Short Name |
HTTP:PHP:EXPLOIT-KIT-ACTIV |
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Severity |
High |
Recommended |
Yes |
Recommended Action |
Drop |
Category |
HTTP |
Keywords |
Suspicious Exploit Kit Activity Detected |
Release Date |
2016/05/03 |
Update Number |
2711 |
Supported Platforms |
srx-12.1+, vsrx-15.1+ |
This signature detects suspicious Exploit Kit activity. Exploit kits are very specific type of toolkits which are being used by cybercriminals to deliver pieces of malware.
Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers access to a deleted object, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2013, aka "Internet Explorer Use After Free Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-1308 and CVE-2013-1309.