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MWSBARSP.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware group:
- Adware
File Behavior
MWSBARSP.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- This process creates other processes on disk
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Executes a Process
- Installs a browser helper object (BHO)
- Injects code into other processes
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Creates new folders on the system
- Copies files
- Enables an In Process Object/Server - Common with DLL Injections
- Changes the Internet Explorer Home Page Settings
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
MWSBARSP.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
- Terminated as a Process
Country Of Origin
The filename MWSBARSP.EXE was first seen on Jul 25 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- on Jul 25 2007
- The United States on Apr 5 2008
- Uruguay on Aug 19 2008
- Spain on Oct 3 2008
- Philippines on Mar 8 2010
- The United Kingdom on Apr 4 2010
- South Africa on Feb 5 2011
File Name Aliases
MWSBARSP.EXE can also use the following file names:
- MWSBARSP.EXE.TMP
- 0019D76A.EXE
- 00196CA7.EXE
- 0010F128.EXE
- 01CADF15239AA4C8_MWSBARSP_EXE_TMP.PE
- 00B73761.EXE
- 008B360F.EXE
- 1D8A46A0.EXE
- 37482959.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 2,744,320 bytes
- 2,437,303 bytes
- 2,437,120 bytes
- 2,793,472 bytes
- 2,441,216 bytes
- 3,072,000 bytes
File Type
The filename MWSBARSP.EXE is used by multiple object types including executable programs,objects.
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