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LOADER.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Malicious Software
- Worm
- Malware Downloader
File Behavior
LOADER.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Executes a Process
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Injects code into other processes
- Downloads program file(s) and other content from the web
- Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
- Copies files
- Enables an In Process Object/Server - Common with DLL Injections
- Adds products to the system registry
- Modifies the Windows Host File which could be used to stop you visiting specific web sites by redirecting you to alternative addresses without you knowing
- The process hooks code into all running processes which could allow it to take control of the system or record keyboard input, mouse activity and screen contents
- Reads your outlook address book
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
LOADER.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Executed as a Process
- Created as a process on disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Terminated as a Process
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Created by processes which appear to be checking for interception by security products
Country Of Origin
The filename LOADER.EXE was first seen on May 9 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Canada on May 9 2007
- The United States on May 14 2007
- Spain on May 14 2007
- Belgium on Jun 10 2007
- Denmark on Jun 10 2007
- Germany on Jan 20 2009
- Poland on Jul 7 2009
- Australia on Aug 27 2010
- South Africa on Sep 5 2010
- Italy on Feb 12 2012
File Name Aliases
LOADER.EXE can also use the following file names:
- SETUP[1].EXE
- BILL110.EXE
- SETUP.EXE
- SETUP8687170.EXE
- SETUP8678032[1].EXE
- LOADER_001.EXE
- SETUP9834690[1].EXE
- SETUP8272892.EXE
- SETUP2123378[1].EXE
- SETUP1797091[1].EXE
- SETUP2067323[1].EXE
- SETUP74183.EXE
- ANDY128.EXE
- LOADER[1].EXE
- DF1A245S4_2584.EXE
- DF1A245S4_2420.EXE
- LOADER_002.EXE
- LOADER_003.EXE
- LOADER_004.EXE
- LOADER_005.EXE
- LOADER_006.EXE
- LOADER_007.EXE
- LOADER_008.EXE
- LOADER_009.EXE
- LOADER_010.EXE
- LOADER_011.EXE
- LOADER_012.EXE
- LOADER_013.EXE
- LOADER_014.EXE
- LOADER_015.EXE
- LOADER_016.EXE
- LOADER_017.EXE
- LOADER_018.EXE
- LOADER_019.EXE
- LOADER_020.EXE
- LOADER_021.EXE
- LOADER_022.EXE
- LOADER_023.EXE
- LOADER_024.EXE
- LOADER_025.EXE
- LOADER_026.EXE
- LOADER_027.EXE
- LOADER_028.EXE
- LOADER_029.EXE
- LOADER_030.EXE
- LOADER_031.EXE
- LOADER_032.EXE
- LOADER_033.EXE
- LOADER_034.EXE
- LOADER_035.EXE
- LOADER_036.EXE
- LOADER_037.EXE
- LOADER_038.EXE
- LOADER_039.EXE
- LOADER_040.EXE
- LOADER_041.EXE
- LOADER_042.EXE
- LOADER_043.EXE
- LOADER_044.EXE
- LOADER_045.EXE
- LOADER_046.EXE
- LOADER_047.EXE
- LOADER_048.EXE
- LOADER_049.EXE
- LOADER_050.EXE
- LOADER_051.EXE
- LOADER_052.EXE
- LOADER_053.EXE
- LOADER_054.EXE
- LOADER_055.EXE
- LOADER_056.EXE
- LOADER_057.EXE
- LOADER_058.EXE
- LOADER_059.EXE
- LOADER_060.EXE
- LOADER_061.EXE
- LOADER_062.EXE
- LOADER_063.EXE
- LOADER_064.EXE
- LOADER_065.EXE
- LOADER_066.EXE
- LOADER_067.EXE
- LOADER_068.EXE
- LOADER (1).EXE
- SETUP175962.EXE
- CRWOXSENAM.EXE
- CAXEOMRWSN.EXE
- MXCNAWEORS.EXE
- XCEWRANOSM.EXE
- NCEWMRXSAO.EXE
- NASMWROEXC.EXE
- WMNAXRSOCE.EXE
- NWORCMXASE.EXE
- WORXASCENM.EXE
- RACMONEXWS.EXE
- OASRCMXWEN.EXE
- CRSEMWOXNA.EXE
- ORNSXCEAMW.EXE
- XWCNAMSREO.EXE
- RENWASOXMC.EXE
- WRCASMENXO.EXE
- RMNWXCOAES.EXE
- EAROCSWMXN.EXE
- NCWSMXAOER.EXE
- XEWMORANSC.EXE
- SREAXOWMCN.EXE
- ESWROCNAXM.EXE
- SNMOCXREWA.EXE
- ESOMCRXANW.EXE
- OXARMWSNCE.EXE
- OERSWMAXNC.EXE
- ACRNESOMXW.EXE
- CXOSWNMARE.EXE
- OXEARMSNCW.EXE
- NAMRWEXSCO.EXE
- OWRNXCSEAM.EXE
- SWNXCRAMEO.EXE
- EORSAMCNXW.EXE
- NWCERMSAOX.EXE
- MREWNXSOAC.EXE
- WRCXSNEAOM.EXE
- NRMOCXEWAS.EXE
- XWERMSCNAO.EXE
- ERSAMCWNOX.EXE
- EMXCONWASR.EXE
- WSENMXROAC.EXE
- AOWMNRSXEC.EXE
- WNMEAOXSRC.EXE
- REANXOWMCS.EXE
- MANXSERCWO.EXE
- XWOCRSANME.EXE
- ORMCXANSEW.EXE
- WEXASRNMCO.EXE
- CAOSXWMNER.EXE
- CESRXNOWMA.EXE
- ENSMACORWX.EXE
- XNSCRAWMEO.EXE
- XWAMONSCRE.EXE
- XORNESAMCW.EXE
- AOWCXRMSNE.EXE
- CRAWSMXNOE.EXE
- XCAMSORENW.EXE
- NSWAECXROM.EXE
- SWOXRENCMA.EXE
- MAROCESNXW.EXE
- XWCANOSREM.EXE
- WRCXEMNAOS.EXE
- OESXWCNARM.EXE
- WOERXMCASN.EXE
- MESSENGERDISCOVERY/LOADER.EXE
- LOADER[n].EXE
- C19H28O2.V7.15/LOADER.EXE
- MSASA1.EXE
- LOADER_715/LOADER.EXE
- AGBOT/LOADER.EXE
- LOADER.EXE.EXE
- SILKERRSENDER.EXE
- LOADER/LOADER.EXE
- SMSMZ2.EXE
- LOADER 175/LOADER.EXE
- بندق.EXE
- NEW FOLDER/LOADER.EXE
- PACKAGE/LOADER.EXE
- 64005923.DAT
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 79,872 bytes
- 5,376 bytes
- 167,424 bytes
- 21,029 bytes
- 24,576 bytes
- 188,416 bytes
- 337,112 bytes
- 401,408 bytes
- 147,456 bytes
File Type
The filename LOADER.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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