"OPEAR.EXE"

File Behavior

OPEAR.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:

• Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
• This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
• This process creates other processes on disk
• Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
• Executes a Process
• Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
• Copies files
• Downloads program file(s) and other content from the web
• Creates a new Background Service on the machine
• Injects code into other processes
• Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
• Hooks the WININET.DLL function allowing it to read or copy Http and Https web page content and session information
• Terminates Processes

OPEAR.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:

• Executed as a Process
• Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
• Created as a process on disk
• Terminated as a Process
• Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
• Deleted as a process from disk
• This program is often downloaded from the web
• Copied to multiple locations on the system
• Created as a new Background Service on the machine