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
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.