker's worm affected your computer and made you replace something that was operating just fine until you downloaded a song. and FU*K YOU again, plan2damage, for even acting like you support something like that. HIMMM!!!!

# Feb 7, 2005 @ 10:31 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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13. Old skool rocker writes:

I read about bands online or in revolver, hear them on the radio and then i'll go buy the record, if it stinks I trade it in at the used cd shop. I just don't think downloading and burning helps small bands. For every guy that buys a record from a band he downloaded there is someone that never buys a cd and downloads all the music. Musicians bleed the music(in most cases) they write. I've played in a few bands myself and maybe i'm biased but to me, downloading is wrong.

# Feb 7, 2005 @ 11:15 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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14. Andrew writes:

I do download but i garner alot more enjoyment from buying an album, and the little f*** that did this obviously has no life and gets kicks out of damageing peoples computers that he doesent even no, what a f***ed up world

# Feb 7, 2005 @ 11:16 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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15. darkstar writes:

Well, for me, I don't think downloading is wrong. That's how I actually I discover a lot of the bands I listen to today because they're not played on the radio. But it's not like I don't give anything back to them. Just last year I spent over $1500 on concert tickets, cds and some other merch.

# Feb 7, 2005 @ 9:38 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address

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