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Special Report: The Sasser worm

Follow breaking coverage about the Sasser worm and what's being done to stop it

New worm targets Sasser code flaw
Dabber exploits FTP vulnerability

Further Sasser arrests but no charges in Germany
One of the men arrested had been involved with distributing the NetSky worm

Yet another Sasser worm appears
Experts say Sasser-F unlikely to spread widely

Experts: Timing of new Sasser worm raises questions
Questions raised on whether sole author is in custody

Sasser, Phatbot arrests coordinated, but not linked
21-year-old German man arrested for creating Agobot and Phatbot worms

Despite arrest, new variant of Sasser worm appears
Panda Software says 'an organized group of delinquents' is behind the worm

Microsoft virus bounty leads to Sasser arrest
German teen is arrested Friday after tip-off in pursuit of $250,000 reward

Sasser a warning of things to come
Don't wait to remediate, experts advise

Microsoft: Almost 1.5M download Sasser cleanup tool
Total indicates that a higher number of users were infected by the worm

Sasser infections hit Amex, others
Security experts maintain a yellow alert on Tuesday

Sasser spawns children, headaches
Variations appear on the Internet as rate of new infections begins to slow

Experts weigh Sasser - Netsky worm connection
Netsky e-mail includes note claiming responsibility for Sasser and some think it may be legitimate

Update: Microsoft pursuing Sasser author
Software giant working with authorities to analyze code and find out who wrote it

Sasser worm expected to hit hard on Monday
New worm does not need users to open e-mail attachments in order to propagate

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