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Microsoft offer $250,00 reward
nick205 - 16/2/09 at 09:54 AM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7887577.stm

If they were really serious about catching/disabling the source of this worm surely they have the skills in house to do it themselves....they wrote the target OS afterall and they're all about software and the internet.

...and $250,000 is really a very small amout of money (£170,000) to offer.

cd.thomson - 16/2/09 at 09:57 AM

OT - whats with the Mr Whippy based avatars that keep springing up?

nick205 - 16/2/09 at 09:58 AM

quote:
Originally posted by cd.thomson
OT - whats with the Mr Whippy based avatars that keep springing up?



casual amusement and the hope that the craze might catch on

tegwin - 16/2/09 at 10:04 AM

The origional coder proberably wont be interested in that minimal money.. but one of the "hangers on" who proberably knows "whodunnit" would like that loose change.... Will proberably put him in it...


Microsoft presumably want to offer this gentleman a job...LOL!

Mr Whippy - 16/2/09 at 10:04 AM

I see the bbc is following the Sun strategy for sensationalist garbage



quote:


Millions of computers have been hit by Conficker



[Edited on 16/2/09 by Mr Whippy]

02GF74 - 16/2/09 at 10:20 AM

quote:
Originally posted by cd.thomson
OT - whats with the Mr Whippy based avatars that keep springing up?


I have no idea what you are on about.


Oooh, look at you with your fancy graphics editing package!!!

For your info, I have never been that stuck!!

[Edited on 16/2/09 by 02GF74]

Mr Whippy - 16/2/09 at 12:16 PM

quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
quote:
Originally posted by cd.thomson
OT - whats with the Mr Whippy based avatars that keep springing up?


I have no idea what you are on about.


Oooh, look at you with your fancy graphics editing package!!!

For your info, I have never been that stuck!!



done with windows paint...

if you've never been that stuck, your not trying hard enough

clairetoo - 16/2/09 at 04:53 PM

quote:
Originally posted by cd.thomson
OT - whats with the Mr Whippy based avatars that keep springing up?


Dunno what you mean