Recently, there was an outbreak of a computer virus, known as the Melissa virus. The FBI is determining whether the virus meets the requirements in the criminal code for an investigation. Which legal justification should be used by the FBI to pursue this matter?

a. Creation of computer viruses are illegal. b. Approval from Microsoft was not granted using Microsoft's Outlook program to spread the virus. c. The transmission of a program, information, code, or command that intentionally causes damage without authorization, to a protected computer.

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Jimena Le

5 March, 18:16

Recently, there was an outbreak of a computer virus, known as the Melissa virus. The FBI is determining whether the virus meets the requirements in the criminal code for an investigation. Which legal justification should be used by the FBI to pursue this matter?

a. Creation of computer viruses are illegal. b. Approval from Microsoft was not granted using Microsoft's Outlook program to spread the virus. c. The transmission of a program, information, code, or command that intentionally causes damage without authorization, to a protected computer.

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Lucia Garner · Answer 1

Correct answer is (c)

Explanation:

The transmission of a program, information, code, or command that intentionally causes damage without authorization, to a protected computer.

Melissa virus is a computer program that was meant to cause serious damage to computer system by sending e-mail from an infected computer to the mail address on that computer. The virus was investigated by the FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center. By transmission of a program, information, code, or command that intentionally causes damage without authorization, to a protected computer, The FBI's NIPC will be able to investigate how Melissa is being proliferated.