Check Point Advisories

Suspicious Exploit Kit Website Redirection

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-0188
Date Published:	29 Mar 2018
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 05 February, 2019
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	An exploit kit is a type of toolkit cybercriminals use to attack vulnerabilities in systems so they can distribute malware or perform other malicious activities. Remote attackers can infect users by redirecting them to a malicious web page. Successful infection will allow the attacker to download additional malware to the target.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

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

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

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Exploit Kit.
Attack Information: Suspicious Exploit Kit Website Redirection