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70% Of 2004 Virus Activity Down To One Man

Posted by timothy on from the his-parents-must-be-awfully-proud dept.

arpy writes "According to a report produced by anti-virus software provider Sophos, 70% of anti-virus activity in the first half of this year can be blamed on Sven Jaschan, an 18-year-old German who wrote the Netsky and Sasser worms. According to the report, "Sasser claimed the top spot of the virus chart, in spite of the raging battle between the widespread Netsky and Bagle worms." The Register has a good summary of the report."

3 of 452 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Once and for all by ConceptJunkie · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    What's even worse is the phrase "virii writers"... would you say "worms writers" (unless it has to do with that amusing game), or "trojans writers"?

    I swear, people seem to go out of their way to use a word with two i's, even when it doesn't make sense on multiple levels.

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  2. Re:Still the more dangerous Worm has been Phatbot by Troed · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Yes. The USA is more Fascist (see my sig, it's not flamebait) than today's Germany is Nazi.

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  3. Re:one man by Codebender · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You like him that much, just from that short description? Maybe you should get to know him first...