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PATCH-ORIG.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- System Back Door
- Cloaked Malware
- Malicious Software
- Worm
File Behavior
PATCH-ORIG.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- This Process Contains User Mode Rootkit Functionality and can hide itself from the running process list
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Executes a Process
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
- Adds products to the system registry
- Modifies Windows Security Policies to restrict/expand User Privileges on the machine
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Creates new folders on the system
- Copies files
- Injects code into other processes
- Automatically changes your firewall settings to allow itself or other programs to communicate over the internet
- Modifies Windows Initialization And System Settings Used On Start up
- Adds a Winlogon Notification DLL to automatically load on system start up
- Creation and Registers a Browser Helper Object in Internet Explorer
- Enables an In Process Object/Server - Common with DLL Injections
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Terminates Processes
- Installs a browser helper object (BHO)
- Downloads program file(s) and other content from the web
- Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
- Creates system tray popups, messages, errors and security warnings
PATCH-ORIG.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Executed as a Process
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Terminated as a Process
Country Of Origin
The filename PATCH-ORIG.EXE was first seen on May 8 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- on May 8 2007
- Ghana on May 8 2007
- Malaysia on May 15 2007
- Brazil on May 15 2007
- Spain on Aug 13 2008
- The United States on Aug 13 2008
- Singapore on Feb 21 2009
- Italy on Jan 4 2010
- Canada on Jan 4 2010
- The United Kingdom on May 9 2010
File Name Aliases
PATCH-ORIG.EXE can also use the following file names:
- PEROLA EXTRA 25%_2.0.EXE
- FUNNY.EXE
- KOPIA AV FUNNY.EXE
- EXPLORERB.EXE
- DON'T OPEN.EXE
- PATCH(1).EXE
- ICY TWOER 3.EXE
- CLIENT.EXE
- KEYLOGGER%20PRO%20FULL%202.8[1].EXE
- NETBUS.EXE
- DESTRUSEX .EXE
- DATA.OCT
- KEY_GEN.EXE
- INSTALL_PATCH.EXE
- GOOGLEUPDATE.EXE
- CRAC.EXE
- INSTALL.EXE
- SERIAL.EXE
- KEYGEN.EXE
- KEY_GENERATOR.EXE
- SETUP.EXE
- WEBCAMDV 2.1/SERIAL.EXE
- DVDRIVER 1.0(2)/RUN.EXE
- RUN.EXE
- INSTALL_CRACK.EXE
- WINUPGRO.EXE
- MSMSGS.EXE
- NMBGMONITOR.EXE
- AOL.EXE
- BTDNA.EXE
- WCESCOMM.EXE
- MWSOEMON.EXE
- SUPERCOPIER2.EXE
- FILE.EXE
- GOOGLETOOLBARNOTIFIER.EXE
- PCSUITE.EXE
- SQWQY.EXE
- PATCH_010.EXE
- PATCH_030.EXE
- PATCH_020.EXE
- PATCH_040.EXE
- PATCH_050.EXE
- PATCH_060.EXE
- PATCH_080.EXE
- PATCH_070.EXE
- PATCH_1009.EXE
- PATCH_100.EXE
- PATCH_1018.EXE
- PATCH_1027.EXE
- PATCH_1036.EXE
- PATCH_090.EXE
- PATCH_1045.EXE
- PATCH_1054.EXE
- PATCH_1072.EXE
- PATCH_1063.EXE
- PATCH_1081.EXE
- PATCH_1090.EXE
- PATCH_110.EXE
- PATCH_1118.EXE
- PATCH_1109.EXE
- PATCH_1127.EXE
- PATCH_1145.EXE
- PATCH_1136.EXE
- PATCH_1154.EXE
- PATCH_1163.EXE
- PATCH_1172.EXE
- PATCH_1181.EXE
- PATCH_1190.EXE
- PATCH_120.EXE
- PATCH_1209.EXE
- PATCH_1218.EXE
- PATCH_1227.EXE
- PATCH_1236.EXE
- PATCH_1245.EXE
- PATCH_1254.EXE
- PATCH_1263.EXE
- PATCH_1272.EXE
- PATCH_1281.EXE
- PATCH_1290.EXE
- PATCH_130.EXE
- PATCH_1309.EXE
- PATCH_1318.EXE
- PATCH_1327.EXE
- PATCH_1336.EXE
- PATCH_1345.EXE
- PATCH_1354.EXE
- PATCH_1363.EXE
- PATCH_1372.EXE
- PATCH_1381.EXE
- PATCH_1390.EXE
- PATCH_140.EXE
- PATCH_1409.EXE
- PATCH_1418.EXE
- PATCH_1427.EXE
- PATCH_1436.EXE
- PATCH_1445.EXE
- PATCH_1454.EXE
- PATCH_1463.EXE
- PATCH_1472.EXE
- PATCH_1481.EXE
- PATCH_1490.EXE
- PATCH_150.EXE
- PATCH_1509.EXE
- PATCH_1518.EXE
- PATCH_1527.EXE
- PATCH_155.EXE
- PATCH_165.EXE
- PATCH_175.EXE
- PATCH_185.EXE
- PATCH_205.EXE
- PATCH_195.EXE
- PATCH_215.EXE
- PATCH_225.EXE
- PATCH_235.EXE
- PATCH_245.EXE
- PATCH_255.EXE
- PATCH_265.EXE
- PATCH_275.EXE
- PATCH_285.EXE
- PATCH_295.EXE
- PATCH_325.EXE
- PATCH_335.EXE
- PATCH_355.EXE
- PATCH_345.EXE
- PATCH_365.EXE
- PATCH_315.EXE
- PATCH_375.EXE
- PATCH_305.EXE
- PATCH_385.EXE
- PATCH_395.EXE
- PATCH_405.EXE
- PATCH_415.EXE
- SETREFRESH.EXE
- MSNMSGR.EXE
- PX7FD4.TMP
- NETBUSPATCH.EXE
- NB1.7/NB1.7/PATCH/PATCH.EXE
- ARYAN.EXE
- NETBUS V.1.70/PATCH.EXE
- NETBUS170/PATCH.EXE
- COOLSCREENSAVER4.7.EXE
- S2RO..EXE
- S1EG..EXE
- S3MG..EXE
- PATCH.EXE
- SKK..EXE
- SERVERPATCH.EXE
- F4123501/PATCH.EXE
- SERVER-PATCH.EXE
- MIRC.V6.34.INCL.KEYGEN.AND.SERVER.PATCH-F4CG/PATCH.EXE
- F4GC PATCH.EXE
- PATCH.EXE.BAK
- MIRC.V6.34.INCL.KEYGEN.SERVER.PATCH.AND.BLOWFISH-IITC/SERVER-PATCH.EXE
- GOOGLE.EARTH.PRO.V4.0.XXXX.GENERIC.PATCH.EXE
- DK13.EXE
- DD211.EXE
- DC20.EXE
- DI15.EXE
- DD3.EXE
- S3F8..EXE
- 13313.EX$
- S2D4..EXE
- S348..EXE
- S26K..EXE
- S14S..EXE
- DC24.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 494,592 bytes
- 860,160 bytes
- 105,984 bytes
- 861,184 bytes
- 110,837,128 bytes
- 19,456 bytes
- 944,640 bytes
- 71,874 bytes
- 72,192 bytes
File Type
The filename PATCH-ORIG.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name PATCH-ORIG.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\windows\KeyHook.dll
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