Category Archives: malvertising

RIG exploit kit takes on large malvertising campaign

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In the battle of exploit kits, RIG EK has earned some extra mileage by being leveraged in a high profile malvertising attack on popular website answers.com. The same domain shadowing campaigns that were popular in the Angler era are continuing with RIG… Continue reading RIG exploit kit takes on large malvertising campaign→

Neutrino EK’s Afraidgate pushed in malvertising attack

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With a rise in malvertising attacks lately, we take a look at an ad server pushing the Afraidgate, traditionally found on compromised sites.Categories: ExploitsTags: ad serverafraidgatemalvertisingneutrinoransomware(Read more…) Continue reading Neutrino EK’s Afraidgate pushed in malvertising attack→

Malvertising Campaign Pushing Neutrino Exploit Kit Shut Down

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Researchers uncovered a global malvertising campaign exposing potentially millions of users to the risk of being hit with CrypMIC ransomware delivered via the Neutrino Exploit Kit. Continue reading Malvertising Campaign Pushing Neutrino Exploit Kit Shut Down→

10 easy ways to prevent malware infection

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We told you how to tell if you’re infected with malware. We told you how to clean up the infection if you get it. Now, here’s how to prevent malware infection from happening in the first place.Categories: 101
How-tosTags: exploit kitslayered securitym… Continue reading 10 easy ways to prevent malware infection→

Malvertising campaign delivers two exploit kits, same payload

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It is a little odd to see an attack making use of two different exploit kits which serves the same malware payload. In this particular malvertising case, both RIG EK and Sundown EK are used to deliver the same threat, perhaps an indication that the act… Continue reading Malvertising campaign delivers two exploit kits, same payload→