Entries filed under 'Exploit Kits'

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The FireEye Labs team posts blog entries under threat research to present and discuss cyber attacks and threat intelligence from a technical perspective. They cover the full spectrum of exploits and vulnerabilities, including advanced malware and targeted threats.

Magniber Ransomware Wants to Infect Only the Right People

October 19, 2017 4:06 PM By Muhammad Umair, Zain Gardezi , Shahzad Ahmed

A new ransomware known as Magniber is being distributed to Korean language systems via the Magnitude Exploit Kit.

Hiking Club Malvertisements Drop Monero Miners Via Neptune Exploit Kit

August 22, 2017 10:00 AM By Zain Gardezi , Manish Sardiwal

Hiking advertisements are directing users to the Neptune Exploit Kit and ultimately a Monero miner infection as part of a new malvertising campaign.

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

March 15, 2017 8:48 AM By Zain Gardezi | Advanced Malware

FireEye researchers showcase some of the prominent malvertising campaigns active over the last four months, as well as the cushion servers related to different exploit kits.

Exploit Kits Quickly Adopt Exploit Thanks to Open Source Release

July 14, 2016 4:37 PM By Kenneth Johnson , Yasir Khalid, Dan Caselden, Sai Omkar Vashisht | Exploits

The Neutrino EK adopted an open-source exploit and now uses it to embed multiple exploits into a SWF file.

Angler Exploit Kit Evading EMET

June 6, 2016 8:00 AM By Raghav Pande, Amit Malik | Exploits

Exploits kit have become increasingly sophisticated throughout the years. Where obfuscation and new zero days were once the only additions in the development cycle, evasive code is now being embedded into the framework and shellcode.

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