SHRPUBW.EXE, Prevx

Associated Malware Groups

The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:

Malicious Software

File Behavior

SHRPUBW.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:

Hooks the WININET.DLL function allowing it to read or copy Http and Https web page content and session information
Executes a Process
Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
Creates new folders on the system
This process creates other processes on disk
Creates system tray popups, messages, errors and security warnings
Opens browser pop ups
Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
Copies files
Injects code into other processes
Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products

SHRPUBW.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:

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
Deleted as a process from disk

Country Of Origin

The filename SHRPUBW.EXE was first seen on Aug 30 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:

Spain on Aug 30 2007
on Aug 30 2007
The United States on Mar 16 2008
Europe on Jun 19 2008
Russian Federation on Jul 2 2008
The United Kingdom on Oct 5 2010
India on Oct 5 2010
South Africa on May 21 2012

File Name Aliases

SHRPUBW.EXE can also use the following file names:

OLDFA.TMP
97730403.EXE
60466833.DAT
92227195.DAT
40477213.EXE

Filesizes

The following file size has been seen:

235,887 bytes
67,584 bytes
216,064 bytes
70,144 bytes
172,513 bytes
119,296 bytes
192,000 bytes
16,732 bytes

File Type

The filename SHRPUBW.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.

File Activity

One or more files with the name SHRPUBW.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:

Creates c:\windows\system32\magnify.ivr
Copies filec:\windows\system32\magnify.ivr to c:\windows\system32\magnify.exe
Deletes c:\windows\system32\magnify.ivr
Creates c:\windows\system32\narrator.ivr
Copies filec:\windows\system32\narrator.ivr to c:\windows\system32\narrator.exe
Deletes c:\windows\system32\narrator.ivr
Creates c:\windows\system32\osk.ivr
Copies filec:\windows\system32\osk.ivr to c:\windows\system32\osk.exe
Deletes c:\windows\system32\osk.ivr
Creates c:\windows\system32\utilman.ivr
Copies filec:\windows\system32\utilman.ivr to c:\windows\system32\utilman.exe
Deletes c:\windows\system32\utilman.ivr
Creates c:\program files\outlook express\wab.ivr
Copies filec:\program files\outlook express\wab.ivr to c:\program files\outlook express\wab.exe
Deletes c:\program files\outlook express\wab.ivr
Creates c:\program files\windows media player\wmplayer.ivr
Copies filec:\program files\windows media player\wmplayer.ivr to c:\program files\windows media player\wmplayer.exe
Deletes c:\program files\windows media player\wmplayer.ivr
Creates c:\windows\system32\notepad.ivr
Copies filec:\windows\system32\notepad.ivr to c:\windows\system32\notepad.exe
Deletes c:\windows\system32\notepad.ivr
Creates c:\windows\system32\mobsync.ivr
Copies filec:\windows\system32\mobsync.ivr to c:\windows\system32\mobsync.exe
Deletes c:\windows\system32\mobsync.ivr
Creates c:\windows\system32\tourstart.ivr
Copies filec:\windows\system32\tourstart.ivr to c:\windows\system32\tourstart.exe
Deletes c:\windows\system32\tourstart.ivr
Creates c:\windows\system32\rcimlby.ivr
Copies filec:\windows\system32\rcimlby.ivr to c:\windows\system32\rcimlby.exe
Deletes c:\windows\system32\rcimlby.ivr
Deletes c:\documents and settings\jim\cookies\index.dat
Deletes c:\documents and settings\jim\cookies\jim@adobe[1].txt
Deletes c:\documents and settings\jim\cookies\jim@auto.sea
Deletes c:\documents and settings\jim\cookies\jim@c.msn
Deletes c:\documents and settings\jim\cookies\jim@doubleclick[1].txt
Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
Deletes c:\documents and settings\jim\cookies\jim@download.moz
Deletes c:\documents and settings\jim\cookies\jim@genuine[2].txt
Deletes c:\documents and settings\jim\cookies\jim@google[2].txt
Deletes c:\documents and settings\jim\cookies\jim@live[1].txt
Deletes c:\documents and settings\jim\cookies\jim@m.web
Deletes c:\documents and settings\jim\cookies\jim@microsoftwga.112
Deletes c:\documents and settings\jim\cookies\jim@microsoft[2].txt
Deletes c:\documents and settings\jim\cookies\jim@mozilla[2].txt
Deletes c:\documents and settings\jim\cookies\jim@msn[1].txt
Deletes c:\documents and settings\jim\cookies\jim@search.liv
Deletes c:\documents and settings\jim\cookies\jim@search.msn
Deletes c:\documents and settings\jim\cookies\jim@snapfiles[2].txt
Deletes c:\documents and settings\jim\cookies\jim@sourceforge[2].txt
Deletes c:\documents and settings\jim\cookies\jim@tt11.ado

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