SCARDSVR.EXE

File Behavior

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

• Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
• Injects code into other processes
• Looks at the contents of the autoexec.bat file
• Reads email address and phone book details
• Uses DNS to retrieve the IP address for web sites
• Uses your PC to connect to Chat rooms
• The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
• Adds a Winlogon Notification DLL to automatically load on system start up
• Hooks the WININET.DLL function allowing it to read or copy Http and Https web page content and session information
• Executes a Process
• Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
• This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
• Copies files
• This process creates other processes on disk
• Injects code into other processes
• Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses

SCARDSVR.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:

• Created as a process on disk
• Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
• Executed as a Process
• Deleted as a process from disk
• Created as a new Background Service on the machine
• Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
• Copied to multiple locations on the system