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LOAD.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Malware Dropper
File Behavior
LOAD.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Adds products to the system registry
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Executes a Process
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- This process creates other processes on disk
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Communicates with other computers using FTP connections
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Uses low level functions to hide itself from the user and from system/security processes
- Hooks the WININET.DLL function allowing it to read or copy Http and Https web page content and session information
- Injects code into other processes
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Creates new folders on the system
- Creates or uses a background service to access the Internet using HTTP protocols
- Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
- Uses File Transfer Protocols to communicate with other systems
- This Process is a file infector which modifies program files to include a copy of the infection
- Injects code into other processes
- Checks for the use of debuggers
- Creates a new Background Service on the machine
- Looks at the contents of the autoexec.bat file
- Drops known malicious software during execution
- Reads email address and phone book details
LOAD.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a new Background Service on the machine
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Executed as a Process
- Created as a process on disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Terminated as a Process
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
Country Of Origin
The filename LOAD.EXE was first seen on May 25 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- China on May 25 2007
- Spain on Aug 16 2009
- Canada on Aug 16 2009
- Italy on Nov 24 2009
- The United States on Nov 24 2009
- Thailand on Dec 22 2010
- The United Kingdom on Dec 22 2010
File Name Aliases
LOAD.EXE can also use the following file names:
- STREAM_VIEWER_2557.EXE
- LOAD_003.EXE
- LOAD_005.EXE
- LOAD_007.EXE
- STREAM_VIEWER_2557[1].EXE
- LOAD_013.EXE
- LOAD_023.EXE
- LOAD_033.EXE
- LOAD_043.EXE
- LOAD_053.EXE
- LOAD_063.EXE
- LOAD_083.EXE
- LOAD_073.EXE
- LOAD_002.EXE
- LOAD_004.EXE
- LOAD_006.EXE
- LOAD_008.EXE
- LOAD_009.EXE
- LOAD_011.EXE
- LOAD_012.EXE
- LOAD_015.EXE
- LOAD_016.EXE
- LOAD_018.EXE
- LOAD_020.EXE
- LOAD_021.EXE
- LOAD_022.EXE
- LOAD_019.EXE
- LOAD_025.EXE
- LOAD_026.EXE
- LOAD_027.EXE
- LOAD_029.EXE
- LOAD_031.EXE
- LOAD_032.EXE
- LOAD_034.EXE
- LOAD_035.EXE
- LOAD_036.EXE
- LOAD_038.EXE
- LOAD_037.EXE
- LOAD_039.EXE
- LOAD_040.EXE
- LOAD_041.EXE
- LOAD_042.EXE
- LOAD_044.EXE
- LOAD_045.EXE
- LOAD_046.EXE
- LOAD_047.EXE
- LOAD_048.EXE
- LOAD_052.EXE
- LOAD_054.EXE
- LOAD_051.EXE
- LOAD_055.EXE
- LOAD_050.EXE
- LOAD_049.EXE
- LOAD_056.EXE
- LOAD_057.EXE
- LOAD_060.EXE
- LOAD_059.EXE
- LOAD_061.EXE
- LOAD_058.EXE
- LOAD_062.EXE
- LOAD_066.EXE
- LOAD_065.EXE
- LOAD_064.EXE
- LOAD_067.EXE
- LOAD_068.EXE
- LOAD_069.EXE
- LOAD_070.EXE
- LOAD_071.EXE
- LOAD_074.EXE
- LOAD_077.EXE
- LOAD_076.EXE
- LOAD_075.EXE
- LOAD_078.EXE
- LOAD_079.EXE
- LOAD_072.EXE
- LOAD_080.EXE
- LOAD_084.EXE
- LOAD_082.EXE
- LOAD_081.EXE
- WINDOWS_SECURITY_CENTER.EXE
- SVCHOST.EXE
- EXE_1[1].EXE
- LIDYQD_.EXE
- LOAD2.EXE
- LOAD_ME.EXE
- BATTLEFIELD BAD COMPANY 2_CODE.EXE
- BATTLEFIELD BAD COMPANY 2_UNINST.EXE
- COJBIB_AUTOUPDATER.EXE
- CONFIG.EXE
- FEAR.EXE
- FEARMP.EXE
- FEARSERVER.EXE
- FPUPDATE.EXE
- WMFADIST.EXE
- EADM-INSTALLER.EXE
- EAREGISTER.EXE
- FIFA 10_CODE.EXE
- FIFA 10_UNINST.EXE
- NEED FOR SPEED SHIFT_CODE.EXE
- NEED FOR SPEED SHIFT_UNINST.EXE
- SONIC & SEGA ALL-STARS RACING.EXE
- COOKERSYNC.EXE
- ISCOPYFILES.EXE
- UESCRIPTPROFILER.EXE
- UNREALCONSOLE.EXE
- UNREALFRONTEND.EXE
- UT3OSHELPER.EXE
- UE3REDIST.EXE
- LOAD_017.EXE
- LOAD_001.EXE
- LOAD_014.EXE
- LOAD[n].EXE
- LOAD_010.EXE
- LOAD.DAT
- 先过反外挂程序再运行.EXE
- ~.EXE
- 0.5167747365149968.EXE
- UT3.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 515,584 bytes
- 92,844 bytes
- 163,840 bytes
- 15,360 bytes
- 115,712 bytes
- 19,456 bytes
File Type
The filename LOAD.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name LOAD.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
- Creates c:\windows\temp\tmpF3C7.tmp
- Creates c:\windows\temp\tmp135.tmp
- Creates c:\windows\temp\tmp1C1.tmp
- Creates c:\windows\temp\tmpD4B.tmp
- Creates c:\windows\temp\tmpDE7.tmp
- Creates c:\windows\temp\tmp269F.tmp
- Creates c:\windows\temp\tmp2864.tmp
- Creates c:\windows\temp\tmp3BCD.tmp
- Creates c:\windows\temp\tmp3C79.tmp
- Creates c:\documents and settings\all users\application data\microsoft\dr watson\user.dmp
- Deletes c:\documents and settings\all users\application data\microsoft\dr watson\user.dmp
- Deletes c:\windows\system32\3380840260.dat
- Copies filec:\windows\temp\tmp2864.tmp to c:\windows\system32\advapi32c.exe
- Creates c:\windows\system32\cscript.exe
- Deletes c:\windows\temp\tmp2864.tmp
Website Activity
One or more files with the name LOAD.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- Port 80 IP:78.109.25.216
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