-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- software giant microsoft is offering a $ 250,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of hackers behind a powerful computer virus that could lead to millions of pcs being hijacked . experts say a single infected laptop could expose an entire network to the worm . experts have so far been baffled by the true purpose of the conficker or downadup virus , but have described its spread as one of the most serious infections ever seen . wolfsburg dominated but needed a second-half penalty from defender ricardo rodriguez to edge past fellow bundesliga club freiburg 1-0 and advance to the german cup semi-finals on tuesday . swiss international rodriguez , who also scored twice in the win over stuttgart at the weekend , converted a 72nd-minute spot-kick after daniel caligiuri was brought down by julian schuster . wolfsburg , second in the bundesliga , spurned a host of chances with kevin de bruyne and andre schurrle wasteful . the wolfsburg players celebrate in the dressing room after reaching the german cup semi finals . ricardo rodriguez 's penalty beats the freiburg keeper roman burki to secure the win for wolfsburg . the worm exploits a bug in microsoft windows to infect mainly corporate networks , then -- although it has yet to cause any harm -- it opens a link back to its point of origin , meaning it can receive further orders to wreak havoc . microsoft has issued a patch to fix the bug , however if a single machine is infected in a large network , it will spread unchecked -- often reinfecting machines that have been disinfected . the threat from the virus prompted microsoft in collaboration with other technology industry names to this week announce a $ 250,000 reward for information to track down those behind conficker . `` as part of microsoft 's ongoing security efforts , we constantly look for ways to use a diverse set of tools and develop methodologies to protect our customers , '' said george stathakopoulos , of microsoft 's trustworthy computing group . bobby flay is said to be offering his soon-to-be ex-wife just $ 5,000 a month - despite a personal worth of more than $ 20million . according to tmz , the prenup between the food network star and the law and order : svu actress provides her with the relatively meager sum for five years . the report also claims that the prenup contains a clause that allows the chef buy her out of the $ 8million marital home for just $ 1million - with an extra $ 50,000 to pack and move her stuff . unhappy : stephanie march is unhappy with the $ 5,000 a month she has been offered by bobby flay as per their prenup , according to tmz ; he filed for divorce on friday -lrb- pictured in june 2013 -rrb- . flay filed for divorce on friday , just one day after it emerged he had separated from his wife of ten years . mikko hypponen , chief research officer at anti-virus firm f-secure says the true scope of the virus is not known , but in the past 24 hours his company monitored conficker signals from two million internet protocol addresses . `` that 's a lot , '' he told cnn . `` and one ip address here does not mean one infected computer , it means at least one infected computer . tmz claimed the 50-year-old was ` heartbroken ' about the split - while his wife is ` mighty unhappy ' with the prenup . also on friday the new york daily news claimed the actress questioned her spouse about rumours he was romantically involved with mad men star january jones in 2010 . ' i know stephanie basically asked him after january jones , `` did you f *** her ? '' ' an insider told the site . march was said to be suspicious after her husband happened to be on the scene when single mother jones got into a car accident in la in 2010 . the source added that he denied any romance . there was concern about this woman : the new york daily news on friday claimed that march asked her spouse if he had any romantic liaisons with january jones - he allegedly said no ; here jones is pictured in march . they join borussia dortmund in the final four , after jurgen klopp 's side came from behind to beat hoffenheim . `` many of those ip addresses are obviously company proxies or firewalls , hiding hundreds of more infections behind it . unfortunately this also makes it impossible to estimate the total count of infected systems . `` so it 's still big . very big . '' holders bayern munich , chasing a treble for the second time in three years , play bayer leverkusen in another all-bundesliga clash on wednesday with borussia monchengladbach taking on third-tier arminia bielefeld . the in-form kevin de bruyne missed several good chances , as did former chelsea team-mate andre schurrle . de bruyne and striker bas dost congratulate rodriguez after he scored the winner from the penalty spot . microsoft has previously paid out similar rewards to informants who helped identify the creator of sasser , another notorious worm let loose in 2004 . the perpetrator was tracked to germany , where he was sentenced a year later . her love interest these days : jones is now dating will forte , who she was seen with in february at the premiere of the last man on earth . jones is now dating will forte , who she was seen with in february at the premiere of the last man on earth . legal documents obtained by tmz state that the marriage has ` broken down irretrievably . ' it has been reported they separated three weeks ago . and because they have no children together there is no issue about child support but they are fighting over property already , it was alleged on friday . flay has already moved out of their new york city apartment . the couple has secured their own attorneys and are discussing the terms of divorce , according to the news site . once so close : flay and march , who reportedly separated three weeks ago , pictured in january 2013 . tmz went on to report that the marriage began to unravel over the past year and a half . sources told tmz that the union crumbled when stephanie 's appendix burst and bobby did n't come to the hospital until the next day . stephanie claimed bobby said ` he was busy with work ' and instead sent his assistants to help her . moved out : the iron chef of america star - pictured in 2013 - is said to have moved out of the couple 's new york city apartment . boiling point : the marriage suffered when stephanie 's appendix burst and bobby did n't come to the hospital until the next day because he was busy , tmz reported ; flay was pictured with president obama in 2009 . in february , the pair did n't celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary together . according to tmz , bobby attended a wine festival in florida with his assistants instead . this will be stephanie 's first divorce and a third for flay , whose two previous marriages both ended in divorce . in january , flay was rumoured to be romantically involved with fellow chef giada de laurentiis after the 44-year-old giada at home star announced her split from her husband of 11 years , todd thompson . the iron chef of america star and giada were spotted having ' a festive dinner out together ' at cecconi 's , in the private soho beach house , in miami beach on december 27 , 2014 , as people reported . in a statement to gossip cop , giada said that any suggestion of a romance was false . bobby has a daughter sophie with second wife kate connelly , who he wed in 1995 and divorced in 1999 . his first wife is debra ponzek , who he wed in 1991 and split from in 1993 . ` festive dinner out ' : bobby and fellow chef giada de laurentiis -lrb- pictured 2012 -rrb- enjoyed ' a festive dinner out ' together in miami beach on december 27 , sparking rumours of a romance , which giada later denied .
software giant microsoft offers $ 250,000 bounty to catch conficker author . industry analysts say is one of the most serious infections they have ever seen . the worm exploits a bug in microsoft 's ubiquitous windows software . virus could allow its creators to hijack entire networks .
-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- software giant microsoft is offering a $ 250,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of hackers behind a powerful computer virus that could lead to millions of pcs being hijacked . experts say a single infected laptop could expose an entire network to the worm . experts have so far been baffled by the true purpose of the conficker or downadup virus , but have described its spread as one of the most serious infections ever seen . wolfsburg dominated but needed a second-half penalty from defender ricardo rodriguez to edge past fellow bundesliga club freiburg 1-0 and advance to the german cup semi-finals on tuesday . swiss international rodriguez , who also scored twice in the win over stuttgart at the weekend , converted a 72nd-minute spot-kick after daniel caligiuri was brought down by julian schuster . wolfsburg , second in the bundesliga , spurned a host of chances with kevin de bruyne and andre schurrle wasteful . the wolfsburg players celebrate in the dressing room after reaching the german cup semi finals . ricardo rodriguez 's penalty beats the freiburg keeper roman burki to secure the win for wolfsburg . the worm exploits a bug in microsoft windows to infect mainly corporate networks , then -- although it has yet to cause any harm -- it opens a link back to its point of origin , meaning it can receive further orders to wreak havoc . microsoft has issued a patch to fix the bug , however if a single machine is infected in a large network , it will spread unchecked -- often reinfecting machines that have been disinfected . the threat from the virus prompted microsoft in collaboration with other technology industry names to this week announce a $ 250,000 reward for information to track down those behind conficker . `` as part of microsoft 's ongoing security efforts , we constantly look for ways to use a diverse set of tools and develop methodologies to protect our customers , '' said george stathakopoulos , of microsoft 's trustworthy computing group . bobby flay is said to be offering his soon-to-be ex-wife just $ 5,000 a month - despite a personal worth of more than $ 20million . according to tmz , the prenup between the food network star and the law and order : svu actress provides her with the relatively meager sum for five years . the report also claims that the prenup contains a clause that allows the chef buy her out of the $ 8million marital home for just $ 1million - with an extra $ 50,000 to pack and move her stuff . unhappy : stephanie march is unhappy with the $ 5,000 a month she has been offered by bobby flay as per their prenup , according to tmz ; he filed for divorce on friday -lrb- pictured in june 2013 -rrb- . flay filed for divorce on friday , just one day after it emerged he had separated from his wife of ten years . mikko hypponen , chief research officer at anti-virus firm f-secure says the true scope of the virus is not known , but in the past 24 hours his company monitored conficker signals from two million internet protocol addresses . `` that 's a lot , '' he told cnn . `` and one ip address here does not mean one infected computer , it means at least one infected computer . tmz claimed the 50-year-old was ` heartbroken ' about the split - while his wife is ` mighty unhappy ' with the prenup . also on friday the new york daily news claimed the actress questioned her spouse about rumours he was romantically involved with mad men star january jones in 2010 . ' i know stephanie basically asked him after january jones , `` did you f *** her ? '' ' an insider told the site . march was said to be suspicious after her husband happened to be on the scene when single mother jones got into a car accident in la in 2010 . the source added that he denied any romance . there was concern about this woman : the new york daily news on friday claimed that march asked her spouse if he had any romantic liaisons with january jones - he allegedly said no ; here jones is pictured in march . they join borussia dortmund in the final four , after jurgen klopp 's side came from behind to beat hoffenheim . `` many of those ip addresses are obviously company proxies or firewalls , hiding hundreds of more infections behind it . unfortunately this also makes it impossible to estimate the total count of infected systems . `` so it 's still big . very big . '' holders bayern munich , chasing a treble for the second time in three years , play bayer leverkusen in another all-bundesliga clash on wednesday with borussia monchengladbach taking on third-tier arminia bielefeld . the in-form kevin de bruyne missed several good chances , as did former chelsea team-mate andre schurrle . de bruyne and striker bas dost congratulate rodriguez after he scored the winner from the penalty spot . microsoft has previously paid out similar rewards to informants who helped identify the creator of sasser , another notorious worm let loose in 2004 . the perpetrator was tracked to germany , where he was sentenced a year later . her love interest these days : jones is now dating will forte , who she was seen with in february at the premiere of the last man on earth . jones is now dating will forte , who she was seen with in february at the premiere of the last man on earth . legal documents obtained by tmz state that the marriage has ` broken down irretrievably . ' it has been reported they separated three weeks ago . and because they have no children together there is no issue about child support but they are fighting over property already , it was
-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- software giant microsoft is offering a $ 250,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of hackers behind a powerful computer virus that could lead to millions of pcs being hijacked . experts say a single infected laptop could expose an entire network to the worm . experts have so far been baffled by the true purpose of the conficker or downadup virus , but have described its spread as one of the most serious infections ever seen . wolfsburg dominated but needed a second-half penalty from defender ricardo rodriguez to edge past fellow bundesliga club freiburg 1-0 and advance to the german cup semi-finals on tuesday . swiss international rodriguez , who also scored twice in the win over stuttgart at the weekend , converted a 72nd-minute spot-kick after daniel caligiuri was brought down by julian schuster . wolfsburg , second in the bundesliga , spurned a host of chances with kevin de bruyne and andre schurrle wasteful . the wolfsburg players celebrate in the dressing room after reaching the german cup semi finals . ricardo rodriguez 's penalty beats the freiburg keeper roman burki to secure the win for wolfsburg . the worm exploits a bug in microsoft windows to infect mainly corporate networks , then -- although it has yet to cause any harm -- it opens a link back to its point of origin , meaning it can receive further orders to wreak havoc . microsoft has issued a patch to fix the bug , however if a single machine is infected in a large network , it will spread unchecked -- often reinfecting machines that have been disinfected . the threat from the virus prompted microsoft in collaboration with other technology industry names to this week announce a $ 250,000 reward for information to track down those behind conficker . `` as part of microsoft 's ongoing security efforts , we constantly look for ways to use a diverse set of tools and develop methodologies to protect our customers , '' said george stathakopoulos , of microsoft 's trustworthy computing group . bobby flay is said to be offering his soon-to-be ex-wife just $ 5,000 a month - despite a personal worth of more than $ 20million . according to tmz , the . mikko hypponen , chief research officer at anti-virus firm f-secure says the true scope of the virus is not known , but in the past 24 hours his company monitored conficker signals from two million internet protocol addresses . `` that 's a lot , '' he told cnn . `` and one ip address here does not mean one infected computer , it means at least one infected computer . tmz claimed the 50-year-old was ` heartbroken ' about the split - while his wife is ` mighty unhappy ' with the prenup . also on friday the new york daily news claimed the actress questioned her spouse about rumours he was romantically involved with mad men star january jones in 2010 . ' i know ip addresses are obviously company proxies or firewalls , hiding hundreds of more infections behind it . unfortunately this also makes it impossible to estimate the total count of infected systems . `` so it 's still big . very big . '' holders bayern munich , chasing a treble for the second time in three years , play bayer leverkusen in another all-bundesliga clash on wednesday with borussia monchengladbach taking on third-tier arminia bielefeld . the in-form kevin de bruyne missed several good chances , as did former chelsea team-mate andre schurrle . de bruyne and striker bas dost congratulate rodriguez after he scored the winner from the penalty spot . microsoft has previously paid out similar rewards to informants who helped identify the creator of sasser , another notorious worm let loose in 2004 . the perpetrator was tracked to germany , where he was sentenced a year later . her love interest these days : jones is now dating will forte , who she was seen with in february at the premiere of the last man on earth . jones is now dating will forte , who she was seen with in february at the premiere of the last man on earth . legal documents obtained by tmz state that the marriage has ` broken down irretrievably . ' it has been reported they separated three weeks ago . and because they have no children together there is no issue about child support but they are fighting over property already , it was alleged on friday . flay has already moved out of their new york city apartment . the couple has secured their own attorneys and are discussing the terms of divorce , according to the news site . once so close : flay and march , who reportedly separated three weeks ago , pictured in january 2013 . tmz went on to report that the marriage began to unravel over the past year and a half . sources told tmz that the union crumbled when stephanie 's appendix burst and bobby did n't come to the hospital until the next day . stephanie claimed bobby said ` he was busy with work ' and instead sent his assistants to help her . moved out : the iron chef of and fellow chef giada de laurentiis -lrb- pictured 2012 -rrb- enjoyed ' a festive dinner out ' together in miami beach on december 27 , sparking rumours of a romance , which giada later denied .
-lrb- cnn -- software giant microsoft offering hackers behind a powerful computer virus millions pcs hijacked. experts say a single infected laptop expose the worm. experts have so baffled the true purpose the conficker or downadup virus, have described its spread one. wolfsburg dominated but needed defender ricardo rodriguez edge fellow bundesliga club freiburg 1 and advance the german cup tuesday. swiss international rodriguez, who also scored twice the win stuttgart at converted after daniel caligiuri brought julian schuster wolfsburg, second the bundesliga spurned a host chances with kevin de bruyne andre schurrle wasteful. the wolfsburg players celebrate in reaching the german cup semi finals. ricardo rodriguez 's penalty beats the freiburg keeper roman burki secure wolfsburg. the worm exploits a bug microsoft windows infect mainly corporate networks, then -- although has yet cause opens a link back its point meaning receive further orders wreak. microsoft has issued, however if a single machine in, spread unchecked -- often reinfecting disinfected the threat from the virus prompted microsoft in collaboration other technology industry names this week a $ 250,000 reward to track those behind conficker. `` as part microsoft 's ongoing security efforts, constantly look use a diverse set develop methodologies, '' george stathakopoulos of microsoft 's trustworthy computing group bobby flay is said offering just 5,000 - despite a personal worth more 20million. according tmz, the prenup between the food network star the law and : svu actress provides her with the relatively meager sum for five years. the report also claims the prenup contains a clause the chef buy her out the $ 8million marital home for just - with an pack and move her stuff. unhappy : stephanie march is unhappy $ 5,000 a bobby flay as per their prenup, according tmz ; he filed friday -lrb- pictured june 2013 -rrb-. flay filed friday, just one it emerged separated. mikko hypponen, chief research officer f-secure says the true scope, in his company monitored conficker signals two million internet protocol addresses `` that 's, '' told cnn `` and one ip address here does one infected computer,. tmz claimed 50 ` heartbroken about the split - while is ` mighty unhappy with the prenup. also on friday the new york daily news claimed the actress questioned her spouse rumours mad men star january jones in 2010. 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' it has reported they separated three weeks. and because no children together there no issue but fighting property already, it was alleged on friday. flay has already moved out their new york city apartment. the couple has secured their own attorneys discussing the terms divorce,. once so close : flay and march, who reportedly separated three weeks pictured january tmz went report the marriage began to. sources told tmz the union crumbled when stephanie 's appendix burst bobby did n't come until. stephanie claimed bobby said ` he busy ' instead sent his assistants help. moved out : the iron chef of america star - pictured 2013 said moved the couple 's new york city apartment. boiling : the marriage suffered when stephanie 's appendix burst bobby did n't come until because busy, tmz reported ; flay was pictured president obama 2009. in february, the pair did n't celebrate. according tmz, bobby attended a wine festival with his assistants instead. this will stephanie 's first divorce a third for flay, whose two previous marriages both in january, flay was rumoured romantically fellow chef giada de laurentiis after at home star announced her split, todd thompson the iron chef of america star and giada were spotted having ' a festive dinner out cecconi 's, in the private soho beach house, miami beach on december 27 as people reported. in a statement gossip cop, giada any suggestion a romance false. bobby has a daughter sophie with second wife kate connelly, he wed 1995 his first wife is debra ponzek, he 1991 split ` festive dinner out ' : bobby and fellow chef giada de laurentiis -lrb- pictured 2012 -rrb- enjoyed ' together miami beach on december 27, sparking rumours, which later
-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- software giant microsoft is offering a $ 250,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of hackers behind a powerful computer virus that could lead to millions of pcs being hijacked . experts say a single infected laptop could expose an entire network to the worm . experts have so far been baffled by the true purpose of the conficker or downadup virus , but have described its spread as one of the most serious infections ever seen . wolfsburg dominated but needed a second-half penalty from defender ricardo rodriguez to edge past fellow bundesliga club freiburg 1-0 and advance to the german cup semi-finals on tuesday . swiss international rodriguez , who also scored twice in the win over stuttgart at the weekend , converted a 72nd-minute spot-kick after daniel caligiuri was brought down by julian schuster . wolfsburg , second in the bundesliga , spurned a host of chances with kevin de bruyne and andre schurrle wasteful . the wolfsburg players celebrate in the dressing room after reaching the german cup semi finals . ricardo rodriguez 's penalty beats the freiburg keeper roman burki to secure the win for wolfsburg . the worm exploits a bug in microsoft windows to infect mainly corporate networks , then -- although it has yet to cause any harm -- it opens a link back to its point of origin , meaning it can receive further orders to wreak havoc . microsoft has issued a patch to fix the bug , however . mikko hypponen , chief research officer at anti-virus firm f-secure says the true scope of the virus is not known , but in the past 24 hours his company monitored conficker signals from two million internet protocol addresses . `` that 's a lot , '' he told cnn . `` and one ip address here does not mean one infected computer , it means at least one infected computer . tmz claimed the 50-year-old was ` heartbroken ' about the split - while his wife is ` mighty unhappy ' with the prenup . also on friday the new york daily news claimed the actress questioned her spouse about rumours he was romantically involved with mad men star january jones in 2010 . ' i know stephanie basically asked him after january jones , `` did you f *** her ? '' ' an insider told the site . march was said to be suspicious after her husband happened to be on the scene when single mother jones got into a car accident in la in 2010 . the source added that he denied any romance . there was concern about this woman : the new york daily news on friday claimed that march asked her spouse if he had any romantic liaisons with january jones - he allegedly said no ; here jones is pictured in march . they join borussia dortmund in the final four , after jurgen klopp 's side came from behind to beat hoffenheim . `` many of those ip addresses are obviously company proxies or firewalls , hiding hundreds of more infections behind it . unfortunately this also makes it impossible to estimate the total count of infected systems . `` so it 's still big . very big . '' holders bayern munich , chasing a treble for the second time in three years , play bayer leverkusen in another all-bundesliga clash on wednesday with borussia monchengladbach taking on third-tier arminia bielefeld . the in-form kevin de bruyne missed several good chances , as did former chelsea team-mate andre schurrle . de bruyne and striker bas dost congratulate rodriguez after he scored the winner from the penalty spot . microsoft has previously paid out similar rewards to informants who helped identify the creator of sasser , another notorious worm let loose in 2004 . the perpetrator was tracked to germany , where he was sentenced a year later . her love interest these days : jones is now dating will forte , who she was seen with in february at the premiere of the last man on earth . jones is now dating will forte , who she was seen with in february at the premiere of the last man on earth . legal documents obtained by tmz state that the marriage has ` broken down irretrievably . ' it has been reported they separated three weeks ago . and because they have no children together there is no issue about child support but they are fighting over property already , it was
 Microsoft is offering a $250,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of hackers behind a powerful computer virus that could lead to millions of PCs being hijacked. The worm, known as Conficker or Downadup, has been spreading rapidly since November and has infected millions of computers worldwide. Experts say it's one of the most serious threats in years, with the potential to expose sensitive data and disrupt critical infrastructure.