Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
File Behavior
KEYMAKER.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- This process creates other processes on disk
- The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Adds products to the system registry
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Executes a Process
- 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
- Creates system tray popups, messages, errors and security warnings
- Creates new folders on the system
- Downloads program file(s) and other content from the web
- Injects code into other processes
- Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
- Reads your outlook address book
KEYMAKER.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed as a Process
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Terminated as a Process
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- 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
Country Of Origin
The filename KEYMAKER.EXE was first seen on May 11 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United States on May 11 2007
- Europe on Jul 13 2007
- Spain on Jul 13 2007
- Czech Republic on Aug 27 2007
- France on Aug 27 2007
- Iran, Islamic Republic of on Jan 20 2008
- The United Kingdom on Dec 19 2009
- Canada on Sep 9 2010
- Turkey on May 22 2012
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 744,448 bytes
- 134,192 bytes
- 147,456 bytes
- 398,848 bytes
- 768,000 bytes
- 53,248 bytes
- 342,033 bytes
- 860,160 bytes
File Type
The filename KEYMAKER.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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