Check Point Advisories

Angler Exploit Kit Landing Page

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-0002
Date Published:	1 Jan 2015
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Monday 11 April, 2016
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Web Clients
Vulnerability Description	Angler exploit kit is a web exploit kit that operates by delivering malicious payload to the victim's computer. Remote attackers can infect users with Angler exploit kit by enticing them to visit a malicious web page. Successful infection will allow the attacker to perform Remote Code Execution on the victim's computer.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block 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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Angler Exploit Kit Landing Page 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: Angler Exploit Kit Landing Page