Microsoft hurry creator Conficker

Software giant, Microsoft offers a $ 250,000 reward to catch the creator of worm Downadup / Conficker. Since started circulating in October 2008, the type of malicious software worm Conficker has been infecting millions of computers around the world. Microsoft is now offering cash, because the software giant that, Conficker criminal attack. "People who write malicious software (malware) should be questioned," said George Stathakopulos trustworthy Computing Group of Microsoft. He told the BBC, the company is "not willing to stand by and let this activity is not restrained."
"Our message is very clear - anyone who is creating trouble, which means for our consumers, and we send the message that we will do whatever we can to help keep you," said Stathakopulos.

Arbor Networks, said about 12 million computers may be infected by Conficker / Downadup worldwide since it began to worm spread on the internet and computer mengincar vulnerable to the virus in the month of October. Conficker is a computer program that can reproduce themselves. This program can be evil mengambilalih kompyter who does not have the latest Windows security patches.

Via USB This worm can spread through a network of machines hiding in the Internet or USB memory drive to carry data from computer to computer. Once entered in the computer, Conficker difficult to clean because it is in the remote system computer software. The program is spread to remote network computer with the username and password. The computer security specialists recommend strengthening the password to include numbers, punctuation and capitalization. Computer virus is reported to the creator to get the update by visiting the web domain. Malware can be triggered as Downadup to steal data, or transfer control of infected computers to hackers and evil into the rows of computers or botnet that can be controlled remotely.

Network computer has been infected it can be used to send spam, where to store data theft or plunder, and unleash attacks against other computer engines.Although Downadup terseba rluas, not the creator of the payload of this program or other wage attacks.This program has been wicked spin network administrator who must serve the user can not log in to account when their computer worm that successfully guess a password.

Although Microsoft does not claim to know the intention creator worms, giant software industry want to ensure that malicious programs that do not cause further disruption. Computer experts say, users should immediately update their antivirus software and install pacth MS08-067 or from the Microsoft KB958644.

Source: BBC.COM