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Mydoom bounty  Author could join company's most-wanted list
Microsoft is considering whether to offer a bounty for
information leading to the arrest of the Mydoom virus author.
The software company is consulting with several antivirus firms
and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation about whether to put
up a bounty, but it hasn't yet reached a decision, according to
a company spokesman.  The Mydoom worm has quickly spread
worldwide, infecting between 400,000 and 500,000 computers as of
yesterday, according to Network Associates.  Microsoft first
unveiled its bounty program last November, calling viruses and
worms "criminal acts" and pledging $5m (£2.7m) as rewards to
catch the authors of virulent worms and viruses. So far,
Microsoft offered $250,000(£175,000) for information leading to
the arrest and conviction of the individuals who created the
Blaster and SoBig worms, which appeared last August.  However,
it has not attached a bounty to any other