VIRUS2.COM, Prevx

Associated Malware Groups

The filename is associated with the malware group:

Test Virus

File Behavior

VIRUS2.COM has been seen to perform the following behavior:

Executes Processes From DOS
Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
Uses low level functions to hide itself from the user and from system/security processes
Uses rootkit techniques to conceal its presence, interrogation or removal

VIRUS2.COM has been the subject of the following behavior:

Deleted as a process from disk
Created as a process on disk
Executed as a DOS Process
Executed as a Process
Downloaded from covert web sites without the user knowing
Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File

Country Of Origin

The filename VIRUS2.COM was first seen on May 8 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:

on May 8 2007
Uruguay on May 8 2007

File Name Aliases

VIRUS2.COM can also use the following file names:

TESTFILE.COM
EICAR2.COM
EICAR.COM
EICAR_TEST.COM
YENI METIN BELGESI.COM
EICAR.COM.TXT
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/HALLO2.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/HALLO3.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/HALLO4.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/HALLO5.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/HALLO6.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (2)/HALLO1.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (2)/HALLO2.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (2)/HALLO3.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (2)/HALLO4.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (2)/HALLO5.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (2)/HALLO6.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (3)/HALLO1.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (3)/HALLO2.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (3)/HALLO3.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (3)/HALLO4.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (3)/HALLO5.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (3)/HALLO6.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (4)/HALLO1.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (4)/HALLO2.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (4)/HALLO4.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (4)/HALLO3.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (4)/HALLO5.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (4)/HALLO6.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (5)/HALLO1.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (5)/HALLO2.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (5)/HALLO3.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (5)/HALLO4.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (5)/HALLO5.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (5)/HALLO6.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (6)/HALLO1.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (6)/HALLO2.COM
HALLO/HALLO/NEUER ORDNER (2)/NEUER ORDNER (9)/NEUER ORDNER (6)/HALLO3.COM
BOSTA.JPG
OPR056Y6.COM
OPR056YA.COM
ECAR.COM
COPIA DE EICAR.COM
EICAR[n].COM
P.COM
C.DLL

Filesizes

This file has been seen with the following file size:

68 bytes

File Type

The filename VIRUS2.COM refers to an object.

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