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WG.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Malicious Software
- Internet Chat Worm
File Behavior
WG.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Creates system tray popups, messages, errors and security warnings
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Looks at the contents of the autoexec.bat file
- Reads email address and phone book details
- Includes file creation code which could be used to test for interception by security products
- Uses DNS to retrieve the IP address for web sites
WG.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Executed as a Process
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Created as a new Background Service on the machine
Country Of Origin
The filename WG.EXE was first seen on Oct 19 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Spain on Oct 19 2007
- The United States on May 5 2009
- Germany on Jun 22 2010
- France on Apr 26 2012
File Name Aliases
WG.EXE can also use the following file names:
- NEXIUM3454.EXE
- L8|WG.EXE
- HX.EXE.EXE
- IC.EXE.EXE
- WA.EXE.EXE
- LM.EXE.EXE
- WMISYN.EXE
- AH.EXE.EXE
- XX001[n].EXE
- VZ.EXE.EXE
- PC.EXE.EXE
- XX001[1].EXE
- NY.EXE
- WE.EXE
- YK.EXE
- FB.EXE
- JW.EXE
- KY.EXE
- LG.EXE
- PT.EXE
- VV.EXE
- VW.EXE
- JD.EXE
- NL.EXE
- QX.EXE
- TU.EXE
- HU.EXE
- PQ.EXE
- MA.EXE
- EM.EXE
- M4|05233192.EXE
- 20068784.DAT
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 61,440 bytes
- 851,014 bytes
- 956,416 bytes
- 678,611 bytes
- 856,064 bytes
- 20,727,296 bytes
- 73,728 bytes
File Type
The filename WG.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name WG.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
Network Activity
One or more files with the name WG.EXE performs the following network events:
- DNS Lookup127.0.0.1 0
- DNS Lookup www.wangshangzhuanqian8.cn
- DNS Lookup211.99.5.176 www.wangshangzhuanqian8.cn
Website Activity
One or more files with the name WG.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- TCP:127.0.0.1:1058 Port:19
- Port 80 IP:211.99.5.176
- TCP:127.0.0.1:1057 Port:21
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