If a person gets caught making a virus for a computer, what happens to them?

depending on the situation of the virus for example trojans if the virus only affected some people like 50-100 then they would go to jail and be on the FBI's computer terror list but in this case with the worm cousing panic not just here in the states but in other countries the person when caught will be fined for something like cousing massive panic as is a threat to the free world or something like that and would most likely be under watch and banned from ever using a comp again or contacting people to in fear of someone else making a new and Better worm. lolz that would suckIf a person gets caught making a virus for a computer, what happens to them?
Nothing. Whatever people tell you is wrong. You cannot get in trouble for making a virus. It is illegal to send a virus however. I have taken classes to create and destroy viruses and I can tell you that it is not against the law to harvest them.If a person gets caught making a virus for a computer, what happens to them?
They get hired by companies that make anti-virus software and paid very well.





What a perfect setup. You employ people to create viruses and then sell anti-virus software to everyone in the world to protect their computers from the virus you created.
It looks like precident is 20 months in ';Club Fed.';





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Usually they don't get caught.Most viruses come from russia,china or eastern europe where the chances of getting caught are very slim and they know it.
A nice long trip to federal prison.
Just don't do it.
A huge fine or Jail time.