Prevx Research Division
AGENT.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Malicious Software
- Worm
File Behavior
AGENT.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Executes a Process
- Creates a TCP port which listens and is available for communication initiated by other computers
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- 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
- Automatically changes your firewall settings to allow itself or other programs to communicate over the internet
- Modifies Windows Security Policies to restrict/expand User Privileges on the machine
- Adds products to the system registry
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Disables safe mode on your PC
- Injects code into other processes
AGENT.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Terminated as a Process
- Created as a new Background Service on the machine
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
Country Of Origin
The filename AGENT.EXE was first seen on May 14 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United States on May 14 2007
- Spain on May 14 2007
- Greece on Jun 12 2007
- Europe on Jun 12 2007
- Portugal on Jul 9 2008
- The United Kingdom on Jul 9 2008
- Canada on Nov 20 2009
- India on Sep 23 2010
- South Africa on May 23 2012
File Name Aliases
AGENT.EXE can also use the following file names:
- TMP14.TMP
- PDS.EXE
- WUAUSERVINTEL.EXE
- SNMPTRAP.EXE
- MSCORSVW.EXE
- SNPTRAP.EXE
- 01CA72873BC8EFFA_AGENT_EXE.PE
- 08742619.EXE
- 21312744.EXE
- 56978217.EXE
- 74796048.DAT
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 550,912 bytes
- 550,400 bytes
- 992,176 bytes
- 525,824 bytes
- 290,816 bytes
- 49,152 bytes
- 293,376 bytes
- 779,632 bytes
File Type
The filename AGENT.EXE is used by multiple object types including executable programs,objects,objects.
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