BKDR_FAKEVM.A
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
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Threat Type: Backdoor
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: No
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This backdoor arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites. It may be dropped by other malware.
It executes commands from a remote malicious user, effectively compromising the affected system.
It requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
No
24 Aug 2012
Arrival Details
This backdoor arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
It may be dropped by other malware.
Backdoor Routine
This backdoor executes the following commands from a remote malicious user:
- Connect to a URL or website passed on to it as a parameter by its main component
- Download other possibly malicious files
- Execute the downloaded file
- Collect system information and send it to the supplied URL
Other Details
This backdoor requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.