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A U.S. judge has shut down an ISP after FTC complaints that it offered a haven to spammers, child pornographers, hackers, and more.  ISP Pricewert, also known as 3FN and APS Telecom has been disconnected from the net.

The FTC claimed the ISP deliberately advertised to malware distributors, botnet servers, spammers, illegal porn sites and others involved in illegal activities. It also offered a forum to help cybercriminals communicate with each other.

“Pricewert hosts very little legitimate content and vast quantities of illegal, malicious, and harmful content, including child pornography, botnet command and control servers, spyware, viruses, trojans, phishing related sites, illegal online pharmacies, investment and other Web-based scams, and pornography featuring violence, bestiality, and incest,” the FTC said.

The company ignored take down requests and used different IP addresses to help their customers avoid detection.  A spokesman for Pricewert said the company was “confused” by the ruling and would have no further comment at this time.

Score one for the white hats!

Read[PCWorld]