Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- P2P Share Worm
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
GPP3G.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Disables the built in Windows File Protection System
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Injects code into other processes
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Creates new folders on the system
- Copies files
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Sets processes to start during user logon
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Executes a Process
- The process hooks code into all running processes which could allow it to take control of the system or record keyboard input, mouse activity and screen contents
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Terminates Processes
- Uses low level functions to hide itself from the user and from system/security processes
- 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
- Automatically changes your firewall settings to allow itself or other programs to communicate over the internet
- Adds products to the system registry
GPP3G.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 from Temporary Folders
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Executed as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Terminated as a Process
Country Of Origin
The filename GPP3G.EXE was first seen on Nov 21 2009 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Italy on Nov 21 2009
- The United Kingdom on Nov 21 2009
- Poland on Apr 22 2010
- India on Jul 26 2010
- Brazil on Aug 7 2010
- Bolivia on Sep 23 2010
- Indonesia on Sep 23 2010
- Thailand on Dec 27 2010
- Iran, Islamic Republic of on Jan 5 2011
File Name Aliases
GPP3G.EXE can also use the following file names:
- VISH[1].EXE
- VISH.EXE
- LMQ[1].EXE
- LMQ.EXE
- SH[1].EXE
- HS[1].EXE
- HS.EXE
- 233.EXE
- 234.EXE
- 230.EXE
- 543.EXE
- LMQ[1].DATA
- 262.EXE
- 051.EXE
- 13008.EXE
- 441444.EXE
- 637.EXE
- 935.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 24,576 bytes
- 50,688 bytes
- 218,370 bytes
- 42,496 bytes
- 35,328 bytes
- 136,192 bytes
- 113,152 bytes
- 40,960 bytes
File Type
The filename GPP3G.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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