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Warp2Search.net » News » November 2003 » Microsoft Sets Up Virus-hunting Fund

Microsoft Sets Up Virus-hunting Fund

Posted by: [NT] on: 11/05/2003 05:28 PM [ Print | 3 comment(s) ] · 917 views

As a extension of the 2 x $250.000 bounty on the releasers of Blaster and SoBig, Microsoft is now setting up a virus-hunting fund with a initial donation of $5 million including the 2 x $250.000, so its bigger than first assumed. Microsoft will work together with law enforcement to track down the creators of Virii, worms and other forms of malicious code. It will be exciting to see if this has any effect on the amounts of attacks on the security of Microsoft's products.

Quote: "These are not just Internet crimes, cybercrimes or virtual crimes. These are real crimes that disrupt the lives of real people," Brad Smith, general counsel at Microsoft, said in a press conference.

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BetrayerX
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#49231 Posted on: 11/05/2003 05:58 PM
$5 million is pocket change compared with the potential lawsuits, still it's a damn good move.

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Mister
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#49248 Posted on: 11/06/2003 02:12 AM
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uh my gosh im fucked again

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#49304 Posted on: 11/06/2003 08:26 PM
no just in general

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