Prevx Research Division
GOOGLE.EXE
Cloaked MalwareFree PC Cleanup from Webroot
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Malware Downloader
- Malware Dropper
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
GOOGLE.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- This process creates other processes on disk
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Executes a Process
- Modifies System Runtime Policies to limit system usability
- Copies files
- Hooks the WININET.DLL function allowing it to read or copy Http and Https web page content and session information
- Creates or uses a background service to access the Internet using HTTP protocols
- Injects code into other processes
- Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
- Uses low level functions to hide itself from the user and from system/security processes
- Uses rootkit techniques to conceal its presence, interrogation or removal
GOOGLE.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Created as a process on disk
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Executed as a Process
- Downloaded from covert web sites without the user knowing
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
Country Of Origin
The filename GOOGLE.EXE was first seen on May 19 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United States on May 19 2007
- Canada on May 19 2007
- Spain on Mar 14 2008
- on Sep 9 2008
- Italy on Sep 13 2010
- The United Kingdom on Sep 22 2010
- Turkey on Jan 16 2011
- South Africa on Jan 18 2011
- Morocco on Jan 18 2011
File Name Aliases
GOOGLE.EXE can also use the following file names:
- EXE.EXE
- WINDOWS_SECURITY_CENTER.EXE
- WINDOWS_SECURITY_CENTER (1).EXE
- GOOGLE.$$A
- WINUPD_KB95349334.EXE
- WINUPD_KB99641727.EXE
- WINUPD_KB90217841.EXE
- WINUPD_KB89208158.EXE
- WINUPD_KB82848043.EXE
- WINUPD_KB82773051.EXE
- WINUPD_KB76544866.EXE
- WINUPD_KB75906643.EXE
- WINUPD_KB72076601.EXE
- WINUPD_KB70447438.EXE
- WINUPD_KB69286258.EXE
- WINUPD_KB60118533.EXE
- WINUPD_KB59539791.EXE
- WINUPD_KB56495047.EXE
- WINUPD_KB55757791.EXE
- WINUPD_KB55515698.EXE
- WINUPD_KB54651012.EXE
- WINUPD_KB51346551.EXE
- WINUPD_KB48026731.EXE
- WINUPD_KB46720740.EXE
- WINUPD_KB45328046.EXE
- WINUPD_KB39753954.EXE
- WINUPD_KB38196557.EXE
- WINUPD_KB36678398.EXE
- WINUPD_KB29640174.EXE
- WINUPD_KB19984738.EXE
- WINUPD_KB10346537.EXE
- WINUPD_KB08409576.EXE
- WINUPD_KB08039046.EXE
- WINUPD_KB04546852.EXE
- NXOIYHVM.EXE
- YYYGLQQQ.EXE
- MKBLNWNY.EXE
- AXBFQBDQ.EXE
- SCUOKNVG.EXE
- BOFPXBRS.EXE
- FWKIJZIF.EXE
- YUVYTYKX.EXE
- HUOMKPGJ.EXE
- KSJSBQBH.EXE
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- EIPGHFNZ.EXE
- GAJNFXUN.EXE
- QCPYWUGC.EXE
- FEUOHFYK.EXE
- RPGQYIEJ.EXE
- VSPXGQCN.EXE
- OUDLDWNB.EXE
- KQITOISK.EXE
- VLLARCHW.EXE
- WZBQTAVD.EXE
- KHKZLGDO.EXE
- BGYCOTTF.EXE
- YGKFJCSJ.EXE
- QGVCIZOQ.EXE
- DICEQDOQ.EXE
- SBEGNODE.EXE
- WDLSZHRN.EXE
- HTAHFJPF.EXE
- MRISFCQV.EXE
- BPTCPLSQ.EXE
- EEDPSHEA.EXE
- JOAKCMKV.EXE
- FULMAWCE.EXE
- RCDKGVEP.EXE
- MYNXBRDO.EXE
- OVUYECRH.EXE
- FEJKSFDK.EXE
- YBNDWAGO.EXE
- TDOGWWJJ.EXE
- EVWXDUBK.EXE
- CAOULJIR.EXE
- BEIISNQZ.EXE
- IJTBPQBN.EXE
- HOEOXFKO.EXE
- GOKUTANF.EXE
- KBDBNPWG.EXE
- UIDFKEES.EXE
- EHFGKUAU.EXE
- FJKGRMSI.EXE
- LRPCIRLB.EXE
- VNXWSGGR.EXE
- TYIMREXU.EXE
- NHNRCQPE.EXE
- JYBJQDJZ.EXE
- LYWJAYVD.EXE
- CURSCSEV.EXE
- UEMSTPWT.EXE
- DRNEXOSS.EXE
- WYBVVNLQ.EXE
- NAGDMQUE.EXE
- JQVAWZYO.EXE
- YRIDNNKB.EXE
- IWMZTNOL.EXE
- BLDNBHAF.EXE
- LLPPDMHF.EXE
- ACIYTQVR.EXE
- AKHHVXCP.EXE
- RIIRCVWX.EXE
- ELBGSDWS.EXE
- LMSBXLHD.EXE
- UJXWXFHI.EXE
- DGTAQAXQ.EXE
- QCOJNLXT.EXE
- VRVSYOGV.EXE
- RRDOOIGS.EXE
- HHGTGBIO.EXE
- TOHRPIPC.EXE
- QJURITKO.EXE
- VYOWPPRI.EXE
- BSPGNSMN.EXE
- DYRXVQNM.EXE
- EUCBUKEJ.EXE
- PLSGMUXH.EXE
- YVOYIMYG.EXE
- SVKOCLPK.EXE
- BTEGQUBE.EXE
- YORIAMQX.EXE
- XSADYNWR.EXE
- MIEVUEHT.EXE
- CKGYEWJM.EXE
- FRQJREZI.EXE
- NWMTYBKP.EXE
- CVFEUMTV.EXE
- YUPLIIFD.EXE
- FTGZKDPZ.EXE
- TBOJDUPQ.EXE
- AQUJFJMCZI.EXE
- FIJVGNFUQIW.EXE
- FLSFDAQUQIW.EXE
- FAGDJSUUQIW.EXE
- FILBPFFUQIW.EXE
- CMHLLLCUQIW.EXE
- DOHBOGMUQIW.EXE
- KIBEBBVORA.EXE
- DWYOGJLUQIW.EXE
- IKPYNWOUQIW.EXE
- FILE.EXE
- KGIEQSCUQIW.EXE
- FCMRFGBUQIW.EXE
- UZGOVYUQDF.EXE
- SETUP[1].EXE
- AODCPFNYRM.EXE
- OMHLOTMUQIW.EXE
- ARFZKMDNMS.EXE
- RSXORVDUQIW.EXE
- MOVIE(1).EXE
- PGYCOTOUQIW.EXE
- QTLTLVTUQIW.EXE
- KFEODDYUQIW.EXE
- WROHUQLUQIW.EXE
- MOVIE[1].EXE
- SUQNXIKWDB.EXE
- ECSSLIRUQIW.EXE
- EDSMPEQUQIW.EXE
- LNHMBUIUQIW.EXE
- WTPVAAE.EXE
- NMPGVBYUQIW.EXE
- NVEYEECUQIW.EXE
- NMGLTKGUQIW.EXE
- RGRQQHSUQIW.EXE
- FIDFCDKUQIW.EXE
- SKXOCGHUQIW.EXE
- CWWIIYBUQIW.EXE
- CWNNGIIUQIW.EXE
- LAMVGZJRZX.EXE
- BYCSYBWRJN.EXE
- KEONSIEUQIW.EXE
- MBUIGUGUQIW.EXE
- SXTQXAUUQIW.EXE
- UNHIJRVUQIW.EXE
- CTFMON.EXE
- WOEVUBVUQIW.EXE
- MSTSC.EXE
- PGLGNQSUQIW.EXE
- MOVIE.EXE
- SOSIFHDUQIW.EXE
- BUSMRHMUQIW.EXE
- BAQGLAKUQIW.EXE
- BYOWHCHUQIW.EXE
- SXAHOTDUQIW.EXE
- ISWUOSCUQIW.EXE
- FGECDLXUQIW.EXE
- SJMWXLXUQIW.EXE
- RSUQGWMUQIW.EXE
- CKPXENIUQIW.EXE
- VUAVOLIUQIW.EXE
- EBXXYJHUQIW.EXE
- HLCNYIAZIZ.EXE
- OCLLDGQUQIW.EXE
- SQEGORXUQIW.EXE
- XLWFYTHUQIW.EXE
- UBFAKJBUQIW.EXE
- DVYNYRSUQIW.EXE
- CPLWNJAUQIW.EXE
- JQSBAGAUQIW.EXE
- XIPDWUMDUE.EXE
- LTXJTXKUQIW.EXE
- FSCJXMPUQIW.EXE
- XMWGLCUUQIW.EXE
- NRRRYAP.EXE
- SKSFNISUQIW.EXE
- EYYTDHLUQIW .EXE
- PSRQHLUUQIW .EXE
- UXWCXGEUQIW .EXE
- WGRCTPDUQIW .EXE
- UOXXPPJUQIW.EXE
- UNFIMIXUQIW.EXE
- XEMOIDTHRZ.EXE
- GOOGLE[1].EXE
- SGCXCXXASPF080909.EXE
- SPPDCRS080909.SCR
- 0.9225739629142442.EXE
- 0.599900499647093.EXE
- 0.37405768747507206.EXE
- 9.613373295271187E7.EXE
- 7.223656035722977E8.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 244,736 bytes
- 127,176 bytes
- 24,576 bytes
- 305,664 bytes
- 81,920 bytes
- 212,992 bytes
- 16,384 bytes
- 58,740 bytes
File Type
The filename GOOGLE.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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