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DEP.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
DEP.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
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Executes a Process
- Creates system tray popups, messages, errors and security warnings
DEP.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed by Internet Explorer
- Executed as a Process
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
Country Of Origin
The filename DEP.EXE was first seen on Oct 18 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Russian Federation on Oct 18 2007
- Europe on Nov 5 2007
- Barbados on Aug 3 2008
- Malaysia on Jun 23 2010
- Turkey on Sep 4 2011
- Italy on Sep 4 2011
File Name Aliases
DEP.EXE can also use the following file names:
- DATA[1].TXT
- FACEBOOK-PICTURE187290.JPG.EXE
- $REB7FBL.EXE
- 62382046.EXE
- 12623338.SVD
- 40090122.SVD
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 4,929,652 bytes
- 1,343,488 bytes
- 5,555,970 bytes
- 377,944 bytes
- 2,729,119 bytes
- 194,560 bytes
File Type
The filename DEP.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name DEP.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\start menu\programs\metaproducts download express\Download Express Options.lnk
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\start menu\programs\metaproducts download express\Download Express Projects list.lnk
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\start menu\programs\metaproducts download express\Uninstall Download Express.lnk
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\start menu\programs\metaproducts download express\About Download Express.lnk
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\start menu\programs\metaproducts download express\Register Download Express.lnk
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\start menu\programs\metaproducts download express\Help online.lnk
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\start menu\programs\metaproducts download express\MetaProducts Web site.lnk
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\start menu\programs\metaproducts download express\Technical Support.lnk
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