Who Wrote The "KOOBFACE" Virus?

This dastardly piece of work corrupts your email account and allows hacking of all linked information. is it transmitted via Facebook? I had a terrible time getting rid of it.
Another question: does Advira detect it? i never had any warning of it.

Koobface is quite an old thing, here’s the gory details about its history and who was responsible:

Were you infected by this recently, ralph?

Just last week.

Help is available here.