Check Point Advisories

Black Hole Exploit Kit Website Redirection

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0983
Date Published:	2 Nov 2016
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 03 November, 2016
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Web Servers
Vulnerability Description	Black Hole Exploit Kit exploit kit is a web exploit kit that operates by delivering malicious payload to the victim's computer. Remote attackers can infect users with Black Hole EK 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 and blocks attempts to redirect users to a specially crafted web page in order to infect them with Black Hole exploit kit.

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 Black Hole 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: Black Hole Exploit Kit Website Redirection