Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Malicious Software
- Malware Downloader
File Behavior
MEMTEST.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Creates system tray popups, messages, errors and security warnings
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Disables the Notification Balloon for the Windows Security Center
- Disables Access to the Task Manager built into Windows
- Disables Access to the Windows Registry Editior
- Modifies Windows Security Policies to restrict/expand User Privileges on the machine
- Adds products to the system registry
- Automatically changes your firewall settings to allow itself or other programs to communicate over the internet
- Executes a Process
- This process creates other processes on disk
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Hooks the WININET.DLL function allowing it to read or copy Http and Https web page content and session information
- Copies files
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Antivirus status alerts from being displayed
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Firewall status alerts from being displayed
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Firewall override alerts from being displayed
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop warnings from being displayed if automatic Windows Updates are not enabled
- Disables safe mode on your PC
- Injects code into other processes
- Injects code into the operating system function WINLOGON.EXE
- Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
MEMTEST.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed as a Process
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- 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 MEMTEST.EXE was first seen on Jun 21 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Spain on Jun 21 2007
- China on Jun 21 2007
- Vietnam on Aug 8 2007
- The United Kingdom on Jun 23 2010
- France on Jun 23 2010
File Name Aliases
MEMTEST.EXE can also use the following file names:
- MEMTESTGH.EXE
- MEMTEST170.EXE
- TOOLS/MT170.EXE
- BOOTCD_USB/SYS/MEMTEST.EXE
- M.EXE
- T.EXE
- MT.EXE
- 1/MT170.EXE
- 98901102
- MT170.EXE
- 30439511.DAT
- 38594993.EXE
- 34708341.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 12,800 bytes
- 25,088 bytes
- 106,496 bytes
- 57,344 bytes
- 14,829 bytes
- 406,584 bytes
- 41,630 bytes
- 100,040 bytes
File Type
The filename MEMTEST.EXE is used by multiple object types including executable programs,objects,objects.
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