Is the Bakasoftware Operation Still Up and Running?

In 2008, Bakasoftware reportedly made as much as US$5 million a year from scaring victims into downloading and installing their product to get rid of fake malware infections.¹ Many thought the operation had gone out the door yet WhoisXML API threat researcher Dancho Danchev may suggest otherwise. His findings include:

• Three unredacted email addresses used to register the domains identified as indicators of compromise (IoCs)
• More than 50 IP addresses to which the domains resolved

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• [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/30/technology/30iht-virus.4.17391770.html