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Sasser worm author arrested in Germany
News Since appearing a week ago, Sasser has wreaked havoc on personal computers running on the ubiquitous Microsoft Windows 2000, NT and XP operating systems, but is expected to slow down as computer users download antivirus patches.
[May 9, 2004, 11:05]
Teenager admits writing Sasser worm
News A German teenager has pleaded guilty to creating the Sasser computer virus. Sven Jaschen was just 17 when he released Sasser, in April 2004. Sasser also disrupted several important computer networks, including that of the UK's coastal service...
[July 5, 2005, 17:35]
Netsky writers claim credit for Sasser worm
News The unknown team of programmers who created the latest variant of the Netsky virus claim to be the authors of the Sasser worm -- and researchers have found evidence that supports that assertion. Now, within the code of Netsky.AC, the team has...
[May 4, 2004, 8:35]
Teenager admits writing Sasser worm
Talkback We are all so much more safer if we can simply ignore our problems and punish those that dare to wake us from our dreams.
[July 5, 2005, 23:28]
Teenager admits writing Sasser worm
Talkback http://blouns.blogspot.com/2005/07/graham-cluley-is-moron.html
[July 5, 2005, 18:18]
Sasser attacks provide fodder for new worm
Talkback I worked for Virus Force Back in Bulgaria we must stop these hackers. Here we arest them and get them to the JAIL ! DO LIKE US ! ps: i m sorrry about my bad english
[May 17, 2004, 5:00]
Sasser attacks provide fodder for new worm
News Computers compromised by the Sasser worm may be vulnerable to a scavenging program that exploits a flaw in the software left behind by the worm, a security researcher said on Thursday. In this case, the file transfer protocol (FTP) server installed...
[May 14, 2004, 9:10]
W32.Sasser Removal Tool
Downloads Symantec Security Response has developed a removal tool to clean the infections of the following variants of the W32.Sasser worm: W32.Sasser.Worm, W32.Sasser.B.Worm, W32.Sasser.C.Worm, W32.Sasser.D.Worm
[May 5, 2004, 3:02]
Sasser tops virus infections
News The Sasser worm dominated virus charts for May, accounting for more than half the inbox infections reported during the month. Carole Theriault, security consultant at Sophos, said: "Sasser was the major pain in the neck this month, affecting far...
[June 1, 2004, 15:00]
New Sasser variant indicates copycat script kiddie
News A new variant of the Sasser worm has appeared, even though the worm's author was arrested in Germany last week. Systems infected with the Sasser worm randomly scan local networks and the Internet to look for Windows PCs that have not been updated...
[May 11, 2004, 17:35]
Sasser bounty hangs on conviction, says Microsoft
News Sven Jaschan, the alleged author of the Sasser worm and several variants of the Netsky virus, was charged last week by German police, but the informant who led authorities to the suspect will have to wait for a promised $250,000 (£140,000) reward...
[September 13, 2004, 8:15]
Fifth Sasser 'released before arrest'
News Antivirus companies discovered a fifth version of the Sasser variant this weekend, within hours of German police arresting an 18-year-old man who confessed to being the Sasser worm's author. While antivirus experts are not certain whether Sasser.E...
[May 11, 2004, 8:35]
Rewards shift nature of worm hunt
News The Sasser computer worm may mark a turning point in law enforcement's ability to catch and prosecute computer virus authors. With the Sasser worm, you did not actually say, "hey, we are offering a reward for Sasser.
[June 11, 2004, 11:25]
Second Sasser spreads faster
News A newer, better-built version of the Sasser worm has boosted the infectiousness of the original, spreading to more than 10,000 computers over the weekend, antivirus company Symantec said on Monday. The new worm, Sasser.B, like its predecessor...
[May 4, 2004, 9:00]
Sasser risk 'not yet over'
News Although the damage wrought by Sasser failed to reach the levels of MSBlast and other major infections, security experts are warning that there could still be more trouble to come from the worm. One researcher warned on Thursday that the group of...
[May 7, 2004, 8:35]
Can Microsoft's virus bounty fight organised crime?
News Microsoft's $5m Reward Program may help catch script kiddies, such as the German teenager suspected of authoring a variant of the Sasser worm, but it is unlikely to have any effect on virus writers working for organised crime syndicates, say...
[May 10, 2004, 17:30]
Spammers get fussy as zombie army grows
News Bobax uses a combination of the Windows vulnerabilities exploited by the Sasser worm and the MSBlast worm. F-Secure's Hyppönen said that although Sasser has already forced many people to update their machines, there is a constant stream of...
[May 21, 2004, 17:15]
Sasser suspect snared by Microsoft reward
News Microsoft's $5m (£2.81m) fund for rewarding informants for leads on virus attacks has snagged its first success with the arrest of a man in Germany who has confessed to the release of the Sasser worm, the software giant said on Saturday.
[May 10, 2004, 8:30]
One virus writer 'responsible for 70 percent of infections'
News During the five months preceding his arrest, there were at least 25 variants of Netsky and one of the port-scanning network worm Sasser. According to Sophos, the Sasser worm came out on top with 26.1 percent of infections, while Netsky.P, Netsky.B...
[July 28, 2004, 17:35]
Companies escape Sasser infection
News The Sasser worm, which started spreading Friday, has infected an estimated 500,000 to a million systems, according to security experts. The original version of the Sasser worm spread slowly, but on Saturday, online vandals released Sasser.B, which...
[May 5, 2004, 8:40]
