Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
CONIME.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Adds a Registry Key (DXCOM) to auto start Programs on system start up
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Executes a Process
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Copies files
- Injects code into other processes
- Uses DNS to retrieve the IP address for web sites
- Injects code into other processes
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
CONIME.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
- Added as a Registry Key (DXCOM) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Terminated as a Process
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Created by processes which appear to be checking for interception by security products
Country Of Origin
The filename CONIME.EXE was first seen on May 3 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Europe on May 3 2007
- on Aug 30 2007
- Spain on Aug 30 2007
- Vietnam on Aug 18 2008
- Singapore on Aug 18 2008
- Canada on Jan 5 2010
- The United States on Jan 5 2010
- Romania on Jan 11 2010
- Korea, Republic of on May 22 2012
File Name Aliases
CONIME.EXE can also use the following file names:
- ACTIVEX.EXE
- ACTIVEX_001.EXE
- CO-NIME.EXE
- H001[1].EXE
- H001.EXE
- 56533842.DAT
- 59068571.EXE
- 53201792.EXE
- 79288171.DAT
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 5,228 bytes
- 141,824 bytes
- 41,063 bytes
- 27,648 bytes
- 24,582 bytes
- 36,968 bytes
- 163,039 bytes
File Type
The filename CONIME.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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