Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:
File Behavior
AEQUEUE.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Disables safe mode on your PC
- Enables a COM Object/Server on the Local Machine
- Disables the Notification Balloon for the Windows Security Center
- Disables Access to the Windows Registry Editior
- Disables Access to the Task Manager built into Windows
- Modifies Windows Security Policies to restrict/expand User Privileges on the machine
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Automatically changes your firewall settings to allow itself or other programs to communicate over the internet
- Adds products to the system registry
- Executes a Process
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Copies files
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Antivirus status alerts from being displayed
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Firewall status alerts from being displayed
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Firewall override alerts from being displayed
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop warnings from being displayed if automatic Windows Updates are not enabled
- Injects code into other processes
- Creates a new Background Service on the machine
AEQUEUE.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Executed as a Process
- Enabled as a COM Object/Server on the Local Machine
- Created as a new Background Service on the machine
- Created as a process on disk
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
Country Of Origin
The filename AEQUEUE.EXE was first seen on May 12 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Europe on May 12 2007
- Vietnam on May 12 2010
- The United Kingdom on May 12 2010
- Turkey on May 17 2012
File Name Aliases
AEQUEUE.EXE can also use the following file names:
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 143,360 bytes
- 204,800 bytes
- 172,032 bytes
- 299,008 bytes
File Type
The filename AEQUEUE.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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