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A multi-million dollar Microsoft Corp. reward program to encourage people to identify computer virus writers has led to the arrest of a teenager in Germany on suspicion of writing the Sasser computer worm.

A multi-million dollar Microsoft Corp. reward program to encourage people to identify computer virus writers has led to the arrest of a teenager in Germany on suspicion of writing the Sasser computer worm. However, with the appearance of a new variant of the worm, security firms are saying there is a group involved in the creation and distribution processes.

The Netsky worm swept the competition for "top virus" in March, taking the first, second and third spots in antivirus company Sophos PLC's ranking for the month.

Conventional wisdom claims March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. But with new versions of the Bagle e-mail worm and a virulent new form of Netsky virus, March's arrival is looking more wormy than leonine.