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XPSP2PATCH.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- System Back Door
- Worm
File Behavior
XPSP2PATCH.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Executes a Process
- This Process is a file infector which modifies program files to include a copy of the infection
- Includes file creation code which could be used to test for interception by security products
- The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Uses low level functions to hide itself from the user and from system/security processes
XPSP2PATCH.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
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Executed by Internet Explorer
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
Country Of Origin
The filename XPSP2PATCH.EXE was first seen on Jun 2 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Hong Kong on Jun 2 2007
- The United States on Jun 2 2007
- Spain on Jan 4 2008
- Macao on Jan 4 2008
- Singapore on Aug 11 2008
- Malaysia on Feb 10 2012
File Name Aliases
XPSP2PATCH.EXE can also use the following file names:
- XPSP2PATCH.EXE.BAK
- XPSP2PATCH[n].EXE
- XPSP2PATCH(n).EXE
- KBFJVUNQ.EXE
- JHI3MHCO.EXE
- XP_SP2_TCPPATCH.EXE
- VISTA
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 221,184 bytes
- 157,696 bytes
- 200,704 bytes
- 124,412 bytes
File Type
The filename XPSP2PATCH.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name XPSP2PATCH.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\pps_xpsp2_patch.exe
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\pps_xpsp2_result.txt
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\pps_xpsp2_patch.exe
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