Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
DQM.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Disables the Notification Balloon for the Windows Security Center
- Disables Access to the Task Manager built into Windows
- Disables Access to the Windows Registry Editior
- Modifies Windows Security Policies to restrict/expand User Privileges on the machine
- Automatically changes your firewall settings to allow itself or other programs to communicate over the internet
- Adds products to the system registry
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Violates Windows/Vista Physical Memory Protection allowing it to look inside the data areas of other programs
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Executes a Process
- Terminates Processes
- Injects code into other processes
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Copies files
- Hooks the WININET.DLL function allowing it to read or copy Http and Https web page content and session information
- Creates new folders on the system
DQM.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Executed as a Process
- Created as a process on disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Terminated as a Process
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
Country Of Origin
The filename DQM.EXE was first seen on Dec 10 2009 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Italy on Dec 10 2009
- Malta on Dec 14 2009
- The United Kingdom on Apr 15 2010
- Mexico on Apr 15 2010
- Spain on May 13 2010
- Egypt on Jun 5 2010
- Qatar on Jul 9 2012
File Name Aliases
DQM.EXE can also use the following file names:
- NODQQ.EXE
- 3B00D7~1.EXE
- 62E1CE~1.EXE
- 10A261~1.EXE
- 88254459.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 196,608 bytes
- 133,628 bytes
- 167,424 bytes
- 165,888 bytes
- 978,944 bytes
- 1,688,064 bytes
- 149,504 bytes
File Type
The filename DQM.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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