SoftwareHackers shut down Neosploit attack kit

Security analysts said they had evidence that the makers of Neosploit, a well-known infection kit used by online criminals to apply multiple exploits against PCs, were quitting the business.

A noted hacker attack kit has been retired from service by its criminal creators, most likely because it was priced too high compared to the competition, researchers said today. Last week, security analysts at RSA's FraudAction Research Labs said they had evidence that the makers of Neosploit, a well-known infection kit used by online criminals to apply multiple exploits against PCs, -- were abandoning the business. RSA, which regularly monitored the forums and chat rooms where Neosploit's developers marketed their product, was confident that the group was giving up on the kit, though not on hacking. "Even we assume that this isn't necessarily the end of this group," said Sean Brady, a product marketing manager in RSA's ID and access assurance group, which includes the FraudAction lab. In its blog post, RSA quoted a going-out-of-business message in Russian said to have originated with Neosploit's authors. "Unfortunately, supporting our product is no longer possible," RSA's translation read. "We apologize for any inconvenience, but business is business, since the amount of time spent on this project does not justify itself. Now we will not be with you, but nevertheless we wish that your businesses will prosper for a long time!" According to RSA, updates to Neosploit, which had a reputation for frequent updates, slowed this summer, with just one new version since early June. In April and May, Neosploit's makers released two updates. RSA speculated that Neosploit's demise... [ Read more on www.computerworld.com ]

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