Main Internet data carriers have stopped providing connectivity to Atrivo, an ISP notorious for serving a large number of scammers and spammers. Reporting on Washington Post's Security Fix, Brian Krebs uncovers thousands of domain names linked to spam and illegal activities that are registered through EstDomains, Atrivo's "most important customer". EstDomains is a reseller of Directi's registration services — the ICANN accredited domain registration company which has also been under scrutiny as a result.

From the report: "Experts say EstDomains also is the single largest source of domains affiliated with fake 'codec,' scam sites. These are mainly adult Web sites (or hacked, legitimate sites seeded with pornography) that tell visitors they need to install a special video codec in order to view the featured movies. The malware served by these fake codec sites also is fed by affiliate programs, such as cashcodec.com, ruler-cash.com, and vcstats.com (bonus points if you already figured out that each of these domains is active and registered through EstDomains)."

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