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SYSDATE.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Malicious Software
- Malware Dropper
File Behavior
SYSDATE.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Executes a Process
- Injects code into other processes
- Uses DNS to retrieve the IP address for web sites
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Creates new folders on the system
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Injects code into other processes
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Drops known malicious software during execution
- Reads email address and phone book details
- Visits web sites on your PC without you knowing
SYSDATE.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Executed as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Terminated as a Process
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Created by processes which appear to be checking for interception by security products
Country Of Origin
The filename SYSDATE.EXE was first seen on Jun 17 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Europe on Jun 17 2008
- Mozambique on Jun 9 2009
- Mexico on Aug 8 2009
- Romania on Sep 9 2009
- Pakistan on Nov 19 2009
- The United Kingdom on Nov 19 2009
- Kenya on Mar 20 2010
- South Africa on Feb 8 2012
File Name Aliases
SYSDATE.EXE can also use the following file names:
- INFAME.EXE
- W32AGENT!I136.EXE
- BIN.EXE
- AYKEMELOL.EXE
- TMP.EXE
- CAXGWF1H.EXE
- CAPCKJTH.EXE
- CAE7G96J.EXE
- NEW[n].EXE
- NEW.EXE
- NEW_001.EXE
- NEW_010.EXE
- NEW_002.EXE
- NEW_003.EXE
- NEW_004.EXE
- NEW_005.EXE
- NEW_006.EXE
- NEW_007.EXE
- NEW_008.EXE
- NEW_009.EXE
- NEW_011.EXE
- NEW[1].EXE
- BIN[1].EXE
- 5910[n].EXE
- A.EXE
- 193.EXE
- 530.EXE
- 659.EXE
- 924.EXE
- 091.EXE
- 284.EXE
- 416.EXE
- __KB593834.EXE
- 635.EXE
- 698.EXE
- 039.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 214,016 bytes
- 129,024 bytes
- 74,844 bytes
- 153,600 bytes
- 126,464 bytes
- 131,072 bytes
- 116,736 bytes
- 116,224 bytes
- 90,112 bytes
File Type
The filename SYSDATE.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name SYSDATE.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\recycler\s-1-5-21-1418097789-7120857317-108198655-8293\Desktop.ini
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\709.exe
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\479.exe
Network Activity
One or more files with the name SYSDATE.EXE performs the following network events:
- DNS Lookup96.9.170.133 butterfly.BigMoney.biz
- DNS Lookup87.106.179.75 butterfly.sinip.es
- DNS Lookup1.1.39.1 DC39-QOTPC096
Website Activity
One or more files with the name SYSDATE.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- sunshine-graphic .com / js / d .exe
- www .catchmee .com / js / 8pro .exe
- Port 25 IP:96.9.170.133
- Port 25 IP:76.12.230.61
- Port 80 IP:82.165.205.104
- Port 80 IP:74.208.115.109
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