Police takes down AVCheck site used by cybercriminals to scan malware

An international law enforcement operation has taken down AVCheck, a service used by cybercriminals to test whether their malware is detected by commercial antivirus software before deploying it in the wild. The service's official domain at avcheck.net now displays a seizure banner with the crests of the U.S. Department of Justice, the FBI, the U.S. Secret Service, and the Dutch police (Politie). According to an announcement on the Politie website, AVCheck was one of the largest counter antivirus (CAV) services internationally, which helped cybercriminals assess the stealthiness and evasion of their malware. "Taking the AVCheck service offline marks an important step in tackling organized cybercrime," stated Politie's Matthijs Jaspers. "With this [action], we disrupt cybercriminals as early as possible in their operations and prevent victims." Seizure notice on AVCheck.net Source: BleepingComputer The investigators have also found evidence linking AVCheck's administrators to cry ... Read full article.