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CastleCops has stopped.
The voluntary security community that has been at the front line since 2002 in battling malware has stopped.
Here is the webtext currently displayed;
" Greetings Folks,
You have arrived at the CastleCops website, which is currently offline. It has been our pleasure to investigate online crime and volunteer with our virtual family to assist with your computer needs and make the Internet a safer place. Unfortunately, all things come to an end. Keep up the good fight folks, for the spirit of this community lies within each of us. We are empowered to improve the safety and security of the Internet in our own way. Let us feel blessed for the impact we made and the relationships created.
With respect to the server marathon, by March 17 2009 CastleCops will refund contributions made through PayPal that were specifically designated for servers. Unfortunately, server donations made via check cannot be returned because we do not have the addresses for the donating entity. Unless instructed otherwise, CastleCops will re-allocate these funds as a donation to the Internet Systems Consortium (ISC.org). This organization sponsored our hosting environment for approximately the past 2 years. Please contact us [cc at laudanski dot com] before March 17, 2009, if you would like a return of your server marathon donation. Otherwise, we would like to thank the ISC for their unfettered support.
We thank everyone in creating our unique footprint and memories in time.
Love, Best Wishes and Happy Holidays, CastleCops
PST 23 Dec 2008"
Having to deal with funding difficulties and being under the attacks (DDOS among others) from those it has fought bravely didn't stop the site, the loss of Paul Laudanski (now internet safety investigator with Microsoft) who started it, seems to have been the last straw.
Bye CastleCops, you will be missed.
CastleCops is no more.
Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by Baserk, Dec 29, 2008.
