Eleonore Exploit Kit

The Eleonore Exploit Kit is an online PC threat that is inserted into hacked or malicious websites for the purpose of installing malware onto the vulnerable computers of any visiting traffic. Previously, due to its limited range of exploits, the Eleonore Exploit Kit was considered one of the less-dangerous exploit kits compared to similar PC threats like Blacole. However, updates for the Eleonore Exploit Kit have added new exploits, including at least one zero-day vulnerability that cannot be protected against by patching your PC's software. SpywareRemove.com malware research team urges you to avoid sites that are likely to be compromised by an Eleonore Exploit Kit, use strong browser settings to guard against any Eleonore Exploit Kit-infected sites and use anti-malware products as they're necessary for removing an Eleonore Exploit Kit's payload.

Eleonore Exploit Kit: When the US Government Unwillingly Abets Drive-by-Downloads

The Eleonore Exploit Kit, like all exploit kits, must be hosted on a compromised or hostile website. Although the Eleonore Exploit Kit is not as flexible or powerful as more prominent exploit kits, the Eleonore Exploit Kit did gain some measure of significance after the Eleonore Exploit Kit was hosted on several hacked websites related to the US Bureau of Engraving and Printing early in 2013. All sites affected were quickly restored to normal, but in the meantime, visitors with unprotected web browsers were subjected to Eleonore Exploit Kit's attacks, which can be configured for installing multiple types of malicious software.

Any unprotected browser that loads an Eleonore Exploit Kit-infected site will suffer from drive-by-downloads that use various vulnerabilities to install malware directly onto the computer. Although the Eleonore Exploit Kit is kept under tight control by its criminal designers and requires an additional licensing fee to be installed on additional websites beyond the first one, this restriction has not diminished Eleonore Exploit Kit's distribution overly much. Websites using licensed versions of the Eleonore Exploit Kit with up-to-date exploits are growing at a rate of slightly under two dozen per week. Meanwhile, websites using unlicensed or outdated versions of Eleonore Exploit Kit are, likewise, increasing at slightly slower rate than that.

Keeping Eleonore Exploit Kit's Malware Stuck on the Web Instead of in Your Hard Drive

The Eleonore Exploit Kit attacks vulnerable PCs without any symptoms and can use a range of exploits that focus on Flash and Adobe PDF vulnerabilities. Updating programs related to these vulnerabilities can reduce the vast majority of Eleonore Exploit Kit's attack vectors, but it must be stressed that the Eleonore Exploit Kit also has been found to use at least one vulnerability that can't be corrected by a patch (at this time).

Eleonore Exploit Kit is just one of many malware delivery vehicles, with similar PC threats including the Blackhole Exploit Kit, Cool Exploit Kit, G01Pack Exploit Kit, NuclearPack Exploit Kit and Neutrino Exploit Kit. Many similar exploit kits, particularly BEK, also include additional support for zero-day vulnerabilities, and all of them will install malicious software without needing your permission or even your awareness of the attack.

SpywareRemove.com malware researchers rate the Eleonore Exploit Kit as a direct threat to your PC's well-being. Besides the aforementioned forms of protection against an Eleonore Exploit Kit attack, you also may wish to consider using anti-malware products with web-monitoring functions while you browse the web. In many cases, an Eleonore Exploit Kit attack should be able to be blocked before its payload is installed, but even in the worst scenarios, proficient anti-malware applications should be able to delete the Eleonore Exploit Kit's installed malware from your computer.