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977.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Malicious Software
- Malware Downloader
File Behavior
977.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Executes a Process
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- This process creates other processes on disk
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Injects code into other processes
- Copies files
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
977.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Terminated as a Process
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Deleted as a process from disk
Country Of Origin
The filename 977.EXE was first seen on Dec 8 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Spain on Dec 8 2008
- Pakistan on Jun 26 2010
- The United Kingdom on Jun 26 2010
- Poland on Jan 21 2012
- Thailand on Jan 21 2012
- South Africa on May 21 2012
File Name Aliases
977.EXE can also use the following file names:
- V71FPPF7VA2.EXE
- LOADERADV563[n].EXE
- 707.EXE
- 690.EXE
- 608.EXE
- 106.EXE
- 7081SDE.EXE
- 678.EXE
- 191.EXE
- 941.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 28,672 bytes
- 67,584 bytes
- 83,456 bytes
- 9,728 bytes
File Type
The filename 977.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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