Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
File Behavior
FG.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
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Executes a Process
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Terminates Processes
- Creates a TCP port which listens and is available for communication initiated by other computers
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Uses low level functions to hide itself from the user and from system/security processes
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
FG.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a new Background Service on the machine
- Executed as a Process
- Created as a process on disk
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Terminated as a Process
- Deleted as a process from disk
Country Of Origin
The filename FG.EXE was first seen on May 15 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Turkey on May 15 2007
- Netherlands on May 15 2007
- Uruguay on Jun 18 2007
- Canada on Jun 18 2007
- Spain on Dec 14 2007
- Latvia on Apr 2 2009
- The United Arab Emirates on Jun 17 2009
File Name Aliases
FG.EXE can also use the following file names:
- MSDDLL.EXE
- MDK[n].EXE
- SHOPLIFTER.EXE
- PREFINAL.EXE
- FFAS.EXE
- FG[1].EXE
- RO.EXE
- ZX.EXE
- DJ.EXE
- XR.EXE
- CZ.EXE
- VR.EXE
- CE.EXE
- DQ.EXE
- RH.EXE
- XA.EXE
- VS.EXE
- BR.EXE
- QK.EXE
- JP.EXE
- PK.EXE
- LJ.EXE
- RE.EXE
- UL.EXE
- ML.EXE
- BG.EXE
- EI.EXE
- GU.EXE
- HO.EXE
- MO.EXE
- OK.EXE
- QT.EXE
- SF.EXE
- SO.EXE
- DC25.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 2,176,715 bytes
- 32,256 bytes
- 85,504 bytes
- 618,496 bytes
- 9,728 bytes
- 94,912 bytes
- 387,584 bytes
File Type
The filename FG.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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