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WLMAIL.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
WLMAIL.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Executes a Process
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Can examine and send Email using POP3 protocols
- Sends email using SMTP protocols
- Reads your outlook address book
- Changes to the file command map within the registry
- Makes outbound connections to other computers using NETBIOSOUT protocols
- Can communicate with other computers using TCP protocols
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- The process hooks code into all running processes which could allow it to take control of the system or record keyboard input, mouse activity and screen contents
WLMAIL.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Changes to the file command map within the registry
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Executed as a Process
- Created as a process on disk
- Terminated as a Process
- Executed by Internet Explorer
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
Country Of Origin
The filename WLMAIL.EXE was first seen on May 12 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United States on May 12 2007
- Turkey on Mar 16 2008
- Greece on Apr 18 2010
File Name Aliases
WLMAIL.EXE can also use the following file names:
- SFCSRVC.PIF
- SVCHOST.COM
- PHOTOSCREENSAVER.EXE
- CFTMON.EXE
- SETUP.EXE
- SNDVOL32.EXE
- DATA.SCR
- CLICONF.CHM
- SSBRANDED.EXE
- AURORA.EXE
- 03614104.SVD
- 35875284.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 192,024 bytes
- 153,488 bytes
- 344,891 bytes
- 58,945 bytes
File Type
The filename WLMAIL.EXE is used by multiple object types including executable programs,Dynamic Link LIbraries.
File Activity
One or more files with the name WLMAIL.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\windows\svchost.exe
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