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SPEED2.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Malicious Software
- Email Worm
File Behavior
SPEED2.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Adds a Registry Key (RUNONCE) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Drops known malicious software during execution
- Includes file creation code which could be used to test for interception by security products
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Executes a Process
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
SPEED2.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Deleted as a process from disk
Country Of Origin
The filename SPEED2.EXE was first seen on Jun 2 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Europe on Jun 2 2007
- Germany on Jun 2 2007
- Turkey on Jun 26 2007
- Spain on Apr 19 2009
File Name Aliases
SPEED2.EXE can also use the following file names:
- NEED FOR SPEED UNDERGROUND 2.EXE
- SPEED2 (1).EXE
- SPEED2_SICH.EXE
- DC4187.EXE
- _____SPEED2.EXE
- _SPEED2.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 4,804,608 bytes
- 4,849,664 bytes
- 4,824,576 bytes
- 4,822,152 bytes
- 2,046,599 bytes
- 5,987,982 bytes
File Type
The filename SPEED2.EXE is used by multiple object types including executable programs,objects,objects.
File Activity
One or more files with the name SPEED2.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\ixp000.tmp\TMP4351$.TMP
- Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\ixp000.tmp\IUILEJ~1.EXE
- Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\ixp000.tmp\BZEWQCTZ.exe
- Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\cbqhwhemnw.tmp
- Copies file\\?\globalroot\systemroot\system32\ole32.dll to c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\bwqnfpudjo.tmp
- Deletes c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\bwqnfpudjo.tmp
- Deletes c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\cbqhwhemnw.tmp
- Moves c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\ixp000.tmp\IUILEJ~1.EXE to c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\qobpvlyeef.tmp
- Moves c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\ixp000.tmp\IUILEJ~1.EXE to c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\ixp000.tmp\senekaqobpvlyeef.tmp
- Creates c:\windows\system32\d3d9caps.dat
- Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\c8ea_appcompat.txt
- Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\1D75F.dmp
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
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