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==Microsoft and ICANN==

In 2006, Microsoft became an ICANN accredited registrar for [[.biz]], [[.com]], [[.info]], [[.name]], [[.net]], [[.pro]] and [[.org]].<ref>[http://www.icannwatch.org/article.pl?sid=06/11/05/0346248 ICANN Watch]</ref>

In 2006, Microsoft became an [[ICANN]] accredited registrar for [[.biz]], [[.com]], [[.info]], [[.name]], [[.net]], [[.pro]] and [[.org]].<ref>[http://www.icannwatch.org/article.pl?sid=06/11/05/0346248 ICANN Watch]</ref>

In 2009, the company collaborated with ICANN along with security researchers and operators within the Domain Name System ([[DNS]]) to implement a coordinated global response to the Conficker worm. It coordinate a response designed to disable domains targeted by Conficker and offered a $250,000 reward for information that results in the arrest and conviction of those responsible for illegally launching the Conficker malicious code on the Internet.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-12feb09-en.htm Microsoft Collaborates With Industry to Disrupt Conficker Worm]</ref>

In 2009, the company collaborated with ICANN along with security researchers and operators within the Domain Name System ([[DNS]]) to implement a coordinated global response to the '''Conficker worm'''. It coordinate a response designed to disable domains targeted by Conficker and offered a $250,000 reward for information that results in the arrest and conviction of those responsible for illegally launching the Conficker malicious code on the Internet.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-12feb09-en.htm Microsoft Collaborates With Industry to Disrupt Conficker Worm]</ref>

==References==

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 ==Microsoft and ICANN==
-In 2006, Microsoft became an ICANN accredited registrar for [[.biz]], [[.com]], [[.info]], [[.name]], [[.net]], [[.pro]] and [[.org]].<ref>[http://www.icannwatch.org/article.pl?sid=06/11/05/0346248 ICANN Watch]</ref>
+In 2006, Microsoft became an [[ICANN]] accredited registrar for [[.biz]], [[.com]], [[.info]], [[.name]], [[.net]], [[.pro]] and [[.org]].<ref>[http://www.icannwatch.org/article.pl?sid=06/11/05/0346248 ICANN Watch]</ref>
-In 2009, the company collaborated with ICANN along with security researchers and operators within the Domain Name System ([[DNS]]) to implement a coordinated global response to the Conficker worm. It coordinate a response designed to disable domains targeted by Conficker and offered a $250,000 reward for information that results in the arrest and conviction of those responsible for illegally launching the Conficker malicious code on the Internet.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-12feb09-en.htm Microsoft Collaborates With Industry to Disrupt Conficker Worm]</ref>
+In 2009, the company collaborated with ICANN along with security researchers and operators within the Domain Name System ([[DNS]]) to implement a coordinated global response to the '''Conficker worm'''. It coordinate a response designed to disable domains targeted by Conficker and offered a $250,000 reward for information that results in the arrest and conviction of those responsible for illegally launching the Conficker malicious code on the Internet.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-12feb09-en.htm Microsoft Collaborates With Industry to Disrupt Conficker Worm]</ref>
 ==References==