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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."

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  1. Boy, not "Man" by HisMother · · Score: 0, Troll

    We're talking about an 18-year old virus writer. He's a kid, a boy, a [i]kindt.[/i] Not a man at all, but a snivelling weasel and coward.

    --
    Cantankerous old coot since 1957.
  2. Start Your Engines by ReadParse · · Score: 1, Troll

    OK, so now this guy will be identified as the scapegoat for the whole thing... next will be the Slashdot Interview while he's awaiting trial (go ahead and post your questions now) and the Legal Defense Fund from the EFF.

    I see that freesvenjaschan.com is available (and org and net) so go ahead and get a site up now to avoid the rush.

    Start working on your Bush and Ashcroft one-liners, since they have absolutely nothing to do with this and that's never stopped you before.

    RP