New Netsky variant appears from Korea
Antivirus researchers have discovered a new version of the Netsky worm that contains text linking it to the SoonChunHyang University in Bucheon, South Korea.
Mikko Hypponen, director of antivirus research at European antivirus firm F-Secure, said the latest variant contains two hidden strings: "SoonChunHyang" and "Bucheon".
"There's a University called SoonChunHyang in the city of Bucheon, South Korea. So I guess this variant has something to do with South Korea," Hypponen said.
The original Netsky was written by Sven Jaschan, who was said to be responsible for 70 percent of all virus infections in the first half of this year, according to antivirus firm Sophos.
However Jaschan was taken into custody in May by the police in Germany who said that he had admitted programming both the Netsky and Sasser worms. During the five months preceding his arrest, there were at least 25 variants of Netsky and one of the port-scanning network worm Sasser.
