What I am writing is not a "news" anymore, but it is like a "consciousness raising" about the incredible job the guys behind Angler Exploit kit did.
But, let me start from the beginning. For everybody out there do not know what an Exploit Kit is I found out a clear and nice description from McAfee Labs:
An exploit kit is an off-the-shelf software package containing easy-to-use packaged attacks on known and unknown (zero-day) vulnerabilities. These toolkits exploit client-side vulnerabilities, typically targeting the web browser and applications that can be accessed by the web browser. Exploit kits can also track infection metrics and have robust control capabilities
Angler is one of several Exploit Kits available for attackers. Actually Angler Exploit Kit has become the most advanced, much more powerful and the best exploit kit available in the market so far, beating the infamous BlackHole exploit kit, with a host of exploits including zero-days and new techniques added to it.
What makes Angler so great are the following two characteristics: Domain Shadowing (”DSH“) and Filess Infection "Filess".
more here.........http://marcoramilli.blogspot.com/2015/03/angler-and-new-threats.html
But, let me start from the beginning. For everybody out there do not know what an Exploit Kit is I found out a clear and nice description from McAfee Labs:
An exploit kit is an off-the-shelf software package containing easy-to-use packaged attacks on known and unknown (zero-day) vulnerabilities. These toolkits exploit client-side vulnerabilities, typically targeting the web browser and applications that can be accessed by the web browser. Exploit kits can also track infection metrics and have robust control capabilities
Angler is one of several Exploit Kits available for attackers. Actually Angler Exploit Kit has become the most advanced, much more powerful and the best exploit kit available in the market so far, beating the infamous BlackHole exploit kit, with a host of exploits including zero-days and new techniques added to it.
What makes Angler so great are the following two characteristics: Domain Shadowing (”DSH“) and Filess Infection "Filess".
more here.........http://marcoramilli.blogspot.com/2015/03/angler-and-new-threats.html