PLAYER.EXE, Prevx

Associated Malware Groups

The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:

Spyware
Cloaked Malware
Worm

File Behavior

PLAYER.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:

Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
Executes a Process
Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
This process creates other processes on disk
Hooks the WININET.DLL function allowing it to read or copy Http and Https web page content and session information
Downloads program file(s) and other content from the web
Injects code into other processes
Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
Copies files
This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
Creates system tray popups, messages, errors and security warnings
Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
Creates new folders on the system
Registers a Dynamic Link Library File

PLAYER.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
Terminated as a Process
Deleted as a process from disk
Created by processes which appear to be checking for interception by security products
Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
Executed from Temporary Folders
Copied to multiple locations on the system

Country Of Origin

The filename PLAYER.EXE was first seen on May 9 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:

on May 9 2007
Italy on May 9 2007
Canada on Jun 4 2007
Thailand on Jun 4 2007
Netherlands on Oct 1 2008
Egypt on Oct 1 2008
Europe on Oct 7 2008
Kuwait on Oct 7 2008
The United States on Nov 24 2009
Chile on Dec 30 2009
The United Kingdom on May 1 2010
Taiwan on May 23 2012

File Name Aliases

PLAYER.EXE can also use the following file names:

STORM2.EXE
PLAYER[1].EXE
MEDIAXCODEC.EXE
PLAYER .EXE
78342764.DAT
77031934.DAT
00960688.DAT

Filesizes

The following file size has been seen:

212,992 bytes
56,832 bytes
32,768 bytes
628,736 bytes
561,152 bytes
1,105,680 bytes
15,360 bytes

File Type

The filename PLAYER.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.

File Activity

One or more files with the name PLAYER.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:

Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\02160000
Creates c:\documents and settings\user\application data\adobe\crc.dat
Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\pwrmgr.exe
create folder C:\Program Files\PCHealthCenter
Deletes c:\windows\system32\YUR22.tmp
Copies filec:\program files\pchealthcenter\1.exe to c:\x
Copies filec:\x to c:\windows\system32\YUR22.exe
Deletes c:\windows\system32\YUR26.tmp
Copies filec:\program files\pchealthcenter\2.exe to c:\x
Copies filec:\x to c:\windows\system32\YUR26.exe
Deletes c:\windows\system32\YUR2A.tmp
Copies filec:\program files\pchealthcenter\3.exe to c:\x
Copies filec:\x to c:\windows\system32\YUR2A.exe
Deletes c:\windows\system32\YUR2E.tmp
Copies filec:\program files\pchealthcenter\4.exe to c:\x
Copies filec:\x to c:\windows\system32\YUR2E.exe
Copies filec:\program files\pchealthcenter\1.ico to c:\windows\system32\1.ic
Creates c:\documents and settings\user\desktop\GAY FETISH SEX.ur
Copies filec:\program files\pchealthcenter\2.ico to c:\windows\system32\2.ic
Creates c:\documents and settings\user\desktop\BEST BDSM PORN.ur
Deletes c:\windows\system32\YUR1F4.tmp
Copies filec:\program files\pchealthcenter\7.exe to c:\x
Copies filec:\x to c:\windows\system32\YUR1F4.exe

Website Activity

One or more files with the name PLAYER.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.

Port 80 IP:64.247.39.247
Port 80 IP:220.196.42.218
TCP:127.0.0.1:1114 Port:15
TCP:127.0.0.1:1117 Port:15

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