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Microsoft to offer a bounty on the head of virus writers

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Phantasm66, Nov 5, 2003.

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  1. Phantasm66 Newcomer, in training

    Another great post from Slashdot.org:

    "Microsoft will announce a bounty of $250,000 on Wednesday for information on who wrote two recent Windows viruses. The bounty is offered for information that leads to the arrest of the people who released the MSBlast worm and the SoBig virus. Microsoft will officially announce the reward in a joint press conference with the FBI and U.S. Secret Service Wednesday morning. This is the first time a company has offered money for information about the identity of the cybercriminals. Could this be the start of a new trend in going after the writers of viruses & worms?"

    Script-Kiddie: "Dude! You turned me in to... to... Microsoft!?! That's cold!"

    Former Friend of Script-Kiddie: "Sorry, man, tuition at MIT is a real *****, yo."

    S.K.: "MIT? What choo talking 'bout, MIT? You go to Westchester Community College!"

    F.F.o.S.K.: "That was before I got this here letter of recommendation from my new sponsor, William H. Gates III. Hey, whaddya think of these new Birkenstocks? Too gay? I kinda think they set off my eyes pretty well, yo..."

    S.K.: "Dooooooood....!" (As two big guys in MS-branded butterfly suits drag him into back of van)

    F.F.o.S.K.: "Hey, look me up when you get out, man. By then I should be setting myself up in my own company and will be able to use a guy with your leet skills."

    More here.
  2. poertner_1274 secroF laicepS topShceT

    That is kind of funny Phantasm....the dialogue anyway. I think it's about time things were done to apprehend and stop all this crap that has been going on as of late. I hope something turns up from this, and I just wish I knew who did it :haha:
  3. Phantasm66 Newcomer, in training

  4. ---agissi--- TechSpot Paladin

    hey poet, remember that pic i posted that was "inapproate" for the site.. you said TS is a 'family' site, so any person of any age can come here. So why are there such words as b****? jw

    aside from all that jargon^^ its an intresting post :)
  5. Sprelligosi Newcomer, in training

    it was me ....... think ms will give me the money if i turn myself in?
  6. Phantasm66 Newcomer, in training

    Hehehe I think I'd sell out my script kiddie pal for a place at MIT ;)
  7. XtR-X Newcomer, in training

    ROFL! Lol!!!! That made my day.
  8. Phantasm66 Newcomer, in training

    Yeah, that's the best bit!
  9. acidosmosis TechSpot Chancellor

    Bounty.. hmm.. Phant has been watching too much Star Wars :p.

    If I knew who it was the first thing I would do is torture the sorry little loser, THEN turn him in for the cash. That way I get the enjoyment of hearing him beg for mercy and his life first.
  10. Phantasm66 Newcomer, in training

    "There will be a substantial reward for the one who finds 'The Virus Writer.' You are free to use whatever methods necessary, but I want them alive. No litigations."

    "As you wish..."


    [IMG]
  11. XtR-X Newcomer, in training

    Lol, then we all hear you, begging to get out of jail, and that you wanna live without having to drop the soap....

    :D ;) :eek:

    Lol, J/K. But would you really want to torture that guy, and have him tell all about what you did for him? Did you even get the virus? Maybe if you did, I would understand.
  12. acidosmosis TechSpot Chancellor


    ROFL!
  13. StormBringer Newcomer, in training

    The constant banging on my firewall by infected machines is enough to justify the harshest punishment you imagine. Though I would settle for his head on a stick to serve as a warning.

    Be glad I was not actually infected, else I might have been unreasonable about it.
  14. Phantasm66 Newcomer, in training

    [IMG]

    "If you write any more of those damn viruses, I'll put a bounty on your head so large every spotty-faced-social-misfit-C++-fanatic on the internet will be after you!"



    From here.
  15. poertner_1274 secroF laicepS topShceT

    LoL, this keeps getting better and better.

    I agree with you SB 100%, if I got infected I would feel quite a bit worse about this whole thing, but I didn't.
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