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Sasser Tops Virus Infections
Talkback Sasser isn't responsible for _any_ inbox infections because it's not an email virus. It's a worm. It's bad enough when the non-technical press spout rubbish like that.
[June 1, 2004, 15:51]
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]
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. If somebody does get it, they probably already have Sasser and...
[May 14, 2004, 9:10]
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]
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]
Sasser's Author Escapes Prison
Talkback Recently, there was news that the creator of the “Sasser worm” has been hired as a “security software programmer” by a German firm, so that he can make firewalls, which will stop suspected files from entering computer systems.
[July 12, 2005, 7:38]
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]
Companies Escape Sasser Infection
News The Sasser worms continued to wriggle into computers on Tuesday, hitting home users hard while affecting companies to a lesser degree than previous attacks, security experts said. The original version of the Sasser worm spread slowly, but on...
[May 5, 2004, 8:40]
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]
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. The latest variant, Sasser.E, was released a week ago...
[May 11, 2004, 8:35]
Fifth Sasser 'released Before Arrest'
Talkback It cost me $65 to fix Sasser and Gaobot and three days of computer down time. I use it for my business and I'm really put out. How does one or a million attakees go after these vermin to pursue a civil judgement for compensation for costs and pain...
[May 12, 2004, 22:39]
Sasser's Heirs Spread Slowly
News The LSASS vulnerability was also used by the Sasser worm, F-Secure said in its advisory. A double-edged threat that attempts to hijack Windows PCs has surfaced in at least three variants, security companies warned on Friday.
[July 18, 2005, 9:30]
Second German Arrest 'unrelated To Sasser'
News The coder was captured on Friday, the same day that an 18-year-old man, also a resident of Germany, was arrested for creating all five versions of the Sasser worm. The two arrests possibly put into custody the creators of the two largest threats on...
[May 11, 2004, 9:20]
TechNet Webcast: Technical Update On The Sasser Worm - Level 200
White Papers The Sasser worm (W32.Sasser.A and its variants) is currently circulating on the Internet. The presenter of this webcast discusses the latest technical details, steps to remove the infection, and how to protect the system environment.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Sasser's Author Escapes Prison
News A German judge on Friday handed down a suspended sentence of one year and nine months to the teenager who admitted he created last year's Sasser computer worm. The Sasser worm and its six known variants started spreading in May 2004 and compromised...
[July 11, 2005, 9:25]
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]
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]
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, 2:59]
Microsoft Support Stats Show Sasser Spread
News Microsoft Australia has given its account of events inside its call centre during the days following the Sasser virus outbreak, revealing the awesome speed at which the virus spread. Sometime during the previous night Sasser, the network virus...
[May 12, 2004, 9:50]
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]
