- Mon Apr 2 2001 Security industry slams virus reward
A start-up offers a $10,000 reward to any programmer who can get malicious code past its product--and the antivirus community at large isn't pleased.
- Mon Mar 28 2005 Creating Mac OS X virus will have to be its own reward
- Sat May 8 2004 Microsoft reward snags suspected Sasser author
The software giant's $5 million fund for rewarding informants for leads on virus attacks snags its first success with the arrest of a man in Germany who has confessed to the release of the Sasser worm.
- Mon May 10 2004 Can Microsoft bounty end viruses?
Microsoft claims its reward program was responsible for the arrest of the suspected author of the Sasser worm, but some experts say money alone will not clear up security problems.
- Thu Apr 2 2009 Viruses with trigger dates
Viruses written to act on a specific date or time can can spread panic, but few, so far, have lived up to expectations.
- Thu Jan 29 2004 Microsoft offers reward for MyDoom.B leads
The software giant posts its third award for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for releasing a virus--this time, $250,000 for the perpetrator of MyDoom.B.
- Fri Jan 30 2004 Week in review: Virus king
All eyes were on security as a fast-moving e-mail virus claimed the crown as the worst ever, and along the way it managed to make enemies of two software heavyweights.
- Fri Sep 10 2004 Microsoft: Sasser bounty hinges on conviction
Person who fingered alleged author of virus must cool heels while waiting for cool quarter-million-dollar reward.
- Wed Nov 5 2003 Microsoft bounty to disrupt virus writers?
Some security experts say the lure of money could disrupt relationships among virus writers, effectively shutting down the loose online circles where authors meet.
- Wed Nov 5 2003 Microsoft sets up virus-hunting fund
The software giant says it will work with law enforcement to hunt down writers of worms, viruses and other malicious code, and is ponying up $5 million to fund the search.
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