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AVTO.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
- Rootkit
- Cloaked Malware
- Malicious Software
- Virus
File Behavior
AVTO.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Hooks the WININET.DLL function allowing it to read or copy Http and Https web page content and session information
- Executes a Process
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Copies files
- Injects code into other processes
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- Creates system tray popups, messages, errors and security warnings
- Opens browser pop ups
AVTO.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed as a Process
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Created as a new Background Service on the machine
- Executed from Temporary Folders
Country Of Origin
The filename AVTO.EXE was first seen on Jun 9 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Switzerland on Jun 9 2007
- Russian Federation on Jun 9 2007
- Slovenia on Dec 12 2007
- on Dec 12 2007
- Europe on Sep 1 2009
- Netherlands on Sep 1 2009
- Italy on Feb 26 2010
- Malaysia on Apr 16 2010
- South Africa on Apr 23 2010
- Germany on Jul 18 2010
File Name Aliases
AVTO.EXE can also use the following file names:
- SVC .EXE
- SVC (1).EXE
- SVC (1).EXE
- TMP5400654.LOG
- TMP0119887.LOG
- TMP5553689.LOG
- TMP0166058.LOG
- TMP2062642.LOG
- TMP9699390.LOG
- TMP5665475.LOG
- TMP4315352.LOG
- AVTO (1).EXE
- AVTO209 (1).EXE
- AVTO20999 (1).EXE
- OPE2420 (1).EXE
- SVC.EXE
- 14556977.EXE
- 05955027.DAT
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 277,504 bytes
- 319,488 bytes
- 316,928 bytes
- 4,028,928 bytes
- 234,496 bytes
- 299,520 bytes
- 178,688 bytes
- 303,104 bytes
File Type
The filename AVTO.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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