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PDF.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Worm
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
PDF.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- Executes a Process
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Adds products to the system registry
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Adds a Link in the Start Menu
- Deletes Links in the Start Menu
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
PDF.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Executed as a Process
- This program is often downloaded from the web
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Added as a Link in the Start Menu
- Deleted as a Link in the Start Menu
Country Of Origin
The filename PDF.EXE was first seen on Sep 13 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Spain on Sep 13 2007
- Uruguay on Nov 3 2007
- Germany on Nov 5 2007
- Canada on Nov 5 2007
- Taiwan on Nov 28 2010
- Russian Federation on Nov 28 2010
- Jamaica on Apr 16 2011
- South Africa on Apr 16 2011
- The United Kingdom on May 23 2012
File Name Aliases
PDF.EXE can also use the following file names:
- YXV.EXE
- KHF.EXE
- SWE.EXE
- PWX.EXE
- PWV.EXE
- TXV.EXE
- HCZ.EXE
- KGJ.EXE
- VBZ.EXE
- CVB.EXE
- IRJ.EXE
- TPP.EXE
- ZFB.EXE
- ZFE.EXE
- VJP.EXE
- AFB.EXE
- KNZ.EXE
- WPV.EXE
- CRV.EXE
- CRW.EXE
- KNP.EXE
- KNT.EXE
- WVW.EXE
- WVV.EXE
- XYJ.EXE
- QPZ.EXE
- QPV.EXE
- KVP.EXE
- KVT.EXE
- ICB.EXE
- IZP.EXE
- OPV.EXE
- JMB.EXE
- JMH.EXE
- JNP.EXE
- HWU.EXE
- IDV.EXE
- IDW.EXE
- IDX.EXE
- NTB.EXE
- UPT.EXE
- UPP.EXE
- GBV.EXE
- SJB.EXE
- HWY.EXE
- YXD.EXE
- KFJ.EXE
- XYN.EXE
- UXB.EXE
- MLF.EXE
- MLH.EXE
- HRF.EXE
- VCV.EXE
- GWS.EXE
- KMJ.EXE
- HBZ.EXE
- DCC.EXE
- MHZ.EXE
- YFF.EXE
- DJB.EXE
- XYR.EXE
- ISP.EXE
- DJK.EXE
- DJC.EXE
- DJE.EXE
- AFJ.EXE
- MNB.EXE
- MNE.EXE
- MNH.EXE
- ADB.EXE
- ZCV.EXE
- VPJ.EXE
- MZP.EXE
- TWB.EXE
- XHZ.EXE
- ZCZ.EXE
- YNQ.EXE
- YKJ.EXE
- FLJ.EXE
- FBV.EXE
- NRK.EXE
- PPZ.EXE
- JNV.EXE
- GHS.EXE
- SVCHOST.EXE
- SMS[1].EXE
- XQFXS.EXE
- SXKXO.EXE
- CCXSA.EXE
- XCLPC.EXE
- VISDRIVE.EXE
- CBOBB.EXE
- LLMAI.EXE
- OLTMO.EXE
- YMYYS.EXE
- JBCQP.EXE
- EGFFQ.EXE
- DTFWR.EXE
- FTUSI.EXE
- XYYHR.EXE
- UGREB.EXE
- BDNJE.EXE
- AWXFJ.EXE
- JFQTR.EXE
- KNOTU.EXE
- ALMMV.EXE
- SMS.EXE
- NYTFX.EXE
- SUKHY.EXE
- OBMOI.EXE
- PVIOV.EXE
- GIWYP.EXE
- KUJCE.EXE
- MGSLD.EXE
- AAQBW.EXE
- PWAAC.EXE
- AFD.EXE
- SWZ.EXE
- QRP.EXE
- RPZ.EXE
- DMP.EXE
- MPL.EXE
- SFV.EXE
- FIREWALL.EXE
- VFV.EXE
- KPB.EXE
- NMP.EXE
- PDF[1].EXE
- IS1[1].EXE
- SY7.EXE
- SY4.EXE
- RP3.EXE
- 782.EXE
- CM4.EXE
- KN4.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 90,193 bytes
- 55,736 bytes
- 291,840 bytes
- 253,952 bytes
- 32,768 bytes
- 69,632 bytes
- 53,948 bytes
- 1,619,456 bytes
File Type
The filename PDF.EXE is used by multiple object types including executable programs,objects.
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