Prevx Research Division
"NLQP.EXE"
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware group:
- Fraudulent Security Program
File Behavior
NLQP.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Disables the Notification Balloon for the Windows Security Center
- Disables the Windows Built in Firewall enabling rogue processes to access the internet without your knowledge or permission
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Executes a Process
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Creates new folders on the system
- Creates a new Background Service on the machine
- 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
NLQP.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Changes to the file command map within the registry
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Terminated as a Process
Country Of Origin
The filename NLQP.EXE was first seen on Mar 18 2010 in the following geographical region of the Webroot community:
- The United States on Mar 18 2010
File Name Aliases
NLQP.EXE can also use the following file names:
- AVE.EXE
- PDBW.EXE
- YKTL.EXE
- 28867161.EXE
Filesizes
This file has been seen with the following file size:
- 203,776 bytes
File Type
The filename NLQP.EXE refers to an executable program.
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