diff --git a/chaos_monkey/exploit/__init__.py b/chaos_monkey/exploit/__init__.py
index 6186f9101..379d2bd92 100644
--- a/chaos_monkey/exploit/__init__.py
+++ b/chaos_monkey/exploit/__init__.py
@@ -6,14 +6,16 @@ __author__ = 'itamar'
 class HostExploiter(object):
     __metaclass__ = ABCMeta
 
+    _TARGET_OS_TYPE = []
+
     def __init__(self, host):
-        self._target_os_type = []
+
         self._exploit_info = {}
         self._exploit_attempts = []
         self.host = host
 
     def is_os_supported(self):
-        return self.host.os.get('type') in self._target_os_type
+        return self.host.os.get('type') in self._TARGET_OS_TYPE
 
     def send_exploit_telemetry(self, result):
         from control import ControlClient
diff --git a/chaos_monkey/exploit/elasticgroovy.py b/chaos_monkey/exploit/elasticgroovy.py
index f5a12e3ce..bf904724e 100644
--- a/chaos_monkey/exploit/elasticgroovy.py
+++ b/chaos_monkey/exploit/elasticgroovy.py
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@ class ElasticGroovyExploiter(HostExploiter):
 
     DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT = 300  # copied from rdpgrinder
 
+    _TARGET_OS_TYPE = ['linux', 'windows']
+
     def __init__(self, host):
         super(ElasticGroovyExploiter, self).__init__(host)
-        self._target_os_type = ['linux', 'windows']
         self._config = __import__('config').WormConfiguration
         self.skip_exist = self._config.skip_exploit_if_file_exist
 
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ class ElasticGroovyExploiter(HostExploiter):
         Either using version string or by trying to attack
         :return:
         """
-        if self.host.os.get('type') not in self._target_os_type:
+        if not super(ElasticGroovyExploiter, self).is_os_supported():
             return False
 
         if ES_SERVICE not in self.host.services:
diff --git a/chaos_monkey/exploit/rdpgrinder.py b/chaos_monkey/exploit/rdpgrinder.py
index 03fe76ddc..207564778 100644
--- a/chaos_monkey/exploit/rdpgrinder.py
+++ b/chaos_monkey/exploit/rdpgrinder.py
@@ -233,14 +233,15 @@ class CMDClientFactory(rdp.ClientFactory):
 
 class RdpExploiter(HostExploiter):
 
+    _TARGET_OS_TYPE = ['windows']
+
     def __init__(self, host):
         super(RdpExploiter, self).__init__(host)
-        self._target_os_type = ['windows']
         self._config = __import__('config').WormConfiguration
         self._guid = __import__('config').GUID
 
     def is_os_supported(self):
-        if self.host.os.get('type') in self._target_os_type:
+        if super(RdpExploiter, self).is_os_supported():
             return True
 
         if not self.host.os.get('type'):
diff --git a/chaos_monkey/exploit/sambacry.py b/chaos_monkey/exploit/sambacry.py
index db5cae191..930cd8854 100644
--- a/chaos_monkey/exploit/sambacry.py
+++ b/chaos_monkey/exploit/sambacry.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class SambaCryExploiter(HostExploiter):
     https://github.com/CoreSecurity/impacket/blob/master/examples/sambaPipe.py
     """
 
+    _TARGET_OS_TYPE = ['linux']
     # Name of file which contains the monkey's commandline
     SAMBACRY_COMMANDLINE_FILENAME = "monkey_commandline.txt"
     # Name of file which contains the runner's result
@@ -51,7 +52,6 @@ class SambaCryExploiter(HostExploiter):
 
     def __init__(self, host):
         super(SambaCryExploiter, self).__init__(host)
-        self._target_os_type = ['linux']
         self._config = __import__('config').WormConfiguration
 
     def exploit_host(self):
diff --git a/chaos_monkey/exploit/shellshock.py b/chaos_monkey/exploit/shellshock.py
index a5dc36ddf..acae085f0 100644
--- a/chaos_monkey/exploit/shellshock.py
+++ b/chaos_monkey/exploit/shellshock.py
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@ class ShellShockExploiter(HostExploiter):
         "Content-type": "() { :;}; echo; "
     }
 
+    _TARGET_OS_TYPE = ['linux']
+
     def __init__(self, host):
         super(ShellShockExploiter, self).__init__(host)
-        self._target_os_type = ['linux']
         self._config = __import__('config').WormConfiguration
         self.HTTP = [str(port) for port in self._config.HTTP_PORTS]
         self.success_flag = ''.join(
diff --git a/chaos_monkey/exploit/smbexec.py b/chaos_monkey/exploit/smbexec.py
index 8e3a74c59..0fc1f27fe 100644
--- a/chaos_monkey/exploit/smbexec.py
+++ b/chaos_monkey/exploit/smbexec.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ LOG = getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class SmbExploiter(HostExploiter):
+    _TARGET_OS_TYPE = ['windows']
     KNOWN_PROTOCOLS = {
         '139/SMB': (r'ncacn_np:%s[\pipe\svcctl]', 139),
         '445/SMB': (r'ncacn_np:%s[\pipe\svcctl]', 445),
@@ -22,12 +23,11 @@ class SmbExploiter(HostExploiter):
 
     def __init__(self, host):
         super(SmbExploiter, self).__init__(host)
-        self._target_os_type = ['windows']
         self._config = __import__('config').WormConfiguration
         self._guid = __import__('config').GUID
 
     def is_os_supported(self):
-        if self.host.os.get('type') in self._target_os_type:
+        if super(SmbExploiter, self).is_os_supported():
             return True
 
         if not self.host.os.get('type'):
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class SmbExploiter(HostExploiter):
                 is_nb_open, _ = check_port_tcp(self.host.ip_addr, 139)
                 if is_nb_open:
                     self.host.os['type'] = 'windows'
-            return self.host.os.get('type') in self._target_os_type
+            return self.host.os.get('type') in self._TARGET_OS_TYPE
         return False
 
     def exploit_host(self):
diff --git a/chaos_monkey/exploit/sshexec.py b/chaos_monkey/exploit/sshexec.py
index 479c1b26b..f58e5677b 100644
--- a/chaos_monkey/exploit/sshexec.py
+++ b/chaos_monkey/exploit/sshexec.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ TRANSFER_UPDATE_RATE = 15
 
 
 class SSHExploiter(HostExploiter):
+    _TARGET_OS_TYPE = ['linux', None]
 
     def __init__(self, host):
         super(SSHExploiter, self).__init__(host)
-        self._target_os_type = ['linux', None]
         self._config = __import__('config').WormConfiguration
         self._update_timestamp = 0
         self.skip_exist = self._config.skip_exploit_if_file_exist
diff --git a/chaos_monkey/exploit/win_ms08_067.py b/chaos_monkey/exploit/win_ms08_067.py
index 604f4e8cb..3ed553931 100644
--- a/chaos_monkey/exploit/win_ms08_067.py
+++ b/chaos_monkey/exploit/win_ms08_067.py
@@ -152,27 +152,27 @@ class SRVSVC_Exploit(object):
 
 
 class Ms08_067_Exploiter(HostExploiter):
+    _TARGET_OS_TYPE = ['windows']
     _windows_versions = {'Windows Server 2003 3790 Service Pack 2': WindowsVersion.Windows2003_SP2,
                          'Windows Server 2003 R2 3790 Service Pack 2': WindowsVersion.Windows2003_SP2}
 
     def __init__(self, host):
         super(Ms08_067_Exploiter, self).__init__(host)
-        self._target_os_type = ['windows']
         self._config = __import__('config').WormConfiguration
         self._guid = __import__('config').GUID
 
     def is_os_supported(self):
-        if self.host.os.get('type') in self._target_os_type and \
+        if self.host.os.get('type') in self._TARGET_OS_TYPE and \
                         self.host.os.get('version') in self._windows_versions.keys():
             return True
 
         if not self.host.os.get('type') or (
-                        self.host.os.get('type') in self._target_os_type and not self.host.os.get('version')):
+                        self.host.os.get('type') in self._TARGET_OS_TYPE and not self.host.os.get('version')):
             is_smb_open, _ = check_port_tcp(self.host.ip_addr, 445)
             if is_smb_open:
                 smb_finger = SMBFinger()
                 if smb_finger.get_host_fingerprint(self.host):
-                    return self.host.os.get('type') in self._target_os_type and \
+                    return self.host.os.get('type') in self._TARGET_OS_TYPE and \
                            self.host.os.get('version') in self._windows_versions.keys()
         return False
 
diff --git a/chaos_monkey/exploit/wmiexec.py b/chaos_monkey/exploit/wmiexec.py
index f2f3f3432..1a77a7347 100644
--- a/chaos_monkey/exploit/wmiexec.py
+++ b/chaos_monkey/exploit/wmiexec.py
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class WmiExploiter(HostExploiter):
+    _TARGET_OS_TYPE = ['windows']
+
     def __init__(self, host):
         super(WmiExploiter, self).__init__(host)
-        self._target_os_type = ['windows']
         self._config = __import__('config').WormConfiguration
         self._guid = __import__('config').GUID