the.com/exploit kit
malware's vending machine — insert a browser, get an infection, no coding required.
means a prepackaged toolkit that automatically scans visitors' browsers for known vulnerabilities and silently installs malware through whichever hole it finds.
from emerged mid-2000s as cybercrime professionalized; kits like mpack and later blackhole and angler turned hacking into a subscription service, sold or leased on forums to anyone who could set up a malicious webpage.
business modelrented like saas, complete with tech support
delivery methodoften hidden in legitimate-looking ad networks
peak erablackhole kit powered millions of infections around 2012
decline reasonbetter browser patching starved them of targets