![]() ![]() ![]() "It doesn't seem like there is any direct connection," he said. Information provided to the authorities leading to the Sasser arrest came from Microsoft rather than the FBI, and German authorities do not believe the two groups of malicious code writers knew each other or worked together, Haug said. The Sasser arrest followed a tip to Microsoft Deutschland from individuals who asked about the possibility of receiving a reward in exchange for information about the creator of the Sasser worm, said Brad Smith, senior vice president and general counsel at Microsoft, in a statement. That man is also being investigated on suspicion of creating the Netsky worm, but does not appear to be connected to the Agobot group, Haug said. The men are believed to work together to make Trojan horse programs and "other viruses," Haug said.Īlso on Friday, police in Lower Saxony, in northern Germany, arrested an 18-year-old and charged him with creating the Sasser worm, which appeared on May 1. Arrests were also made in Bavaria, Lower Saxony and Hamburg in the case, Haug said. Two other Waldshut men was also arrested on Friday in connection with the Agobot Trojan.
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