If you operate a cybercrime business that relies on disseminating malicious software, you probably also spend a good deal of time trying to disguise or “crypt” your malware so that it appears benign ...

Russian national Oleg Koshkin has been sentenced to four years in prison for operating a “crypting” service that helped hackers infect computers around the world with malware, the U.S. Justice ...

A Russian national was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for operating a “crypting” service used to conceal the Kelihos malware from antivirus software, which enabled hackers to systematically ...

An article in The Wall Street Journal this week quoted executives from antivirus pioneer Symantec uttering words that would have been industry heresy a few years ago, declaring antivirus software ...

Russian national Oleg Koshkin was convicted for charges related to the operation of a malware crypter service used by the Kelihos botnet to obfuscate malware payloads and evade detection. Koshkin has ...

A Russian man has been sentenced to just 24 months behind bars for his part in helping to hide the infamous Kelihos malware from global security teams. Oleg Koshkin, 41, was convicted by a federal ...

The US law enforcement, in coordination with global efforts, has disrupted counter-antivirus (CAV) operations by shuttering four leading domains offering these services. According to a Department of ...

FBI Houston and other law enforcement partners seized online domains, helping cybercriminals hide their malware from victims. These websites would provide cybercriminals with counter-antivirus tools.

Many different threat actors are using this crypting service/tool for their operations, possibly buying it from the developer itself. As bad actors continue to innovate in the area of sandbox evasion, ...

The FBI has taken down AVCheck, a site providing services for cybercriminals AVCheck was used to test malware against AV providers without raising alarms Two crypting services were dismantled, as well ...

Russian national Oleg Koshkin has been sentenced to 48 months in prison for operating a "crypting" service used to conceal the Kelihos botnet from antivirus software, enabling attackers to infect ...