Microsoft.Corp are offeer a big money for anybody that can give the information for who is the lead created the worm virus. The latest worm is Conficker who infected for million PC around the world. Microsoft.Corp offer $250,000 reward to anyone who can give information that will lead to the culprits’ arrest.

The worm replicates itself and attacks PC without updated Windows security patches. It spreads through USB memory sticks and disguise into numerous codes so it will be very difficult to extract. For more detaile please click in here.

Security vendors are issuing warnings about a virulent new worm, which took down Ministry of Health systems for 15 days. Conficker are also known as Downadup or Kido. Is a uniquely pestilent species of worm, infecting PCs via the internet or “manually” via USB thumb drives. Once it has infected a computer, Conficker “phones home” to a malicious server, which delivers a payload of malware (which could be any malware, such as a programme that sniffs out personal details).

Conficker randomly generates hundreds of domains each day – making it a moving target for virus hunters. Two weeks ago, the number of infected PCs was around 3 million. Now security software company F-Secure puts the number at 9 million and counting.

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