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Underminer exploit kit improves in its latest iteration

December 21, 2018 admin CVE-2018-15982, CVE-2018-4878, CVE-2018-8174, EK, exploit kits, Exploits, hiddenbee, Threat analysis, Underminer

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2018 21:34:24 +0000

We take a look at some recent changes with the elusive Underminer exploit kit.

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Tags: CVE-2018-15982 CVE-2018-4878 CVE-2018-8174 EK exploit kits hiddenbee Underminer

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Exploit kits: fall 2018 review

October 24, 2018 admin anti exploit, AZORult, EK, EKs, exploit kit, exploit kits, Exploits, Fallout, Fallout EK, grandsoft, GrandSoft EK, Magnitude, magnitude EK, ramnit, Ramnit Trojan, RIG, RIG EK, smoke loader, Smoke Loader Malware, Threat analysis, Underminer, Underminer EK

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2018 16:10:54 +0000

With a fresh exploit kit in town, the drive-by download landscape shows new signs of life in fall 2018.

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Tags: anti exploit AZORult EK EKs exploit kit exploit kits exploits Fallout Fallout EK grandsoft GrandSoft EK Magnitude magnitude EK ramnit Ramnit Trojan RIG RIG EK smoke loader Smoke Loader Malware Underminer Underminer EK

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Exploit kits: summer 2018 review

August 7, 2018 admin drive-by downloads, drive-bys, EK, EKs, exploit kits, Exploits, grandsoft, GreenFlash Sundown, KaiXin, Magnitude, RIG, Threat analysis, Underminer

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2018 15:00:00 +0000

Just like the beach, the EK landscape got a little crowded this summer. Find out what we discovered in our exploit kits summer review.

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Tags: drive-by downloads drive-bys EK EKs exploit kits grandsoft GreenFlash Sundown KaiXin Magnitude RIG Underminer

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Magniber ransomware improves, expands within Asia

July 16, 2018 admin Ásia, EK, Exploits, magniber, Magnigate, Magnitude, Malaysia, South korea, Taiwan, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2018 17:00:16 +0000

After a controlled delivery focused on South Korea, an upgraded Magniber ransomware is now affecting other Asian countries.

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Tags: asia EK magniber Magnigate Magnitude Malaysia South Korea Taiwan

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Exploit kits: Spring 2018 review

June 12, 2018 admin cybercrime, EK, EKs, exploit kits, Exploits, grandsoft, GreenFlash Sundown, Magnitude, RIG

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2018 19:04:14 +0000

In this Spring 2018 snapshot, we review the top exploit kits observed in the wild.

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Tags: EK EKs exploit kits grandsoft GreenFlash Sundown Magnitude RIG

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Magnitude exploit kit switches to GandCrab ransomware

April 17, 2018 admin EK, exploit kit, Exploits, gandcrab, Magnitude, ransomware, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 16:58:26 +0000

After being faithful to its own Magniber ransomware for several months, Magnitude EK joins others to adopt GandCrab.

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Tags: EK exploit kit gandcrab Magnitude ransomware

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Hermes ransomware distributed to South Koreans via recent Flash zero-day

March 14, 2018 admin CVE-2018-4878, EK, exploit kit, Exploits, Fash, Hermes, ransomware, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2018 17:59:32 +0000

An uncommon exploit kit adds a fresh Flash Player exploit to distribute the Hermes ransomware in South Korea.

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Tags: CVE-2018-4878 EK exploit kit Fash Hermes ransomware

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Drive-by download campaign targets Chinese websites, experiments with exploits

February 22, 2018 admin Chinese, coinhive, drive-by, EK, exploit kit, Exploits, Flash Player, Internet Explorer, svchost.exe, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 16:00:00 +0000

This custom made drive-by download attack targets some Chinese websites and their visitors while experimenting with exploits.

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Tags: Chinese coinhive drive-by EK exploit kit exploits Flash Player Internet Explorer svchost.exe