Virus-Total-for-Crooks Busted
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 07/07/2017 01:16 PM
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If you run a service for cybercrooks that allows them to scan and see if their malware is detected by antivirus software, there's a good chance you will get arrested.
Ruslans Bondars and Jurijs Martisevs, two Latvian citizens, have found that out the hard way. The pair ran a service called "no distribute scanners" that minic VirusTotal, only they block telemetry and don't share scan results with antivirus vendors.
Cybercriminals use these services when they are coding and before distribution as a way to ensure their software is undetectable by anti-virus software.
Bondars and Martisevs have operated such a service since 2006 and had over 30,000 users.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) redacted the name of the service in the indictment.
"Malware that has been submitted to [REDACTED] includes some of the most prolific malware known to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and has been used in major computer intrusions committed against American businesses," the DOJ indictment reads.
The pair shared duties with Bondars maintaining the scanner's technical infrastructure and Martisevs providing customer support.
Under the indictment, the pair are being charged with conspiracy, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and hacking.
Source: Bleeping Computer
Ruslans Bondars and Jurijs Martisevs, two Latvian citizens, have found that out the hard way. The pair ran a service called "no distribute scanners" that minic VirusTotal, only they block telemetry and don't share scan results with antivirus vendors.Cybercriminals use these services when they are coding and before distribution as a way to ensure their software is undetectable by anti-virus software.
Bondars and Martisevs have operated such a service since 2006 and had over 30,000 users.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) redacted the name of the service in the indictment.
"Malware that has been submitted to [REDACTED] includes some of the most prolific malware known to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and has been used in major computer intrusions committed against American businesses," the DOJ indictment reads.
The pair shared duties with Bondars maintaining the scanner's technical infrastructure and Martisevs providing customer support.
Under the indictment, the pair are being charged with conspiracy, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and hacking.
Source: Bleeping Computer
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