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LOOP.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:
- Worm
File Behavior
LOOP.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- Executes a Process
- The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Injects code into other processes
LOOP.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a new Background Service on the machine
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed as a Process
- Terminated as a Process
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Executed by Internet Explorer
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Created by processes which appear to be checking for interception by security products
Country Of Origin
The filename LOOP.EXE was first seen on May 31 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Netherlands on May 31 2007
- Spain on May 31 2007
- Estonia on Jun 1 2007
- South Africa on Dec 20 2007
- Belgium on Mar 1 2008
- Israel on Mar 1 2008
- The United States on Apr 24 2009
- The United Kingdom on May 16 2012
File Name Aliases
LOOP.EXE can also use the following file names:
- CROSSLOOPSETUP[1].EXE
- CC37XZ2Y.EXE
- FVUK6LS0.EXE
- CROSS LOOP.EXE
- CROSSLOOPSETUP.EXE
- CROSSLOOPSETUP(2).EXE
- CROSSLOOP 210-03-01-08.EXE
- CROSSLOOP (REMOTECONTROL) 210-03-01-08.EXE
- CROSSLOOPSETUPUZAK MASAÌSTÌ BAğLANTıSı.EXE
- CROSSLOOP210.EXE
- CROSSLOOP 2.10.EXE
- PLAYSOUND.EXE
- PLAYSOUND.DLL
- DR38.EXE
- DC2710.EXE
- DC122.EXE
- 80282363.EXE
- 00088810.EXE
- 20178691.EXE
- 52944403.TXT
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 412,672 bytes
- 331,263 bytes
- 233,794 bytes
- 75,505 bytes
- 2,437,624 bytes
- 2,457,160 bytes
- 233,472 bytes
File Type
The filename LOOP.EXE is used by multiple object types including executable programs,objects.
File Activity
One or more files with the name LOOP.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\H2O8.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\H2OA.tmp
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