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TEM?.TMP.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- System Back Door
- Worm
File Behavior
TEM?.TMP.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Executes a Process
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Copies files
- Creates a new Background Service on the machine
- Injects code into other processes
- Adds products to the system registry
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Creation and Registers a Browser Helper Object in Internet Explorer
- Enables an In Process Object/Server - Common with DLL Injections
- Uses DNS to retrieve the IP address for web sites
TEM?.TMP.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Created as a new Background Service on the machine
- Executed as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Terminated as a Process
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Executed by Internet Explorer
Country Of Origin
The filename TEM?.TMP.EXE was first seen on Jun 16 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Netherlands on Jun 16 2007
- Spain on Sep 22 2007
- Europe on Apr 28 2008
- The United Kingdom on Apr 28 2008
- Russian Federation on Nov 10 2009
- The United Arab Emirates on Nov 10 2009
- Turkey on Jan 28 2012
File Name Aliases
TEM?.TMP.EXE can also use the following file names:
- UPD??.TMP.EXE
- TEM??.TMP.EXE
- TEM???.TMP.EXE
- UPD???.TMP.EXE
- TEM12.TMP
- SYST[1].EXE
- TEM????.TMP.EXE
- TEM15F4.TMP.EXE
- TEM6FD6.TMP.EXE
- TEM22.TMP.EXE
- UPD28.TMP.EXE
- TEM20.TMP.EXE
- TEM2B.TMP.EXE
- TEM6C.TMP.EXE
- TEM7A.TMP.EXE
- TEM85.TMP.EXE
- TEM92.TMP.EXE
- TEM554.TMP.EXE
- TEM1C.TMP.EXE
- UPD2.TMP.EXE
- TEM6D.TMP.EXE
- UPD7C.TMP.EXE
- TEM50F.TMP.EXE
- TEM2A.TMP.EXE
- TEM36.TMP.EXE
- UPD3D.TMP.EXE
- TEM199.TMP.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 356,256 bytes
- 5,519,183 bytes
- 8,704 bytes
- 106,496 bytes
- 617,035 bytes
- 175,616 bytes
File Type
The filename TEM?.TMP.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name TEM?.TMP.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- create folder C:\Program Files\SurfingAdviso
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsp6.tmp
- Creates c:\program files\surfingadvisor\SurfingAdvisor-1.dll
- Creates c:\program files\surfingadvisor\pcre3.dll
- Creates c:\program files\surfingadvisor\uninstall.exe
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsgE.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsge.tmp\NSISdl.dll
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsqC.tm
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsqC.tm
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsge.tmp\NSISdl.dll
Network Activity
One or more files with the name TEM?.TMP.EXE performs the following network events:
- DNS Lookup &try=2
- DNS Lookup &try=3
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