Top Exploit Kit Activity Roundup - Summer 2017

This report reviews active exploit kit activity (RIG, Magnitude, Terror, and newly observed Disdain) during mid-2017, describing distribution via malvertising and compromised sites, observed URI and gate patterns, exploited vulnerabilities (multiple CVEs including Flash and IE bugs), and payloads delivered (ransomware families such as Cerber, GlobeImposter, Princess, banking trojans, and cryptominers). It highlights regional distribution changes, technical fingerprinting and redirect chains used by campaigns, and recommends blocking untrusted third-party scripts and ads to mitigate infection risk.