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~TMPK.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Malicious Software
- Malware Downloader
File Behavior
~TMPK.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)
- Adds products to the system registry
- Enables an In Process Object/Server - Common with DLL Injections
- Creation and Registers a Browser Helper Object in Internet Explorer
- 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
- Executes a Process
- Installs a browser helper object (BHO)
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Injects code into other processes
- Uses hidden browser windows to connect to web sites without telling you
- Runs Javascript code
- Visits web sites on your PC without you knowing
~TMPK.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Executed as a Process
- Created as a process on disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
Country Of Origin
The filename ~TMPK.EXE was first seen on Nov 3 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Netherlands on Nov 3 2008
- Europe on Nov 3 2008
- Austria on Dec 11 2008
- Spain on Jan 28 2009
- The United States on Jun 27 2010
- The United Kingdom on Jun 27 2010
File Name Aliases
~TMPK.EXE can also use the following file names:
- D7A2.TMP.EXE
- ~TMPA3.EXE
- ~TMPBQ.EXE
- ~TMPA5.EXE
- ~TMPA.EXE
- ~TMPO.EXE
- ~TMPR.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 106,500 bytes
- 113,664 bytes
- 159,748 bytes
- 143,364 bytes
- 93,700 bytes
- 126,980 bytes
File Type
The filename ~TMPK.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name ~TMPK.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\6.tmp
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\6TMP~1.BA
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