SCO puts $250,000 bounty on head of MyDoom virus writer

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Microsoft's Virus/Worm Writer Bounty
Pays Off?

Microsoft's Virus/Worm Writer Bounty
Pays Off? 05/08/2004 06:43 PM
Techfocus May 8 2004 10:51PM GMT

Virus writer hides job ad in MyDoom Net
worm

Virus writer hides job ad in MyDoom Net
worm 09/13/2004 04:29 PM
Techzonez Sep 13 2004 7:47PM GMT

Virus Writer Hides Job Ad in MyDoom Net
Worm (Reuters)

Virus Writer Hides Job Ad in MyDoom Net
Worm (Reuters) 09/10/2004 10:56 AM
Reuters - Times must be getting tough for computer virus writers.

Microsoft puts bounty on virus writers

Microsoft puts bounty on virus writers 11/05/2003 04:46 PM
ZDNet Nov 5 2003 3:41PM ET

Microsoft Puts Bounty on Virus Creators

Microsoft Puts Bounty on Virus Creators 11/05/2003 07:05 PM
web ad.vantage Nov 5 2003 6:08PM ET

Microsoft puts bounty on virus authors

Microsoft puts bounty on virus authors 11/06/2003 09:38 PM
San Jose Mercury News Nov 6 2003 8:55PM ET

Zarqawi Group Puts Bounty on Iraqi PM's
Head (Reuters)

Zarqawi Group Puts Bounty on Iraqi PM's
Head (Reuters) 07/18/2004 04:52 PM
Reuters - A group led by suspected al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi offered a reward of $282,000 on Sunday for the killing of Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, according to a statement posted on an Islamist Web site.

Inside The Head Of A Virus Writer

Inside The Head Of A Virus Writer 06/24/2004 02:46 PM
Extreme Tech Jun 24 2004 6:49PM GMT

MS puts $250k bounty on virus authors'
heads

MS puts $250k bounty on virus authors'
heads 11/05/2003 08:37 AM
Bring me the head of Alfredo VXer

Microsoft Creates Anti-Virus Bounty To
Help Track Down Virus Writers

Microsoft Creates Anti-Virus Bounty To
Help Track Down Virus Writers 11/05/2003 10:59 AM
What do you if you're in an unchartered area with no reasonable law enforcement, and criminals are running rampant? You convince everyone to become the "enforcement" arm and find someone rich enough to pay them to help fight crime. Microsoft can't be bothered to fix a few of the holes in their programs that make it incredibly easy to pass on viruses, so instead, they're setting aside $5 million for anti-virus bounty hunters who can track down anyone responsible for worms, trojan horses or viruses. The rewards will be given out in $250,000 wads of cash from Bill Gates wallet increments. So, now, who's going to round up an anti-virus posse?

MyDoom Spreads as SCO Offers Bounty

MyDoom Spreads as SCO Offers Bounty 01/29/2004 01:47 AM
theWHIR Jan 29 2004 5:22AM GMT

SCO issues bounty for MyDoom creator

SCO issues bounty for MyDoom creator 01/27/2004 06:23 PM
The company hopes the $250,000 reward will lead to the person or group responsible for targeting its Web site with a denial-of-service attack scheduled to start Feb. 1.

SCO Issues Bounty for MyDoom Creator

SCO Issues Bounty for MyDoom Creator 01/28/2004 03:26 AM
The controversial SCO Group has offered $250,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or group responsible for creating the MyDoom virus. The company also said Tuesday that it is working with U.S. Secret Service and FBI to identify the author of the virus. Also known as Novarg and Mimail.R, MyDoom spread quickly across the Internet Monday, traveling as an e-mail attachment and infecting PCs whose users opened the file. The program instructs infected PCs to send data to SCO's Web server from Feb. 1 to Feb. 12, essentially flooding the Web site and making it inaccessible.

SCO offers bounty for MyDoom creator

SCO offers bounty for MyDoom creator 01/27/2004 09:51 PM
ZDNet Jan 27 2004 11:44PM GMT

SCO Offers $250K Bounty for MyDoom
Author's Arrest

SCO Offers $250K Bounty for MyDoom
Author's Arrest 01/27/2004 09:51 PM

Mozilla puts bounty on bugs

Mozilla puts bounty on bugs 08/02/2004 03:24 PM
String of high-profile browser bugs prompts foundation to offer cash reward to those who uncover security holes.

Dell puts $100 bounty on iPods

Dell puts $100 bounty on iPods 06/30/2004 02:25 PM
ZDNet Jun 30 2004 6:39PM GMT

Microsoft puts bounty of $250,000 on
hackers

Microsoft puts bounty of $250,000 on
hackers 11/06/2003 06:28 AM
IHT Nov 6 2003 5:51AM ET

Kofi Annan with a bounty on his head

Kofi Annan with a bounty on his head 05/19/2004 05:43 PM
Kofi Annan has had a bounty put on his head. Those bastards....

Company cancels OS X virus bounty

Company cancels OS X virus bounty 03/30/2005 05:27 PM
Techzonez Mar 30 2005 9:39PM GMT

Company backs off bounty for Mac OS X
virus

Company backs off bounty for Mac OS X
virus 03/28/2005 03:47 PM
A company that offered $25,000 for the first virus that automatically spreads among Apple computers running the OS X operating system cancelled the virus writing contest and retracted the offer of cash, citing concerns about legal liability.

Microsoft offers virus bounty

Microsoft offers virus bounty 11/05/2003 02:29 PM
CNN Nov 5 2003 1:09PM ET

Microsoft offers $500,000 virus bounty

Microsoft offers $500,000 virus bounty 11/05/2003 12:04 PM
CNN Nov 5 2003 10:23AM ET

Microsoft posts $5M virus bounty

Microsoft posts $5M virus bounty 11/05/2003 10:34 PM
CNN Nov 5 2003 10:16PM ET

Catching a Virus Writer

Catching a Virus Writer 06/04/2004 05:57 AM

The Virus Writer And WiFi

The Virus Writer And WiFi 06/02/2004 09:37 PM
Security Focus, which tends to run some great articles, seems to have gotten the WiFi-fear bug all of a sudden. They've written a column, officially called Catching a Virus Writer, which actually just rehashes the fact that a virus writer today just needs to go out, connect to an open WiFi router, release a virus and walk out - and says they will never be caught. This isn't new. People have been talking about it for ages. However, instead of just dredging up the same old argument about what happens when anyone can access WiFi and making people more afraid than they need to be, wouldn't it have been a bit smarter to then take it a step further? The fact that there are open WiFi networks is a fact. It's also not going to change any time soon. The folks who want to remain anonymous for things like virus writing certainly know this - and will continue to take advantage of it. Instead of just getting all worked up about it, how about pointing out the fact that this is why law enforcement needs to learn better methods for tracking down virus writers - and shouldn't just rely on trying to track down where it was released. In fact, at this point, it's unlikely that most attempts to track down viruses bother to look at the technical details of where it was released, because it's likely to be a zombie machine somewhere. Instead, they look for other clues that lead to the culprit - just like normal detectives. Sure, it's completely true that WiFi is open and anyone can access them. The same is true of any retail store's front door. Someone could walk into one of those doors without having to give out their name, steal something and walk out again. Yet, we know this is true, and people tend not to freak out about open doors that don't require identification. They realize they're there for a purpose. Instead, they work on other methods of tracking down people who steal stuff. So, instead of writing up a fear-mongering report about virus writers using WiFi (and actually calling it "how to catch a virus writer"), why not write up a story about methods that really can be used to track down virus writers, such as looking for patterns in the virus that indicate an author or getting his (or her) friends to squeal - just like with regular criminals.

Company Backs Off Bounty for Mac OS X
Virus (PC World)

Company Backs Off Bounty for Mac OS X
Virus (PC World) 03/29/2005 12:01 PM
PC World - Contest is cancelled after concerns about legal liability were raised.

Microsoft Offers $500,000 Bounty for
Virus Writers

Microsoft Offers $500,000 Bounty for
Virus Writers 11/05/2003 12:04 PM
Reuters Nov 5 2003 10:26AM ET

Microsoft Offers A Bounty On Virus
Writers

Microsoft Offers A Bounty On Virus
Writers 11/05/2003 07:32 AM

MS's anti-virus bounty success

MS's anti-virus bounty success 05/19/2004 09:01 AM
Opinion But does industry encourage culprits?

Virus bounty 'will change nothing'

Virus bounty 'will change nothing' 11/06/2003 05:16 AM
ZDNet UK Nov 6 2003 4:22AM ET

Microsoft offers $500,000 bounty for
virus writers

Microsoft offers $500,000 bounty for
virus writers 11/05/2003 03:36 PM
Irish Times Nov 5 2003 3:20PM ET

Microsoft to Place Bounty on Virus
Writers

Microsoft to Place Bounty on Virus
Writers 11/05/2003 01:23 PM
New York Times Nov 5 2003 11:59AM ET

Microsoft bounty to disrupt virus
writers?

Microsoft bounty to disrupt virus
writers? 11/05/2003 09:24 PM
CNET Nov 5 2003 8:36PM ET

Microsoft Offers Bounty on Virus Writers

Microsoft Offers Bounty on Virus Writers 11/05/2003 10:33 PM

MyDoom is the worst virus ever

MyDoom is the worst virus ever 01/28/2004 09:09 AM
Switch off your auto-responder. Now!

MyDoom: Worm, virus, or both?

MyDoom: Worm, virus, or both? 01/28/2004 05:39 PM
The industry can't agree on whether MyDoom/Novarg is a worm or a virus -- or when it exhibits the behavior of one or the other. Bruce Perens says it's a virus, as do MessageLabs and GrokLaw. Symantec says it's a...

Belgian virus writer arrested

Belgian virus writer arrested 02/17/2004 06:23 PM
Can female virus writers cause just as much havoc as males? Authorities bring charges against a virus creator who has been on a mission to prove just that.

Female Virus Writer Busted

Female Virus Writer Busted 02/19/2004 02:15 PM
techtv Feb 19 2004 6:52PM GMT
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