Say hello to Lord Exploit Kit

Just as we had wrapped up our summer review of exploit kits, a new player entered the scene. Lord EK, as it is calling itself, was caught by Virus Bulletin's Adrian Luca while replaying malvertising chains. In this blog post, we do a quick review of this exploit kit based on what we have collecte...

GoDaddy Shutters 15,000 Subdomains Tied to 'Snake Oil' Scams

Researchers at the security firm Palo Alto Networks worked with domain registrar and web hosting firm GoDaddy to shut down 15,000 subdomains pitching ‘snake oil’ products and other scams. The takedowns are linked to affiliate marketing campaigns peddling everything from weight-loss solutions and...

40,000 Subdomains Tied to RIG Exploit Kit Shut Down

Tens of thousands of illegally established subdomains used by criminals involved with the RIG Exploit Kit were recently taken down after an investigation revealed that hackers were phishing domain account credentials to set up these subdomains. Most of the subdomains used GoDaddy as the primary...

Still Getting Served: A Look at Recent Malvertising Campaigns Involving Exploit Kits

Malvertising occurs when an online advertising network knowingly or unknowingly serves up malicious advertisements on a website. Malvertisements are a type of “drive-by” threat that tend to result in users being infected with malware for simply visiting a website. The victims of this threat are...

Picking Up Where Neutrino Left Off: RIG Pushing CrypMIC Ransomware

When an exploit kit fades away, it usually doesn’t take long for another to take its place in the limelight, especially when the kit is an integral part of the ransomware ecosystem. That’s exactly what’s happened over the past few weeks as researchers say they’ve seen an uptick in RIG Exploit Kit...

Angler Exploit Kit Uses Domain Shadowing technique to Evade Detection

The world’s infamous Angler Exploit Kit has become the most advanced, much more powerful and the best exploit kit available in the market, beating the infamous BlackHole exploit kit, with a host of exploits including zero-days and a new technique added to it. Angler Exploit Kit's newest technique...

Domain Shadowing Latest Angler Exploit Kit Evasion Technique

The Angler Exploit Kit continues to evolve at an alarming rate, seamlessly adding not only zero-day exploits as they become available, but also a host of evasion techniques that have elevated it to the ranks of the more formidable hacker toolkits available. Researchers at Cisco’s Talos intelligen...