SETUP2.EXE - Dangerous

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What we know about SETUP2.EXE:

The filename SETUP2.EXE was first seen on Sep 27 2007 in SPAIN. It has also been seen in the following geographical regions of the Prevx community:

  • The UNITED STATES on Apr 25 2008
  • The UNITED KINGDOM on Mar 26 2008
  • The EUROPEAN UNION on Feb 3 2008
The filename SETUP2.EXE is used by multiple object types including executable programs,objects.

The most common file size is 436,908 bytes. But the following file sizes have also been seen:

  • 110,096 bytes
  • 36,576 bytes
  • 56,734,686 bytes
  • 343,032,271 bytes

The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group Downloader.Zlob.12.AI.

 These files have no vendor, product or version information specified in the file header.

SETUP2.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior(s):

  • The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
  • Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
  • Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
  • Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
  • Creates potentially fake system tray messages and error warnings
  • Visits web sites without the user knowing
  • This Process Creates Other Processes On Disk
  • Executes a Process

SETUP2.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior(s):

  • Created as a process on disk
  • Deleted as a process from disk
  • Executed as a Process
  • Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
  • Executed from Temporary Folders

SETUP2.EXE can also use the following file names:

  • SETUP[2].EXE
  • DC5.EXE
  • 98020983.SVD
  • DPTREEPDSM-20.PMS.EXE
  • SETUP1.EXE
  • 09672247.EXE
  • 13287819.DAT
  • 26180509.EXE
  • 14999388.EXE

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