MarkAW Posted December 24, 2008 ID:42081 Share Posted December 24, 2008 I'm not sure if this is the right place or if anyone here knows of this sad news , but Castle Cops has been shut down.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.http://www.castlecops.com/forums.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raid Posted December 24, 2008 ID:42082 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Saddened to see it offline.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sho-dan Posted December 24, 2008 ID:42083 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Is this for real, not a hoax. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigger93 Posted December 24, 2008 ID:42084 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Sadly it is, and it likely will never be back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkAW Posted December 24, 2008 Author ID:42088 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Is this for real, not a hoax.It's for real, i would never post something that was a hoax. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sho-dan Posted December 24, 2008 ID:42090 Share Posted December 24, 2008 It's for real, i would never post something that was a hoax. Sorry about that MarkAW, it was a thinking out loud text typing thought. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkAW Posted December 24, 2008 Author ID:42093 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Sorry about that MarkAW, it was a thinking out loud text typing thought. No problem, i do the same thing at times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakedownMalware Posted December 30, 2008 ID:43236 Share Posted December 30, 2008 What exactly is (or was) CastleCops?Were they shut down because they could not pay the bills? What happened? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IT Expert Posted December 30, 2008 ID:43238 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Wow really, that sucks. I have used them to verify a ton of different files / program names. Does anyone know what happened? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkAW Posted December 30, 2008 Author ID:43310 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Wow really, that sucks. I have used them to verify a ton of different files / program names. Does anyone know what happened?From what i have read Paul Laudanski who ran CC got a job with Microsoft and couldn't handle to full time jobs ( work at MS and running CC) so CastleCops was shut down for this reason. Here is a link to a interview with Paul if anyone would like to have a more clear view of what happened.http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/06/11/...crusader_1.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyKlein Posted December 30, 2008 ID:43402 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Wow really, that sucks. I have used them to verify a ton of different files / program names.FYI, these days SystemLookup is the new home for the Lists, and has been for a number of months.The site was generously made available to us by Javacool, and it contains every single entry from Castlecops.The Lists are being updated throughout the day by an editing team currently consisting of the following members of the anti-malware community:MarckieMetallicamiekiemoesnasdaqrandom/randomRorschach112TonyKleinVino RossoZupe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azlan Posted April 25, 2009 ID:76007 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Now the site saysCastleCops has Ceased Operation Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yardbird Posted April 25, 2009 ID:76079 Share Posted April 25, 2009 CastleCops closed down in late December of 2008. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samonteroel Posted May 1, 2009 ID:77659 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Indeed not a good news!Good for Paul if he really got a better JOB. Cheers! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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