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Offline polonus

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Like to pass this link to malware fighters!
« on: November 23, 2008, 04:32:14 PM »
Hi malware fighters,

Go here: http://www.bluecollarpc.net/pcsafety.html
See what you find there, and I am sure tou will bookmark it,

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Re: Like to pass this link to malware fighters!
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2008, 04:45:32 PM »
Castlecops is now dead RIP
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Re: Like to pass this link to malware fighters!
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2008, 05:07:55 PM »
The site is still up and nothing on the home page about its demise ???
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Re: Like to pass this link to malware fighters!
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2008, 05:09:50 PM »
Quote from: essexboy on November 23, 2008, 04:45:32 PM
Castlecops is now dead RIP
Your report of Castle Cops demise is grossly over rated. After reading your post I checked CC out so I should delete it from my bookmarks if it was dead, and found it alive.  ;D
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Re: Like to pass this link to malware fighters!
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2008, 05:20:56 PM »
Hi ye all,

CC they are still making cybercriminals unhappy,

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Re: Like to pass this link to malware fighters!
« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2008, 05:29:36 PM »
I wouldn't discount it completely, the forums that essexboy frequents could well have some information we aren't yet privy to.
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Re: Like to pass this link to malware fighters!
« Reply #6 on: November 23, 2008, 06:05:49 PM »
Hi DavidR,

What I did know was that the resources of CC's were under fire for considerable time and suffered long term DOS attacks, apparently from those that were not so happy with their services, but that is the fate of the "untouchables",

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« Reply #7 on: November 23, 2008, 06:15:51 PM »
Yes, there have been many times when they have been subjected to denial of service attacks and have had to change hosts on at least one occasion because the Host couldn't cope or protect them against these DDOS attacks.

So perhaps it simply became too much, but that is speculation.

One thing for sure they certainly made come miscreants very unhappy and long may that continue if possible.
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Re: Like to pass this link to malware fighters!
« Reply #8 on: November 23, 2008, 07:47:01 PM »
A similar fate happened to hpHosts forum with it being first threatened then defaced then taken off line. 

If you are a long time member of Malwarebytes forum with over 50 posts then you can see the current status of this situation:
http://www.malwarebytes.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=7289
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Re: Like to pass this link to malware fighters!
« Reply #9 on: November 24, 2008, 06:19:47 AM »
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Bookmarked ... thanks another very useful link, Polonus !   :)


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