Major Slam! Rogue ISP Shut Down

Based upon a complaint by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), a federal district judge has issued a restraining order against Pricewert LLC, an Internet Service Provider (ISP) doing business under the names 3FN, APS Telecom and others.

The court issued a temporary restraining order to prohibit Pricewert’s illegal activities and require its upstream Internet providers and data centers to cease providing services to Pricewert. The order also freezes Pricewert’s assets. The court will hold a preliminary injunction hearing on June 15, 2009.

Pricewert is accused of recruiting, hosting and participating in the distribution of spam, child pornography, and other harmful electronic content.

It's further alleged that Pricewert lurks in the "darkest corners" of the Internet, conspiring with criminals to distribute child porn, spyware, viruses, trojan horses, phishing, botnet command and control servers, and pornography featuring violence, bestiality, and incest.

Frankly, after conviction, I'd like to see the perpetrators end up in the "darkest corners" of a federal prison.