Microsoft is willing to pay $250,000 to know who's behind the Conficker computer virus that infected more than 15 million machines, reports Telegraph.co.uk.
The worm also is known as Downadup and Kido and is giving spammers and cybercriminals a "back door" into people's machines, making Windows users susceptible to identity theft. Microsoft sees the worm as a criminal attack and is, therefore, offering a reward for information that leads to the arrest of the virus authors.
According to NetworkWorld, Microsoft also has announced that it is forming a partnership with Internet registries and DNS providers like ICANN and ORG, as well as security vendors Symantec and Arbor Networks, to put a stop the Conficker worm once and for all.
CBC.ca notes that this isn't the first time Microsoft has offered a bounty on the makers of malicious code. Back in 2004, it offered a $250,000 reward for whoever was responsible for the Sasser worm. It actually paid out the reward in July 2005.
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