Two Arrested for Helping Malware Bypass Antivirus Protection
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 11/27/2015 10:59 AM
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Two people from the United Kingdom, a 22 year-old man and a 22-year-old woman from Colchester, Essex, have been arrested on suspicion of helping malware developers evade antivirus software.
They allegedly ran a website called reFudme, which is now offline but used to provide both free and paid functions to allow malware developers to test whether their creations can evade modern, up-to-date antivirus software.
If malware files failed the test, changes could be made to make the file "FUD," or otherwise known as Fully UnDetectable."
The website also offered a service whereby it would package and encrypt malware to disguise files further, dubbed "Cryptex Reborn." Malware creators could purchase the service for $20 a month or $90 for a lifetime license.
Since February this year, over 1.2 million scans took place on the website, stopped only when the NCA seized the domain.
Source: ZDNet
They allegedly ran a website called reFudme, which is now offline but used to provide both free and paid functions to allow malware developers to test whether their creations can evade modern, up-to-date antivirus software.If malware files failed the test, changes could be made to make the file "FUD," or otherwise known as Fully UnDetectable."
The website also offered a service whereby it would package and encrypt malware to disguise files further, dubbed "Cryptex Reborn." Malware creators could purchase the service for $20 a month or $90 for a lifetime license.
Since February this year, over 1.2 million scans took place on the website, stopped only when the NCA seized the domain.
Source: ZDNet
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