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AUTOSTART.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Worm
File Behavior
AUTOSTART.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Executes a Process
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Adds products to the system registry
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- This process creates other processes on disk
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- 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
- Creates new folders on the system
- Injects code into other processes
AUTOSTART.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Executed as a Process
- Terminated as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
Country Of Origin
The filename AUTOSTART.EXE was first seen on Jun 3 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Malaysia on Jun 3 2007
- India on Jun 3 2007
- The United States on Jun 20 2007
- on Jun 20 2007
- Switzerland on Mar 31 2008
- Germany on Mar 31 2008
- Poland on Oct 8 2010
- Norway on May 17 2012
File Name Aliases
AUTOSTART.EXE can also use the following file name:
- ERROR REPAIR PROFESSIONAL V3.7.5/AUTOSTART.EXE
- DŸŸŸŸE
- ERROR
- AUTOSTART.EX
- 68912233.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 559,104 bytes
- 1,768,677 bytes
- 369,525 bytes
- 608,256 bytes
- 558,080 bytes
File Type
The filename AUTOSTART.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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