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A Chinese-speaking cybercrime group, REF4033, has orchestrated a massive SEO poisoning campaign, compromising over 1,800 Windows web servers worldwide using the BADIIS malware. The campaign operates in two phases: serving keyword-stuffed HTML to search engine crawlers and redirecting victims to illicit websites. The group deploys BADIIS, a malicious IIS module, to hijack legitimate servers for manipulating search engine rankings and facilitating financial fraud. The campaign primarily targets the APAC region, with China and Vietnam accounting for 82% of compromised servers. Victims span various sectors, including government agencies, educational institutions, and financial services. The attackers use sophisticated techniques for stealth and anti-tampering, employing Chinese encryption standards and commercial obfuscation tools.

The BADIIS campaign is a sophisticated global SEO poisoning operation orchestrated by the Chinese-speaking cybercrime group REF4033. It compromises over 1,800 Windows web servers worldwide by deploying a malicious IIS module named BADIIS. This malware operates in two distinct phases: first, it serves keyword-stuffed HTML content exclusively to search engine crawlers to manipulate search rankings and boost visibility of illicit websites. Second, it redirects actual users visiting the compromised servers to fraudulent or malicious websites, facilitating financial fraud and potentially other vice economy activities. The campaign predominantly targets the APAC region, with China and Vietnam accounting for 82% of infected servers, but victims span multiple sectors globally, including government agencies, educational institutions, and financial services. The attackers use advanced stealth and anti-tampering techniques, including Chinese encryption standards and commercial obfuscation tools, to maintain persistence and evade detection. The malware’s integration as an IIS module allows deep manipulation of web server responses, making detection challenging. Although no known exploits are publicly documented, the campaign’s scale and sophistication indicate a well-resourced adversary focused on search engine manipulation to drive traffic to illicit sites. The lack of patch links suggests no direct software vulnerability is exploited; rather, the infection vector likely involves server compromise through other means such as credential theft or exploitation of unpatched IIS configurations. This threat undermines the integrity of web services, damages user trust, and can cause financial and reputational harm to affected organizations.

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BADIIS to the Bone: New Insights to a Global SEO Poisoning Campaign

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