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AV[n].EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Worm
File Behavior
AV[n].EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Executes a Process
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Opens browser pop ups
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Looks at the contents of the autoexec.bat file
- Reads email address and phone book details
- Visits web sites on your PC without you knowing
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
AV[n].EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Executed as a Process
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Created as a process on disk
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
Country Of Origin
The filename AV[n].EXE was first seen on Jul 15 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Singapore on Jul 15 2007
- Spain on Jul 15 2007
- Canada on Jan 26 2009
- Germany on May 15 2009
- Europe on Sep 21 2009
File Name Aliases
AV[n].EXE can also use the following file names:
- AVALL[n].EXE
- SRFNSFGBSVDSAFGGRTYMUJTGB43.EXE
- LISER.EXE
- MGYJ6HESJE4SGHSRGSNDSDHUJJA43.EXE
- FYJHE4RHTSERJRTJAEGWVV43.EXE
- DTHSERKY4Y5HAEEBGJNEW43.EXE
- NGMMNBHFSSEREJKTYISTE4DEH43.EXE
- JKIO965HGWT43QAWHGEFHAEWQQF43.EXE
- VRT9.TMP
- VRT2.TMP
- VRT1.TMP
- VRT131.TMP
- PASSCMD[1].EXE
- RDL50.TMP
- RDL1D6.TMP
- RDL3C.TMP
- LDR.EXE
- AV[1].EXE
- 22[n].EXE
- AV.EXE
- 730970.EXE
- 35550.EXE
- 1180177356.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 4,664,073 bytes
- 61,440 bytes
- 77,323 bytes
- 101,700 bytes
- 269,824 bytes
- 57,344 bytes
- 69,632 bytes
- 49,102 bytes
File Type
The filename AV[n].EXE is used by multiple object types including executable programs,objects.
File Activity
One or more files with the name AV[n].EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
- Creates c:\documents and settings\all users\application data\crucialsoft ltd\ms antispyware 2009\msas2009.exe
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\start menu\programs\ms antispyware 2009\MS AntiSpyware 2009.lnk
Website Activity
One or more files with the name AV[n].EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- int .proreportms1 .com / stat .php?func=installrun&id=200091&landing=-1&lang=EN&sub=0
- dl .ms-scan-antiviral .com / get / ?pin=200091&lnd=-1&type=main
- Remote server connection to dl .ms-scan-antiviral .co
- Port 80 IP:94.247.2.133
- Port 80 IP:78.26.179.239
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