Prevx Research Division
"VYQNYX.EXE"
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
- Fraudulent Security Program
- Cloaked Malware
File Behavior
VYQNYX.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Disables the Notification Balloon for the Windows Security Center
- Disables the Windows Built in Firewall enabling rogue processes to access the internet without your knowledge or permission
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Executes a Process
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Adds products to the system registry
- Creates new folders on the system
- Creates a new Background Service on the machine
- Injects code into other processes
VYQNYX.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- 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
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Changes to the file command map within the registry
Country Of Origin
The filename VYQNYX.EXE was first seen on Mar 14 2010 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United Kingdom on Mar 14 2010
- The United States on Mar 14 2010
- Poland on Mar 23 2010
File Name Aliases
VYQNYX.EXE can also use the following file names:
- LBCXI.EXE
- STRCUL.EXE
- AVE.EXE
- WUELCA.EXE
- MFDCY.EXE
- FQHWX.EXE
- OCDGLHQ.EXE
- TMUOLQ.EXE
- NFYLRS.EXE
- PWDYUEK.EXE
- NHSOUTT.EXE
- WGDLGD.EXE
- IWTCLQ.EXE
- HITCO.EXE
- ATJAT.EXE
- SEVUQHCB.EXE
- MEMORY.TMP
- UJSQ.EXE
- ADMWK[1].HTM
- WJNB.EXE
- YCWF.EXE
- SSSJRF.EXE
- GMVSJKH[1].HTM
- LUXXSD.EXE
- TKHOFDOP.EXE
- MSASCUI.EXE
- DNKWUEUM.EXE
- YPTOZGOZMU[1].HTM
- LBRI.EXE
- AUKKXO.EXE
- CPTAAH.EXE
- LURHHDXT.EXE
- EMQL.EXE
- CBALV.EXE
- RQHYDBS.EXE
- OVJPHBNT.EXE
- AIVUWVF.EXE
- AV.EXE
- 01CACA63982DBBAC_ADMWK[1]_HTM.PE
- 01CACA63984F1C98_LBCXI_EXE.PE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 203,776 bytes
- 36,352 bytes
- 64,512 bytes
File Type
The filename VYQNYX.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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