What You Need to Know About Exploit Kits


Exploit kits are prepackaged tool kits containing specific exploits and payloads used to drop malicious payloads onto a victim’s machine. Once a popular avenue for attacks, they are now barely used due to the popularity of other attack vectors, such as cryptomining. However, they are still utilized to deploy ransomware and mining malware.

These tools can target nearly everyone. Organizations should consider themselves a daily target for possible exploit kits designed to deliver malicious payloads onto their network.

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To prevent this, update network devices and ensure that all employee devices are also updated. Often times, these attacks are browser based and exploit vulnerabilities once an employee visits the malicious landing page.

Training and preparation start with user education. Humans are the weakest link, and authors of exploit kits target the masses in the hope that someone will fall for their landing pages.

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