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TORRENT.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
- Information Stealer
- Cloaked Malware
- Malware Downloader
- Worm
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
TORRENT.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Executes a Process
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Adds products to the system registry
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Adds a Registry Key (EXPLORER) to auto start Programs on system start Boot up
- Enables an In Process Object/Server - Common with DLL Injections
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Injects code into other processes
- This Process is a file infector which modifies program files to include a copy of the infection
- Includes file creation code which could be used to test for interception by security products
- Uses DNS to retrieve the IP address for web sites
TORRENT.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- 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
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Created by processes which appear to be checking for interception by security products
Country Of Origin
The filename TORRENT.EXE was first seen on Jun 7 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Germany on Jun 7 2007
- Turkey on Jun 7 2007
- Spain on Jun 9 2008
- The United States on Feb 13 2009
- South Africa on Jul 4 2010
File Name Aliases
TORRENT.EXE can also use the following file names:
- KEYGEN.EXE
- NN88N66S.EXE
- A3MM6Y28.EXE
- TORRENT[1].EXE
- TORRENT-SEARCH-4-8-.EXE
- MOVYR.EXE
- ¶Πή
- 15424.EXE
- 91384767.EXE
- 38261863.EXE
- 01700366.EXE
- 00455377.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 593,920 bytes
- 10,752 bytes
- 372,077 bytes
- 203,466 bytes
- 137,931 bytes
- 81,408 bytes
File Type
The filename TORRENT.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name TORRENT.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\application data\Microsof
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\application data\microsoft\Crypt
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\application data\microsoft\crypto\RS
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\application data\microsoft\crypto\rsa\S-1-5-21-3473678185-1990013434-1867896981-100
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\9fd3_appcompat.txt
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\19DE1.dmp
Network Activity
One or more files with the name TORRENT.EXE performs the following network events:
- DNS Lookup194.68.45.50 irc.dal.net
Website Activity
One or more files with the name TORRENT.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- Port 25 IP:194.68.45.50
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