Posted February 14, 200916 yr (CNN) -- Software giant Microsoft is offering a $250,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of hackers behind a powerful computer virus that could lead to millions of PCs being hijacked. Experts have so far been baffled by the true purpose of the Conficker or Downadup virus, but have described its spread as one of the most serious infections ever seen. The worm exploits a bug in Microsoft Windows to infect mainly corporate networks, then -- although it has yet to cause any harm -- it opens a link back to its point of origin, meaning it can receive further orders to wreak havoc. Microsoft has issued a patch to fix the bug, however if a single machine is infected in a large network, it will spread unchecked -- often reinfecting machines that have been disinfected. The threat from the virus prompted Microsoft in collaboration with other technology industry names to this week announce a $250,000 reward for information to track down those behind Conficker. "As part of Microsoft's ongoing security efforts, we constantly look for ways to use a diverse set of tools and develop methodologies to protect our customers," said George Stathakopoulos, of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing Group. Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer at anti-virus firm F-Secure says the true scope of the virus is not known, but in the past 24 hours his company monitored Conficker signals from two million Internet protocol addresses. "That's a lot," he told CNN. "And one IP address here does not mean one infected computer, it means at least one infected computer. "Many of those IP addresses are obviously company proxies or firewalls, hiding hundreds of more infections behind it. Unfortunately this also makes it impossible to estimate the total count of infected systems. "So it's still big. Very big." Microsoft has previously paid out similar rewards to informants who helped identify the creator of Sasser, another notorious worm let loose in 2004. The perpetrator was tracked to Germany, where he was sentenced a year later. http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/02/13/virus.downadup/index.html $250k is a good amount of bank. I hope his online "friends" don't know he made it, or know about this reward. I'd turn any of you faggots in in a second for that. LOL
February 14, 200916 yr yeah I went to school with the dude who made it aint gonna sell out jimbo tho brah.
February 14, 200916 yr Author Quote knobjockey;610571']yeah I went to school with the dude who made it aint gonna sell out jimbo tho brah. How about this, you give me the details needed for a conviction, and I'll be the one to sell him out. Then once he is in prison we will split the money 50/50. I'll even give you your half in eucalyptus leaves.(that's what you people use for currency isn't it?)
February 14, 200916 yr Captian said: How about this, you give me the details needed for a conviction, and I'll be the one to sell him out. Then once he is in prison we will split the money 50/50. I'll even give you your half in eucalyptus leaves.(that's what you people use for currency isn't it?) we used to cage fight at the same place to make the cahs needed to buy food at the canteen bro aint gonna do it.
February 14, 200916 yr Quote Myriad;610575']My bad' date=' getting a little out of hand with this reflex thing I was given.[/quote'] It's your fault
February 14, 200916 yr Dr. House said: http://www.kevhines.com/media/skynet.jpg i laughed. but i guess it was some german no-lifer...
February 14, 200916 yr you mean i could get 250,000 just by releasing green's dox?!:sly::sly: srsly tho green, i'll split it with u for legal fees and lawyer costs :ugh:
February 15, 200916 yr J3bus said: ill pretend its me, just give me 50% of the reward once im free from prison. that is if you dont get ass raped to death
