Prevx Research Division
"USPAD.EXE"
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
USPAD.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Executes a Process
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Injects code into other processes
- Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Hooks the WININET.DLL function allowing it to read or copy Http and Https web page content and session information
USPAD.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
Country Of Origin
The filename USPAD.EXE was first seen on Sep 1 2010 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Brazil on Sep 1 2010
- France on Sep 1 2010
- Switzerland on Sep 1 2010
- Sweden on Sep 1 2010
- Portugal on Sep 9 2010
- The United Kingdom on Sep 9 2010
- Italy on Sep 12 2010
- Spain on Sep 23 2010
- Mexico on Sep 23 2010
File Name Aliases
USPAD.EXE can also use the following file names:
- GUR2.TMP
- USNAT.EXE
- RIAPOA.EXE
- DC12.EXE
- 14707184.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 208,896 bytes
- 303,104 bytes
- 233,472 bytes
- 204,800 bytes
File Type
The filename USPAD.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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