Microsoft said it has organized a global response to the Conficker (Downadup) worm to disable domains targeted by Conficker. For the fifth time, Microsoft announced a $250,000 bounty to find the source of the worm – a strategy that’s worked four times already, and most recently led to the conviction of the author of the Sasser worm back in 2005.

Called a “reward program”, Microsoft said that the bounty is based on the firm’s “recognition” that launching the code into the wild was a “criminal attack”.

“Microsoft wants to help the authorities catch the criminals responsible. Residents of any country are eligible for the reward, according to the laws of that country, because Internet viruses affect the Internet community worldwide,” the firm said in a statement. “Individuals with information about the Conficker worm should contact their international law enforcement agencies.”

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via: TG Daily

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