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"README[1].EXE"
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
README[1].EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Executes a Process
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Injects code into other processes
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
README[1].EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Executed as a Process
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
Country Of Origin
The filename README[1].EXE was first seen on Dec 28 2010 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United Kingdom on Dec 28 2010
- Germany on Dec 28 2010
- The United States on Feb 9 2011
- Israel on Oct 25 2011
- Denmark on Nov 16 2011
- India on May 14 2012
File Name Aliases
README[1].EXE can also use the following file names:
- KLYFAKSSIKA.EXE
- OAUUNXTSIKA.EXE
- WFKGLTMSIKA.EXE
- BACKIFWSIKA.EXE
- CDEOCIMSIKA.EXE
- BHTJVMLSIKA.EXE
- DIECQONSIKA.EXE
- HNHUEKISIKA.EXE
- IEFCOQQSIKA.EXE
- HADJXKJSIKA.EXE
- VLAYVAVSIKA.EXE
- SYLNVJVSIKA.EXE
- VDLLAGUSIKA.EXE
- WHEUBOUSIKA.EXE
- XTBMJDHSIKA.EXE
- XMPDFXJSIKA.EXE
- PDFUPD.EXE
- VLSJDBDSIKA.EXE
- MYLATUXSIKA.EXE
- DBESLJSSIKA.EXE
- EKVQKBXSIKA.EXE
- QLWGAASSIKA.EXE
- GOOGLE.EXE
- GCKMKDWSIKA.EXE
- ESGKWVDSIKA.EXE
- EJJVNCHSIKA.EXE
- IDHQTOISIKA.EXE
- EPTPYABSIKA.EXE
- EXE.EXE
- QKQCMCSSIKA.EXE
- GWKILMTSIKA.EXE
- BRCVHTYSIKA.EXE
- OJNNFXRSIKA.EXE
- MHPNVLTSIKA.EXE
- XYUVCLPSIKA.EXE
- XHRJLFKSIKA.EXE
- PYKYQENSIKA.EXE
- DCASFDASIKA.EXE
- BONHXHXSIKA.EXE
- USSUJETSIKA.EXE
- UEBRLXPSIKA.EXE
- CFAJWEASIKA.EXE
- BHTFNRTBFOLL.EXE
- WPBT0.DLL
- ODCUYUFSIKA.EXE
- PAILRXNSIKA.EXE
- VQVUONJSIKA.EXE
- BCOGRNASIKA.EXE
- HUUOYANSIKA.EXE
- ABOUT[1].EXE
- ZEUSV2....EXE
- SO[1].EXE
- 0.4732173624152137.EXE
- 40534546.DAT
- 58502534.EXE
- 47331157.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 46,592 bytes
- 334,336 bytes
- 23,040 bytes
- 421,120 bytes
- 112,128 bytes
- 262,144 bytes
File Type
The filename README[1].EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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