No mutiny from Microsoft's bounty
C|Net | at | by Mike
Virus writers have a price on their heads--but it's done little to discourage them. In the year since Microsoft kicked off its Anti-Virus Reward Program, it has tallied only a single success. The program has offered $1 million to informants who help close official investigations into four major viruses and worms, and has another $4 million earmarked for future rewards, but the deluge of online threats has continued to swell.
In the past, arrests in Internet crime cases have almost always resulted from the culprit making a mistake, such as leaving a digital trail or attempting to collect a payment. It's only in very few instances that accomplices turned on their online friends--making Microsoft's reward program a long shot.