INSTALL[1].EXE

File Behavior

INSTALL[1].EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:

• Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
• This process creates other processes on disk
• Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
• Executes a Process
• Adds products to the system registry
• Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
• Creates new folders on the system
• Injects code into other processes
• This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
• The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
• Disables the built in Windows File Protection System
• Copies files
• Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
• Changes the Windows Secuirty Center to ensure that Firewall status alerts are activated
• Changes the Windows Security Center settings to ensure that Antivirus status alerts are activated
• Creates a Toolbar Extension for Internet Explorer
• Creation and Registers a Browser Helper Object in Internet Explorer

INSTALL[1].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
• Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
• Deleted as a process from disk
• Terminated as a Process
• Copied to multiple locations on the system
• Executed by Internet Explorer
• Downloaded from covert web sites without the user knowing