Russian crimeware host is knocked off the web
A Russian internet host reportedly popular with gangs who stole online bank logins has been taken offline.The PROXIEZ-NET service had previously advertised itself as immune to attempts to shut it down.
Miko Hypponen, chief research officer at F-Secure, said the development was "very nice".
He warned that those who used the host for malicious purposes will almost certainly "already be switching to a different service."
Crimeware Mr Hypponen said that PROXIEZ "have been known to be involved in various nasty businesses".
"We've noticed them in connection with Zeus, a toolkit written and sold by a Russian software engineer, which enables people to do keylogging to grab PayPal, eBay and online banking passwords," he said. More...
05-17-2010 23:10
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