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AWE.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Worm
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
AWE.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Executes a Process
- Can make outbound communication to other computers, IM chat rooms and other services using IRC protocols
AWE.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Executed as a Process
- Created as a process on disk
- Terminated as a Process
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
Country Of Origin
The filename AWE.EXE was first seen on Oct 24 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United States on Oct 24 2007
- Russian Federation on Oct 24 2007
- Spain on Jan 3 2008
- Ukraine on Feb 11 2008
- Europe on Apr 3 2008
- Greece on Apr 3 2008
- South Africa on Jan 29 2011
- Canada on Jan 30 2012
File Name Aliases
AWE.EXE can also use the following file names:
- UPDATE.EXE
- RECYCLER.EXE
- LEARNERS.EXE
- MARIOFOREVER.EXE
- BESTUURDERSLISENSIE.EXE
- PHOTOS.EXE
- VIDEOS.EXE
- PICTURES.EXE
- MUSIEK.EXE
- HARTENBOS 08,09.EXE
- AUTOCAD 2009.EXE
- AUTOCAD 2010.EXE
- ARCHITECTURAL DRAUGHTING.EXE
- EK EN LIEFI.EXE
- KING OF THE MOUNTAIN.EXE
- VIDEOLAN.EXE
- VLC.EXE
- AJ 12JUN08.EXE
- COBUS_WEDDING.EXE
- MUSIC.EXE
- STATS.EXE
- PIKKIE.EXE
- GOOSENSTRAAT.EXE
- COBUS WEDDING - FRANCOIS.EXE
- JOHAN VERJAAR.EXE
- FONTS.EXE
- USSASA SQUASH.EXE
- KWAZULU NATAL VAKANSIE.EXE
- 99534302.EXE
- 57631382.EXE
- 24473958.EXE
- 16824071.EXE
- 19167562.EXE
- 03934356.DAT
- 99445243.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 368,640 bytes
- 237,568 bytes
- 16,688,618 bytes
- 30,449,165 bytes
- 115,712 bytes
- 311,296 bytes
- 221,184 bytes
File Type
The filename AWE.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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