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UNINSTALL.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
UNINSTALL.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 Windows Registry Editior
- Disables Access to the Task Manager built into Windows
- Modifies Windows Security Policies to restrict/expand User Privileges on the machine
- Adds products to the system registry
- Automatically changes your firewall settings to allow itself or other programs to communicate over the internet
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- Terminates Processes
- Executes a Process
- 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
- Copies files
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Antivirus status alerts from being displayed
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Firewall status alerts from being displayed
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Firewall override alerts from being displayed
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop warnings from being displayed if automatic Windows Updates are not enabled
- Disables safe mode on your PC
- Injects code into other processes
- Modifies firewall settings, without user permission so it is not blocked from accessing the Internet
- Creates a new Background Service on the machine
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Creates a Toolbar Extension for Internet Explorer
- Creation and Registers a Browser Helper Object in Internet Explorer
- Adds a Registry Key (RUNONCE) to auto start Programs on system start up
UNINSTALL.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Terminated as a Process
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Deleted as a process from disk
Country Of Origin
The filename UNINSTALL.EXE was first seen on May 3 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Europe on May 3 2007
- Netherlands on May 8 2007
- The United States on May 8 2007
- Canada on May 12 2007
- Australia on Jun 16 2007
- Spain on Jun 16 2007
- Brazil on Jun 5 2010
- The United Kingdom on Jun 5 2010
- Namibia on Sep 17 2010
File Name Aliases
UNINSTALL.EXE can also use the following file names:
- PX2B06.TMP
- AVENGER/ACTIVATIONMANAGER/UNINSTALL.EXE
- A~NSISU_.EXE
- DOCUMENTS AND SETTIN
- BU_.EXE
- CU_.EXE
- AU_.EXE
- CONFIGUR¸Á
- DC1.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 2,905,613 bytes
- 140,790 bytes
- 74,512 bytes
- 112,927 bytes
- 12,800 bytes
- 56,473 bytes
- 62,910 bytes
- 186,040 bytes
File Type
The filename UNINSTALL.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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