Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:
File Behavior
REALPLAYERSPGOLD[1].EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Executes a Process
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- 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
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Adds products to the system registry
- Automatically changes your firewall settings to allow itself or other programs to communicate over the internet
- 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
- Creates a new Background Service on the machine
REALPLAYERSPGOLD[1].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
- Terminated as a Process
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
Country Of Origin
The filename REALPLAYERSPGOLD[1].EXE was first seen on Nov 6 2009 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- New Zealand on Nov 6 2009
- The United States on Apr 1 2010
- The United Kingdom on Apr 1 2010
- Bulgaria on Apr 11 2010
- South Africa on Jul 29 2010
- Turkey on May 20 2012
File Name Aliases
REALPLAYERSPGOLD[1].EXE can also use the following file names:
- REALPLAYERSPGOLD.EXE
- REALPLAYERSPGOLD(1).EXE
- AVSVIDEOCONVERTER.EXE
- REALPLAYERSPGOLD (1).EXE
- SETUP.EXE
- 6MPTSPTH.EXE.PART
- 5C5RU1RA.EXE.PART
- .EXE
- 22943788.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 146,255 bytes
- 818,200 bytes
- 584,736 bytes
- 15,094,784 bytes
- 891,928 bytes
- 3,951,616 bytes
- 17,212,912 bytes
File Type
The filename REALPLAYERSPGOLD[1].EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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