File Investigation Report
M88COAIM.EXECloaked Malware
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:
- Cloaked Malware
File Behavior
M88COAIM.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Creates a new Background Service on the machine
- This Process Creates Other Processes On Disk
- Loads and Executes a System Driver File
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
- Copies files
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Executes a Process
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
M88COAIM.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
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
Country Of Origin
The filename M88COAIM.EXE was first seen on Jun 11 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Prevx community:
- The UNITED KINGDOM on Jun 11 2008
- The EUROPEAN UNION on Jun 12 2008
- VENEZUELA on Nov 5 2008
File Name Aliases
M88COAIM.EXE can also use the following file names:
- AMVO.EXE
- 22196702.SVD
- XMG.EXE
- 92704797.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 321,864 bytes
- 114,058 bytes
- 153,600 bytes
- 291,802 bytes
Vendor, Product and Version Information
These files have no vendor, product or version information specified in the file header.
File Type
The filename M88COAIM.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name M88COAIM.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\do5.dll
- Copies filec:\windows\system32\dllcache\vga.sys to c:\windows\system32\drivers\vga.sys
- Deletes c:\windows\system32\amvo.exe
- Deletes c:\windows\system32\amvo0.dll
- Creates c:\windows\system32\amvo0.dll
- Deletes c:\m88coaim.ex
- Copies filec:\windows\system32\amvo.exe to c:\m88coaim.ex
- Deletes c:\autorun.in
- Creates c:\autorun.in
- Deletes d:\m88coaim.ex
- Copies filec:\windows\system32\amvo.exe to d:\m88coaim.ex
- Deletes d:\autorun.in
- Creates d:\autorun.in
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\help.rar
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
Registry Activity
One or more files with the name M88COAIM.EXE creates or modifies the following registry keys and values:
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run amva C:\WINDOWS\system32\amvo.exe
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced Hidden value:
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced ShowSuperHidden value:
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer NoDriveTypeAutoRun [REG_DWORD, value: 00000091]
Website Activity
One or more files with the name M88COAIM.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- TCP:127.0.0.1:1084 Port:18
- Port 80 IP:60.169.1.92
- TCP:127.0.0.1:1089 Port:18