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ICWSETUP.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
ICWSETUP.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Executes a Process
- Injects code into other processes
- This Process is a file infector which modifies program files to include a copy of the infection
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Creates new folders on the system
- This process creates other processes on disk
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Copies files
- Injects code into other processes
ICWSETUP.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Executed as a Process
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Created as a process on disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Deleted as a process from disk
Country Of Origin
The filename ICWSETUP.EXE was first seen on Feb 13 2009 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Kuwait on Feb 13 2009
- Turkey on May 14 2009
- Spain on May 14 2009
- Hungary on Jun 2 2009
- Poland on Dec 9 2009
- The United Kingdom on Dec 9 2009
- Romania on May 27 2010
- The United States on May 27 2010
File Name Aliases
ICWSETUP.EXE can also use the following file names:
- WPV241243926928.EXE
- WPV881243926928.EXE
- WPV321243926928.EXE
- WPV951243926928.EXE
- WPV381243926928.EXE
- WPV411243926928.EXE
- WPV871243926928.EXE
- WPV451243926928.EXE
- WPV601243926928.EXE
- WPV861243926928.EXE
- WPV271243926928.EXE
- WPV141243926928.EXE
- WPV591243926928.EXE
- WPV231243926928.EXE
- WPV651243926928.EXE
- WPV261243926928.EXE
- WPV821243926928.EXE
- WPV011243926928.EXE
- WPV041243926928.EXE
- WPV021243926928.EXE
- WPV291243926928.EXE
- WPV401243926928.EXE
- WPV961243926928.EXE
- WPV101243926928.EXE
- WPV211243926928.EXE
- WPV701243926928.EXE
- WPV711243926928.EXE
- WPV721243926928.EXE
- WPV491243926928.EXE
- WPV181243926928.EXE
- WPV611243926928.EXE
- WPV531243926928.EXE
- WPV131243926928.EXE
- WPV371243926928.EXE
- WPV661243926928.EXE
- WPV331243926928.EXE
- WPV931243926928.EXE
- WPV441243926928.EXE
- WPV851243926928.EXE
- WPV171243926928.EXE
- WPV751243926928.EXE
- WPV811243926928.EXE
- WPV581245423634.EXE
- WPV221245423634.EXE
- WPV091245423634.EXE
- WPV791245423634.EXE
- WPV081245423634.EXE
- WPV511245423634.EXE
- WPV001245423634.EXE
- WPV181245423634.EXE
- WPV551245423634.EXE
- WPV831245423634.EXE
- WPV971245423634.EXE
- WPV631245423634.EXE
- WPV691245423634.EXE
- WPV701245423634.EXE
- WPV251245423634.EXE
- WPV711245423634.EXE
- ICWSETUP[1].EXE
- XGYDDFLQ.TMP
- 2.EXE
- 1_DVDTOIPODCONVERTERD.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 13,486 bytes
- 32,768 bytes
- 20,993 bytes
- 19,968 bytes
- 111,104 bytes
- 1,523,172 bytes
- 33,794 bytes
File Type
The filename ICWSETUP.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name ICWSETUP.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Deletes c:\program files\internet explorer\connection wizard\8F6CCBBB65587184.EXE
- Copies filec:\program files\internet explorer\connection wizard\icwsetup.exe to c:\documents and settings\all users\application data\microsoft\shortcuts\icwsetup.exe
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