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AECLIENT.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Fraudulent Security Program
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
AECLIENT.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Executes a Process
- Terminates Processes
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Hooks the WININET.DLL function allowing it to read or copy Http and Https web page content and session information
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Antivirus status alerts from being displayed
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Firewall status alerts from being displayed
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Firewall override alerts from being displayed
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop warnings from being displayed if automatic Windows Updates are not enabled
- Enables a COM Object/Server on the Local Machine
- Creates a new Background Service on the machine
- Disables safe mode on your PC
- Injects code into other processes
AECLIENT.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
- Terminated as a Process
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Enabled as a COM Object/Server on the Local Machine
Country Of Origin
The filename AECLIENT.EXE was first seen on Mar 18 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United States on Mar 18 2008
- The United Kingdom on Dec 7 2010
- India on Dec 11 2010
- Jordan on May 15 2012
File Name Aliases
AECLIENT.EXE can also use the following file names:
- 18925187.DAT
- 64511772.EXE
- 82567701.DAT
- 47296484.DAT
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 2,090,320 bytes
- 167,936 bytes
- 237,568 bytes
- 245,760 bytes
File Type
The filename AECLIENT.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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