File Investigation Report
5222.EXEWorm
Your PC may be infected. The presence of a file called 5222.EXE is a possible sign of infection.
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Worm
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
5222.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Modifies Windows Initialization And System Settings Used On Start up
- This Process Creates Other Processes On Disk
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Executes a Process
- Injects code into other processes
- Copies files
- Enables an In Process Object/Server - Common with DLL Injections
- This Process uses Anti Dissasembly Tricks
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Modifies the Systems Winsock LSP which could allow control over all communications of the system
- 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
- Modifies Windows Security Policies to restrict/expand User Privileges on the machine
- Adds Products to the system registry
- Modifies the Windows Built in Screen Saver
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- This Process is a file infector which modifies program files to include a host a copy of the infection
- Looks at the contents of the autoexec.bat file
- Reads email address and phone book details
- Visits web sites on your PC without you knowing
- Modifies the Logon Screen Saver Settings
5222.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Executed from Temporary Folders
Country Of Origin
The filename 5222.EXE was first seen on Sep 29 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Prevx community:
- CHINA on Sep 29 2007
- SPAIN on Mar 5 2008
- The UNITED STATES on Jul 23 2008
- The EUROPEAN UNION on Sep 29 2008
File Name Aliases
5222.EXE can also use the following file names:
- 15[n].EXE
- KANDAOFK.EXE
- TEMPFILE(nn).EXE
- JSEB14.EXE
- 15[1].EXE
- 48983429.DAT
- 15[2].EXE
- 51046802.SVD
- 00936677.DAT
- 15.EXE
- PTSSHELL.EXE
- 32461799.SVD
- 62228368.DAT
- 17[1].EXE
- 8222.EXE
- VISTASP1.EXE
- LPHCEQ2J0EVC9.EXE
- LPHC9Q8J0EACE.EXE
- EWEDTYO.TMP
- 23053587.EXE
- LPHC1WLJ0EAF9.EXE
- LPHC5H6J0E11C.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 12,800 bytes
- 24,753 bytes
- 19,867 bytes
- 17,908 bytes
- 17,228 bytes
- 110,080 bytes
Vendor, Product and Version Information
These files have no vendor, product or version information specified in the file header.
File Type
The filename 5222.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name 5222.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\windows\system32\kandaof.dll