- The FBI has shot Avcheck, a site providing cybercriminals
- Avcheck was used to test malware against AV suppliers without alarms
- Two gathering services were also dismantled
Avcheck.net, a website providing analysis services for cybercriminals, has been put out of line as part of a larger law enforcement of the law led by the FBI, as well as the Dutch and Finnish police.
At the time of the press, the website had been degraded and displayed the usual opinion of the FBI withdrawal: “This area was seized in accordance with a crisis mandate issued to the United States District Court for the South Texas District within the framework of a coordinated law enforcement operation.”
The site has worked as an antivirus service (CAV), allowing cybercriminals to test their malware against several antivirus engines before deploying it, helping them to remain not detected during attacks. It was marketed as a “high -speed antivirus verifier” and allowed users to scan files, domains and IP addresses on many safety tools without alerting antivirus suppliers.
Endgame Game operation
Matthijs Jaspers, team leader of the Dutch team of high -tech crime, described dismantling as an “important step” in the fight against cybercrime, “because it disrupts cybercriminals in the first stadiums and prevents victims,” said the press release, published on the Dutch police website, said.
In the same announcement, it was said that the investigation which had led to this withdrawal also gave “key evidence” on administrators and users not only Avcheck, but also related services – Cryptor.biz and Crypt.guru.
These two were “priming services” that criminals “encrypt” malware, helping him to escape detection.
A separate announcement, published at the end of May on the Doj website, indicates that the operation resulted in “in the entry of four areas and their associated server”.
This announcement did not appoint specific services, but it is sure to assume that these were these three.
Withdrawals are part of Operation Endgame, a large -scale and coordinated international initiative aimed at dismantling a cybercriminal infrastructure, focusing in particular on malware and ransomware.
The French, German, Ukrainian and Portuguese law enforcement also participated in variable capacities.
Via Bleeping Compompute
