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AplusWebMaster View Member Profile	May 22 2008, 04:37 PM Post #1
AplusWebMaster Group: Authentic Member Posts: 3,585 Joined: 30-December 03 From: USA Member No.: 1,643 Operating System: WinXP	FYI... - http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2008/05/no...castlecops.html May 22, 2008 - "No, this is not CastleCops mezzicodec(dot)net masquerades as the legitimate CastleCops site... The site is mirroring, in near real-time, CastleCops. It seems to be primarily used for SEO purposes and possibly to steal valid user accounts, but could serve malware or exploits. Avoid this site." - http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2008/05/ra...g-pc-world.html May 22, 2008 - "As a follow-up to my post earlier today about a fake CastleCops page, there’s more to the story. There are other domains sharing the same IP (207.226.177.250): pepato org slim-cash com spyware-wiper com Cpaypal com Crazycounter net All are copying legitimate sites. Pepato is loading a fake dvdplanet.com page... These domains belong to the "Vladzone" malware gang. A while back, we believe that they were responsible for DDoS attacks against webhelper4u.com (Patrick Jordan, who works for Sunbelt) and spamhuntress.com — and maybe a few others. I would not visit these sites." (Screenshots available at both Sunbeltblog URLs above.)

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