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STARTER.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Worm
File Behavior
STARTER.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Executes a Process
- This Process is a file infector which modifies program files to include a copy of the infection
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Adds a Link in the Start Menu
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Creates system tray popups, messages, errors and security warnings
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Hooks the WININET.DLL function allowing it to read or copy Http and Https web page content and session information
- Creates new folders on the system
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Injects code into other processes
STARTER.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Executed as a Process
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Created as a new Background Service on the machine
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
Country Of Origin
The filename STARTER.EXE was first seen on May 23 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United Kingdom on May 23 2007
- Spain on Mar 13 2008
- Canada on Apr 14 2008
- Switzerland on May 17 2009
- France on Oct 1 2009
- Turkey on Jan 10 2011
- Indonesia on Jan 20 2011
- Ireland on Feb 13 2012
File Name Aliases
STARTER.EXE can also use the following file names:
- KEYGEN.EXE
- MARIO64.EXE
- XPK.EXE
- 03733283.EXE
- 08598311.EXE
- 58079858.EXE
- 65475196.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 308,512 bytes
- 28,772 bytes
- 16,896 bytes
- 696,320 bytes
- 32,768 bytes
- 485,888 bytes
- 98,304 bytes
- 143,360 bytes
- 2,249,504 bytes
File Type
The filename STARTER.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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