Note how the influence of friends at school brought this about: Computer virus writer: "Netsky worm made me the hero of my class" An interview <http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/articles/stern.html> with German teenager Sven Jaschan, arrested in connection with the Sasser and Netsky virus outbreaks, has revealed that all of his classmates at college knew that he was the author of the destructive worms. The interview in Stern magazine paints a picture of Jaschan as a shy, quiet teenager studying computer science at the vocational school in Rotenburg. The magazine describes him as a young man with few friends, who didn't like drinking or partying. However, Jaschan discussed the Netsky worms he was writing in early 2004 with his brothers, sisters and many of his classmates. "They even encouraged me to add something that would cause damage, but that was never what I wanted," claims Jaschan in the magazine. Soon, it is said, all of the students in Jaschan's class knew what he was doing, and Jaschan claims that some of them helped him distribute his malicious code. more here: http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/articles/netskyhero.html -- Regards, John Durham <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> ICQ number 112663246 Fax/Phone 64 4 5286786 Award winning web site at http://modecideas.com?sig Order my latest e-book at http://modecideas.com/dmaxhits.htm?sig PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied. -------list-services-below----------- Regards, John Durham (list moderator) <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> Freelists login at //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi List archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/pchelpers PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig Latest news live feeds at http://modecideas.com/indexhomenews.htm?sig Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied.