Virus writer fined $2,400

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A Hungarian court has fined a virus writer $2,400 for infecting tens of thousands of computers.

Veszprem City Court awarded teenager Laszlo K with two years' probation, but almost sentenced him to a year's detention in a juvenile prison.


The virus, Magold-A, was sent via email and activated when users opened the attachment that offered photos of a Hungarian porn star. It then disabled antivirus software and other parts of the computer.

Police found the youth because he included his personal details in early versions of the virus.

 

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