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By Mary Landesman, About.com Guide to Antivirus Software since 2000

Virus writer hired by security firm

Saturday September 18, 2004
After months of job searching, the German magazine heise online, reports that 18-year-old virus writer Sven Jaschen has found employment at Securepoint, developers of firewall and intrusion detection systems. Jaschen, the self-confessed creator of the Netsky and Sasser worms, is currently out on bail awaiting trial. And who said crime doesn't pay?
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