Prevx Research Division
"ZSORM.EXE"
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:
- Cloaked Malware
File Behavior
ZSORM.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Modifies System Runtime Policies to limit system usability
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Automatically changes your firewall settings to allow itself or other programs to communicate over the internet
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Executes a Process
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Injects code into other processes
- Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
ZSORM.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Executed as a Process
- Created as a process on disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Terminated as a Process
Country Of Origin
The filename ZSORM.EXE was first seen on Sep 3 2010 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- South Africa on Sep 3 2010
- Thailand on Sep 3 2010
- Oman on Feb 10 2011
- The United Kingdom on Feb 10 2011
File Name Aliases
ZSORM.EXE can also use the following file names:
- ERASEME_74216.EXE
- ERASEME_17834.EXE
- ERASEME_63434.EXE
- ERASEME_21034.EXE
- ERASEME_66737.EXE
- ERASEME_74181.EXE
- ERASEME_52151.EXE
- ERASEME_53434.EXE
- ERASEME_26042.EXE
- ERASEME_82744.EXE
- ERASEME_82167.EXE
- ERASEME_43346.EXE
- ERASEME_66078.EXE
- ERASEME_15524.EXE
- ERASEME_82251.EXE
- ERASEME_74756.EXE
- ERASEME_06508.EXE
- ERASEME_15413.EXE
- ERASEME_26008.EXE
- ERASEME_54655.EXE
- ERASEME_64215.EXE
- ERASEME_75574.EXE
- ERASEME_12350.EXE
- ERASEME_73678.EXE
- ERASEME_17386.EXE
- ERASEME_74414.EXE
- ERASEME_42240.EXE
- ERASEME_16435.EXE
- ERASEME_28350.EXE
- ERASEME_11841.EXE
- OO[1].EXE
- 64442122.DAT
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 245,760 bytes
- 315,392 bytes
File Type
The filename ZSORM.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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