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229.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Fraudulent Security Program
- Cloaked Malware
- Worm
File Behavior
229.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Executes a Process
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Uses DNS to retrieve the IP address for web sites
229.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Created as a process on disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Executed as a Process
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
Country Of Origin
The filename 229.EXE was first seen on Dec 26 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Portugal on Dec 26 2007
- Spain on May 23 2009
- Thailand on Feb 8 2012
- Asia/Pacific Region on Feb 8 2012
- Mozambique on May 14 2012
- Brazil on May 14 2012
File Name Aliases
229.EXE can also use the following file names:
- FVVP1P4AV6.EXE
- PPP9F0PP.EXE
- RGG0BWWGW.EXE
- PPFAA3AFA.EXE
- ZUJZZPEU.EXE
- F5P2FPAVFF.EXE
- CXXXM3MH.EXE
- KPVAKPKFF9V.EXE
- K0FFA9AAVK.EXE
- FPFAPPVP.EXE
- JJZOE0ZO.EXE
- F271KFF67V1.EXE
- VVP5FAAVPP6.EXE
- A5A7VPKKF.EXE
- JEEZE76UOEO.EXE
- VV6FFA2QLA.EXE
- VFVPKAAV1.EXE
- N5I2YSII1.EXE
- SVCHUST.EXE
- SYSDATE.EXE
- REGSRV32.EXE
- 139[n].EXE
- AC13.EXE
- 2AAVLLG.EXE
- 357.EXE
- 7QQ6KFA.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 90,624 bytes
- 96,422 bytes
- 364,544 bytes
- 139,264 bytes
- 33,280 bytes
File Type
The filename 229.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name 229.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\recycler\s-1-5-21-3498551504-1474031647-341911975-0555\Desktop.ini
Network Activity
One or more files with the name 229.EXE performs the following network events:
- DNS Lookup0.0.0.0 bfisback.no-ip.org
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