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Exploit kits

Short bio An exploit kit is a toolkit designed to facilitate the exploitation of client-side vulnerabilities most commonly found in browsers...

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Internet Explorer users still targeted by RIG exploit kit

March 2, 2023 - Despite a very slim browser market share, Internet Explorer (IE) is still being exploited by exploit kits like the RIG exploit...

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Chrome targeted by Magnitude exploit kit

October 21, 2021 - Exploit kits (EK) are not as widespread as they used to be. One of the reasons is likely that most exploit...

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Malsmoke operators abandon exploit kits in favor of social engineering scheme

November 16, 2020 - Exploit kits continue to be used as a malware delivery platform. In 2020, we’ve observed a number of different malvertising campaigns...

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Spelevo exploit kit debuts new social engineering trick

December 18, 2019 - 2019 has been a busy year for exploit kits, despite the fact that they haven’t been considered a potent threat vector...

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Exploit kits: fall 2019 review

November 19, 2019 - Despite a slim browser market share, Internet Explorer is still being exploited in fall 2019 in a number of drive-by download...

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Say hello to Lord Exploit Kit

August 2, 2019 - Just as we had wrapped up our summer review of exploit kits, a new player entered the scene. Lord EK, as...

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Exploit kits: summer 2019 review

July 30, 2019 - In the months since our last spring review, there has been some interesting activity from several exploit kits. While the playing...

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GreenFlash Sundown exploit kit expands via large malvertising campaign

June 26, 2019 - Exploit kit activity has been relatively quiet for some time, with the occasional malvertising campaign reminding us that drive-by downloads are...

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Exploit kits: spring 2019 review

May 14, 2019 - Exploit kit activity remains fairly unchanged since our last winter review in terms of active distribution campaigns. But this spring edition...

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