Check Point Advisories

Angler Exploit Kit Redirection

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2016-0062
Date Published: 2 Feb 2016
Severity: High
Last Updated: Thursday 01 June, 2017
Source:
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75

Who is Vulnerable? Microsoft Windows - All Versions
Mac OS X - All Versions
Vulnerability Description Angler Exploit Kit operates by delivering a malicious payload to the victim's computer. Successful exploitation could result in remote code execution on the target system once the malicious page is loaded.

Protection Overview

This protection detects and blocks Angler exploit kit infection attempts.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Angler Exploit Kit Redirection protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Exploit Kit.
Attack Information:  Angler Exploit Kit Redirection

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