BKDR_HGDER.IK
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| Ranking: | 8,849 |
| Threat Level: | 10 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 908 |
| First Seen: | July 17, 2013 |
| Last Seen: | September 12, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
BKDR_HGDER.IK is a backdoor Trojan that is a component of the attacks targeting Asian and European government agencies. Media organizations in China and Taiwan are mostly attacked by this malware attack. BKDR_HGDER.IK proliferates via an unsolicited 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 embedded into the spam email encompasses an infected 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 deliver BKDR_HGDER.IK onto the compromised PC, which steals login credentials for websites and email accounts from Internet Explorer and Microsoft Outlook. It also opens a falsified authentic document in an attempt not to raise any suspicion to the affected computer user. The stolen information is uploaded to two IP addresses, both of which are set in Hong Kong. The fake email was sent to 16 officials, which represent European countries alone. The subject of the bogus email and the attached document is of interest to the targets.
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