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02-13-09, 10:50 AM
Microsoft is offering a $$250,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the virus writers behind the infamous Conficker (Downadup) worm. The bounty, announced Thursday, represents a revival of Microsoft's mothballed Anti-virus Reward Program, launched in 2003 and virtually moribund since 2004. In 2003, Redmond put up a $$250,000 reward for tips leading to the arrest and conviction of the virus writers behind the infamous SoBig and Blaster worms. It extend this offer to other ...

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