Prevx Research Division
LUX.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Malware Dropper
File Behavior
LUX.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- 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
- Executes a Process
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Adds products to the system registry
- Creates a TCP port which listens and is available for communication initiated by other computers
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
LUX.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Created as a process on disk
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Executed as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
Country Of Origin
The filename LUX.EXE was first seen on Nov 27 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United States on Nov 27 2007
- Europe on Mar 7 2008
- Germany on Aug 25 2008
- The United Kingdom on Apr 24 2011
File Name Aliases
LUX.EXE can also use the following file names:
- LUXE[1].EXE
- WEB.EXE
- ANTISPY2011SETUP[1].EXE
- QNI.EXE
- DOWNLOAD[1].EXE
- VLJ.EXE
- UVP.EXE
- ULT.EXE
- ANTISPY2011SETUP.EXE
- XJO.EXE
- DRJ.EXE
- ANTISPY2011SETUP(1).EXE
- ANTISPY2011SETUP (1).EXE
- CTJ.EXE
- 45425947.SVD
- 08097403.SVD
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 28,672 bytes
- 62,976 bytes
- 251,904 bytes
- 52,225 bytes
- 238,367 bytes
File Type
The filename LUX.EXE is used by multiple object types including objects,executable programs.
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