BKDR_FAKEVM.A

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.

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.