Sasser continues to strike
German police have nabbed the worm's author, but a new version is making its way around the Internet.
roundup German police have nabbed the worm's author, but a new version is making its way around the Internet.
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Author leaves warning in latest Sasser worm
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.May 10, 2004
Can Microsoft bounty put end to viruses?
Microsoft claims that its reward program was responsible for the arrest of the suspected author of the Sasser worm, but some experts say money alone will not clear up security problems.May 10, 2004
Microsoft reward snags suspected Sasser author
The software giant's $5 million fund for rewarding informants for leads on virus attacks snags its first success, with the arrest of a man in Germany who has confessed to the release of the Sasser worm.May 10, 2004
German police arrest Sasser worm suspect
An 18-year-old man suspected of creating the computer worm, believed to be one of the Internet's costliest outbreaks of sabotage, has been arrested in Germany.May 10, 2004
Sasser mastermind may have done it for Mom
A German whiz kid who confessed to writing a crippling computer worm that caused chaos around the world may have been trying to help his mother's small "PC Help" business.May 10, 2004
Previous coverage
Sasser keeps slithering
roundup The various Sasser worms continue to wriggle into computers, hitting home users hard while affecting companies to a lesser degree than previous worms, security experts say.May 6, 2004
Prevention and cure
CNET reviews Simply removing the Sasser worm infection is not enough. A desktop firewall should protect vulnerable systems until the Microsoft security patch can be downloaded.May 3, 2004