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I[1].EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
- Fraudulent Security Program
- Cloaked Malware
- Malware Downloader
File Behavior
I[1].EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Executes a Process
- Downloads hidden code from covert web sites
- Copies files
- Looks at the contents of the autoexec.bat file
- Reads email address and phone book details
- Opens browser pop ups
- Visits web sites on your PC without you knowing
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Hooks the WININET.DLL function allowing it to read or copy Http and Https web page content and session information
- Injects code into other processes
- Creates new folders on the system
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
I[1].EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed as a Process
- Executed by Internet Explorer
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Terminated as a Process
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- This program is often downloaded from the web
Country Of Origin
The filename I[1].EXE was first seen on Jul 7 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Europe on Jul 7 2007
- The United Kingdom on Jul 7 2007
- Germany on Jul 26 2008
- Spain on Aug 23 2008
- Canada on Aug 23 2008
- China on Sep 4 2009
- Colombia on Sep 5 2010
File Name Aliases
I[1].EXE can also use the following file names:
- ECLEANER.EXE
- MMC.EXE
- ZLHPGRT.TMP
- SYSCR.EXE
- UPDATE[1].GIF
- KXTT[1].EXE
- TROJAN.WIN32.EXE
- HIGG.EXE
- L9|AA9.EXE
- M0|HIGG.EXE
- SETUP.EXE.TMP
- I[3].EXE
- I[2].EXE
- X7[n].EXE
- X6[n].EXE
- X9[1].EXE
- X7[1].EXE
- X6[1].EXE
- A.EXE
- ~.EXE
- I.EXE
- 23.EXE
- 43.EXE
- 65.EXE
- 72.EXE
- 54.EXE
- X7.EXE
- X6.EXE
- _A00F1254FE.EXE
- AA9.EXE
- E6148812T.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 21,504 bytes
- 16,896 bytes
- 34,816 bytes
- 81,920 bytes
- 45,568 bytes
- 32,768 bytes
File Type
The filename I[1].EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name I[1].EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Copies filec:\windows\system32\URLMON.DLL to c:\windows\system32\disk.dll
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
- Creates c:\windows\system32\msni.exe
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\xTemp.sy
- Deletes c:\windows\system32\msni.exe
- Deletes c:\windows\system32\sd.ba
Website Activity
One or more files with the name I[1].EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- Remote server connection to www .1ive .ne
- TCP:127.0.0.1:1086 Port:16
- Port 80 IP:125.46.57.157
- www .1ive .net / f11 .dat?id=2
- www .1ive .net / unright .dat
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