File Investigation Report
MALWAREBELL.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware group:
- Fraudulent Security Program
File Behavior
MALWAREBELL.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- This Process Contains User Mode Rootkit Functionality and can hide itself from the running process list
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Creation and Registration of a Browser Helper Object in Internet Explorer
- Adds a Registry Key (RUNONCE) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Executes a Process
- Adds products to the system registry
- Creates system tray popups, messages, errors and security warnings
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
MALWAREBELL.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Executed as a Process
- Created as a process on disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
Country Of Origin
The filename MALWAREBELL.EXE was first seen on Apr 14 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Prevx community:
- CANADA on Apr 14 2008
- BELGIUM on Apr 15 2008
- SPAIN on Apr 23 2008
- GERMANY on Apr 23 2008
File Name Aliases
MALWAREBELL.EXE can also use the following file names:
- 78308767.EXE
- 75579351.SVD
- 64006167.EXE
- 20718839.EXE
- 35763731.EXE
- 58249826.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 1,649,116 bytes
- 5,724,160 bytes
- 1,471,488 bytes
- 1,892,864 bytes
File Type
The filename MALWAREBELL.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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