Prevx Research Division
APP.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- System Back Door
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
APP.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- This process creates other processes on disk
- This Process is a file infector which modifies program files to include a copy of the infection
- Executes a Process
- Includes file creation code which could be used to test for interception by security products
- Hooks the WININET.DLL function allowing it to read or copy Http and Https web page content and session information
- Injects code into other processes
APP.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed as a Process
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
Country Of Origin
The filename APP.EXE was first seen on May 25 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Bulgaria on May 25 2007
- Spain on Aug 24 2007
- Aruba on Aug 24 2007
- Europe on Oct 18 2007
- Italy on Oct 18 2007
- Greece on Dec 7 2007
- Chile on Dec 14 2010
- Mexico on Dec 14 2010
- Russian Federation on Feb 1 2011
- Kazakhstan on May 23 2012
File Name Aliases
APP.EXE can also use the following file names:
- DWH653B.TMP
- JAVARE.EXE
- APP[1].EXE
- WINFIXER.EXE
- DFHHYTGTGTGG (nnn).EXE
- MDR.EXE
- BRASIILPASS.EXE
- BPS.EXE
- MDR(n).EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 69,632 bytes
- 11,759,616 bytes
- 150,638 bytes
- 354,840 bytes
- 1,135,616 bytes
- 36,864 bytes
- 47,567 bytes
- 241,812 bytes
File Type
The filename APP.EXE is used by multiple object types including executable programs,objects.
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