Security News > 2021 > June > Russian Accused of Helping Kelihos Malware Evade Detection Convicted in U.S.
A Russian national accused of operating online services designed to help malware evade detection by security products was convicted this week in the United States.
Oleg Koshkin, 41, a Russian national who had been living in Estonia, allegedly ran websites such as Crypt4U.com and fud.
According to the U.S. Justice Department, Koshkin developed a system that enabled the operator of the notorious Kelihos botnet - Russian national Peter Levashov - to create many variants of the malware to help it evade detection.
Koshkin this week was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit computer fraud and abuse and one count of aiding and abetting computer fraud and abuse.
Pavel Tsurkan, who had also been living in Estonia, has been accused of helping Koshkin.
The Associated Press reported that Tsurkan pleaded guilty on Wednesday to aiding and abetting unauthorized access to a protected computer.