SHELL.FNE

System Back Door

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Associated Malware Groups

The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:

System Back Door

File Behavior

SHELL.FNE has been seen to perform the following behavior:

Registers a Dynamic Link Libray (DLL) File
Enables an In Process Object/Server - Common with DLL Injections
Adds a Registry Key (EXPLORER) to auto start Programs on system start Boot up
Adds products to the system registry
Can make outbound communication to other computers, IM chat rooms and other services using IRC protocols
Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
Uses low level functions to hide itself from the user and from system/security processes
The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure

SHELL.FNE has been the subject of the following behavior:

Deleted as a process from disk
Registered as a Dynamic Link Libray (DLL) File
Enabled as an In Process Object/Server - Common with DLL Injections
Created as a process on disk
Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
Copied to multiple locations on the system
Executed as a Process

Country Of Origin

The filename SHELL.FNE was first seen on May 15 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:

The United States on May 15 2007
Spain on May 15 2007
Israel on Oct 24 2007
Europe on Oct 24 2007
Netherlands on May 18 2008
France on May 18 2008
India on May 30 2008
Mexico on Jun 13 2008
The United Kingdom on Jul 29 2008
Korea, Republic of on May 15 2012

File Name Aliases

SHELL.FNE can also use the following file names:

MOZYSHELL1.DLL
MOZYSHELL.DLL
SHELL.DLL
MOZYPROSHELL3.DLL
MOZYPROSHELL2.DLL
MOZYPROSHELL1.DLL
MOZYPROSHELL.DLL
FOLDERGUARDER/SHELL.DLL
MSEA2.DLL
SHANZAI4/SZSHE.DLL
K79SN.DLL
KILLE.DLL
STTIL.DLL
OTNRD.DLL
MOZYSHELL2.DLL
VS000119.DLL
VS000121.DLL
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Filesizes

The following file size has been seen:

2,393,392 bytes
2,401,584 bytes
40,960 bytes
22,980 bytes
2,405,680 bytes
57,344 bytes
5,120 bytes

File Type

The filename SHELL.FNE refers to many versions of a dynamic link library.

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