Prevx Research Division
HLV.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
HLV.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Executes a Process
- Enables an In Process Object/Server - Common with DLL Injections
- Adds products to the system registry
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Creates system tray popups, messages, errors and security warnings
- Opens browser pop ups
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Removes Scheduled Tasks from the Windows task queue
HLV.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
Country Of Origin
The filename HLV.EXE was first seen on Dec 22 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United States on Dec 22 2007
- The United Kingdom on Aug 15 2008
- El Salvador on Jul 1 2010
- Saudi Arabia on Jul 24 2010
- South Africa on Nov 24 2010
File Name Aliases
HLV.EXE can also use the following file names:
- PTIHAA.EXE
- HBYZIQ.EXE
- HBYZIR.EXE
- SEARCH[nn]
- 70274908.EXE
- 34386456.SVD
- 29620259.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 352,256 bytes
- 1,042,432 bytes
- 151,552 bytes
- 203,264 bytes
- 479,232 bytes
- 195,584 bytes
- 1,007,104 bytes
File Type
The filename HLV.EXE is used by multiple object types including executable programs,objects.
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