Zamboanga, Philippines - Philippine authorities are preparing to arrest the creator of the "ILOVEYOU" computer virus which attacked systems around the world, police chief Panfilo Lacson said on Sunday.
"We have already identified the perpetrator of this virus and the operation is a joint operation between the NBI (National Bureau of Investigation) and the police," said Lacson, who was accompanying President Joseph Estrada in a visit in Zamboanga.
"However, we cannot reveal his name because it might preempt the arrest which we are planning to do."
The virus, which originated from a Philippine Internet service provider, appeared on Thursday and spread around the world in a matter of hours via an e-mail with the message "ILOVEYOU."
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The original bug was allegedly planted last month by a hacker who identified himself as "mailme", "spyder" and "ispyder," and left a message saying "I hate to go to school."
According to some reports, a comparison of notes made by Philippine Internet service providers narrowed down the suspect to a 23-year-old man from Manila's Pandacan district.
The virus acts like a worm and arrives as an e-mail message.
When the message is opened, the virus burrows through the user's computer files to find the username and password and then sends it back to the hacker's Philippine account.
The virus also finds the e-mail address book and sends itself to each name on the list. - Sapa-AFP
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