Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:
File Behavior
MULTISET.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Executes a 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
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Terminates Processes
- Adds a Registry Key (RUNONCE) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Disables the built in Windows File Protection System
- Makes outbound connections to other computers using NETBIOSOUT protocols
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Enables an In Process Object/Server - Common with DLL Injections
- Adds products to the system registry
MULTISET.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed as a Process
- The process is hooked into all running processes which could allow it to take control of the system or record keyboard input, mouse activity and screen contents
- Added as a Registry Key (RUNONCE) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Changes to the file command map within the registry
Country Of Origin
The filename MULTISET.EXE was first seen on Jul 13 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Europe on Jul 13 2007
- Spain on Mar 5 2008
- Belgium on Mar 5 2008
- Iran, Islamic Republic of on Mar 6 2008
- Indonesia on Mar 14 2008
- Thailand on Sep 27 2010
File Name Aliases
MULTISET.EXE can also use the following file names:
- MULTISET(1).EXE
- AVP5CAF.TMP
- USS7054.TMP
- AVPCE2C.TMP
- MULTISET[n].EXE
- WINDOWS MULTISET.EXE
- SETUP.EXE
- _MULTISET.EXE
- 21172727.EXE
- 71962434.EXE
- 01543223.EXE
- 95476863.EXE
- 83388003.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 1,155,880 bytes
- 1,933,312 bytes
- 1,548,800 bytes
- 5,181,440 bytes
- 4,628,699 bytes
- 2,462,232 bytes
- 1,256,448 bytes
File Type
The filename MULTISET.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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