UPDATER[n].EXE

File Behavior

UPDATER[n].EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:

• The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
• Creates system tray popups, messages, errors and security warnings
• The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
• Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
• Terminates Processes
• Executes a Process
• This process creates other processes on disk
• This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
• Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
• Looks at the contents of the autoexec.bat file
• Reads email address and phone book details
• Uses DNS to retrieve the IP address for web sites
• Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
• Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
• Adds products to the system registry

UPDATER[n].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
• Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
• Terminated as a Process
• Executed by Internet Explorer
• Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up