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Lord Exploit Kit

First observed in early 2019, Lord is an exploit kit associated with the older Spelevo kit. Whilst its authors claim it is still in active development, Lord appears to be for sale via dark web forums and has been used in several campaigns.

Threat ID:
CC-3171
Category:
Exploit
Threat Severity:
Medium
Threat Vector:
Published:
7 August 2019 12:00 AM
Report a cyber attack: call 0300 303 5222 or email [email protected]

Summary

First observed in early 2019, Lord is an exploit kit associated with the older Spelevo kit. Whilst its authors claim it is still in active development, Lord appears to be for sale via dark web forums and has been used in several campaigns.

Threat details

Lord uses malicious adverts hosted by the PopCash malvertising network to direct users to its landing pages. When a user reaches one of these pages, Lord will execute a script to check for the presence of Adobe Flash Player and determine its version. A secondary script will collect this information along with network attributes. Lord will then deploy a publicly known Flash Player exploit before downloading and executing the payload on the affected system. At the time of publication, Lord has delivered the njRAT remote access trojan and the Eris ransomware tool, although it is highly likely that other payloads will be seen in future campaigns

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Remediation steps

Type Step

To prevent and detect an infection, ensure that:

  • A robust program of education and awareness training is delivered to users to ensure they don’t open attachments or follow links within unsolicited emails.
  • All operating systems, anti-virus and other security products are kept up-to-date.
  • Regular anti-virus and security scans are performed on your organisation’s estate.
  • All day-to-day computer activities such as email and internet are performed using non-administrative accounts.
  • Strong password policies are in place.
  • Network, proxy and firewall logs should be monitored for suspicious activity.
  • User accounts accessed from affected devices should be reset on a clean computer.
  • Your organisation adopts a holistic all-round approach to Cyber Security as advocated by the 10 Steps to Cyber Security.

CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-15982

Last edited: 11 January 2022 9:12 am