{"id":46079,"date":"2026-08-26T18:33:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T18:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/?post_type=glossary&p=46079"},"modified":"2026-08-26T18:33:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T18:33:44","slug":"exploit-kit","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/es\/glossary\/exploit-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploit Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Exploit Kit Defined<\/h2> <\/div>\n

An Exploit Kit is a collection of automated tools used by attackers to identify and exploit vulnerabilities in a victim device, usually through web browsing. Exploit Kits can automate multiple stages of an attack, from identifying vulnerable software to delivering a malicious payload. This automation allows attackers to conduct attacks at scale without manually exploiting each compromised system.<\/p><\/div> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What Is an Exploit Kit?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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An Exploit Kit is typically hosted on attacker-controlled infrastructure and designed to target vulnerabilities in browsers, browser plugins, or other software. When a user visits a compromised or malicious website, the Exploit Kit can examine the user’s system to determine whether it contains exploitable vulnerabilities<\/a>.<\/p>

If a suitable vulnerability is found, the Exploit Kit attempts to execute the corresponding exploit. A successful exploit can then allow the attacker to deliver a payload, such as ransomware, an information stealer, banking Trojan, botnet<\/a> malware, or another malicious program.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Exploit Kits generally follow a sequence of stages:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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