TROJ_DROPPER.IK
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| Threat Level: | 90 % (High) |
| Infected Computers: | 1,289 |
| First Seen: | July 17, 2013 |
| Last Seen: | March 25, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
TROJ_DROPPER.IK is a Trojan that is included in the targeted attacks hitting Asian and European government agencies. Chinese media organizations are also attacked by this malware attack. TROJ_DROPPER.IK circulates via a fake email, which states to arrive from the Chinese Ministry of National Defense, although it seems to have been sent from a Gmail account and does not use a Chinese name. The document inserted into the unsolicited email carries a harmful attachment, which exploits a vulnerability (CVE-2012-0158) in Microsoft Office (all versions from Office 2003 to Office 2010 are affected) that was patched more than a year ago. The exploit is used to distribute a backdoor Trojan onto the affected PC, which steals login credentials for websites and email accounts from Internet Explorer and Microsoft Outlook. It also opens a falsified legal document to make the attacked PC user think that nothing damaging happened. The stolen information is uploaded to two IP addresses, both of which are set in Hong Kong. The bogus email message was sent to 16 officials, which represent European countries alone. The subject of the spam email and the attached document is of interest to the targets.
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