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96.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:
- Worm
File Behavior
96.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Enables an In Process Object/Server - Common with DLL Injections
- Creation and Registers a Browser Helper Object in Internet Explorer
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Executes a Process
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Creates new folders in the file system
- Uses DNS to retrieve the IP address for web sites
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
96.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Executed as a Process
Country Of Origin
The filename 96.EXE was first seen on Jul 18 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Europe on Jul 18 2007
- Canada on Jul 7 2008
- France on Jul 7 2008
- The United States on Jan 5 2009
- Egypt on May 20 2012
File Name Aliases
96.EXE can also use the following file names:
- MRG_MIX_190909_00323.EXE
- 96[1].EXE
- 96_001.EXE
- 24865892.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 59,700 bytes
- 581,632 bytes
- 152,671 bytes
- 51,200 bytes
- 26,624 bytes
File Type
The filename 96.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name 96.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nso7.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nso9.tmp
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsdB.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsdb.tmp\System.dll
- Creates c:\windows\system32\biwfkxpeba.dll
- Creates c:\windows\system32\viuebkfavnrst.exe
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsdb.tmp\NSISdl.dll
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\activation_key
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\activation_key
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsdb.tmp\NSISdl.dll
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsdb.tmp\System.dll
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\application data\Microsoft
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\application data\microsoft\Crypto
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\application data\microsoft\crypto\RSA
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\application data\microsoft\crypto\rsa\S-1-5-21-3675345140-516276246-1282138258-1003
Network Activity
One or more files with the name 96.EXE performs the following network events:
- DNS Lookup ads2.adsonmedia.com
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