Prevx Research Division
PBL.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Malicious Software
- Malware Downloader
File Behavior
PBL.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Injects code into other processes
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Adds products to the system registry
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Executes a Process
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Copies files
- Creates or uses a background service to access the Internet using HTTP protocols
- Hooks the WININET.DLL function allowing it to read or copy Http and Https web page content and session information
- Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
PBL.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
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Terminated as a Process
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
Country Of Origin
The filename PBL.EXE was first seen on Sep 17 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Germany on Sep 17 2008
- Europe on Sep 17 2008
- The United Kingdom on Jan 15 2010
- Vietnam on Mar 22 2010
- India on Jul 7 2010
- Chile on Jul 16 2010
- The United States on Dec 14 2011
File Name Aliases
PBL.EXE can also use the following file names:
- SME.EXE
- PBJ.EXE
- STJ.EXE
- YCZ.EXE
- FKL.EXE
- ZDG.EXE
- JCX.EXE
- SBR.EXE
- RBX.EXE
- HSX.EXE
- DDH.EXE
- IBH.EXE
- IBK.EXE
- IBN.EXE
- RSL.EXE
- KDR.EXE
- NLS.EXE
- SGC.EXE
- HRX.EXE
- TTH.EXE
- YZL.EXE
- YZO.EXE
- EDX.EXE
- ALD.EXE
- SPX.EXE
- OFX.EXE
- TWH.EXE
- GII.EXE
- GIK.EXE
- GID.EXE
- GIM.EXE
- GIR.EXE
- GIS.EXE
- DSS.EXE
- DSY.EXE
- GIA.EXE
- RLI.EXE
- QFS.EXE
- BFF.EXE
- BFH.EXE
- BFK.EXE
- BFN.EXE
- KWD.EXE
- KWM.EXE
- QFO.EXE
- QFQ.EXE
- QFU.EXE
- XBJ.EXE
- LMC.EXE
- KWR.EXE
- ILY.EXE
- DUE.EXE
- DUB.EXE
- DUD.EXE
- YZD.EXE
- ALH.EXE
- ALN.EXE
- ALK.EXE
- SDD.EXE
- SDG.EXE
- HWZ.EXE
- HIX.EXE
- NDX.EXE
- TQC.EXE
- AKX.EXE
- GNK.EXE
- GNN.EXE
- GNH.EXE
- OKH.EXE
- VFU.EXE
- FBH.EXE
- BMD.EXE
- OMA.EXE
- IMX.EXE
- OZE.EXE
- BCR.EXE
- BCU.EXE
- OZI.EXE
- LIA.EXE
- PZH.EXE
- LTD.EXE
- STL.EXE
- PBM.EXE
- PBN.EXE
- STK.EXE
- BQP.EXE
- BQR.EXE
- BQS.EXE
- BQD.EXE
- BQJ.EXE
- BQH.EXE
- RZX.EXE
- VQD.EXE
- PBK.EXE
- HML.EXE
- PHD.EXE
- DKD.EXE
- DKG.EXE
- DKJ.EXE
- VQF.EXE
- VQG.EXE
- BTY.EXE
- WRL.EXE
- MGG.EXE
- RMG.EXE
- NXO.EXE
- NXN.EXE
- KYA.EXE
- ZND.EXE
- QRI.EXE
- FHD.EXE
- QTH.EXE
- PQD.EXE
- EHQ.EXE
- EHN.EXE
- RMJ.EXE
- FKH.EXE
- KSR.EXE
- MHX.EXE
- MPL.EXE
- OCH.EXE
- XKL.EXE
- JWL.EXE
- MXM.EXE
- RAJ.EXE
- YVW.EXE
- 00006A89
- DD2.EXE
- PZ0.EXE
- MH0.EXE
- TQ1.EXE
- KX1.EXE
- NH7.EXE
- RZ0.EXE
- XT1.EXE
- AW2.EXE
- AW4.EXE
- AW7.EXE
- LH4.EXE
- LH7.EXE
- FP2.EXE
- ZX2.EXE
- ZX4.EXE
- NB1.EXE
- TC1.EXE
- HI3.EXE
- HI0.EXE
- JB2.EXE
- HW0.EXE
- HW3.EXE
- HI6.EXE
- PC7.EXE
- IL1.EXE
- IL4.EXE
- DT9.EXE
- DT4.EXE
- F0A.EXE
- FZ4.EXE
- FZ7.EXE
- FZ1.EXE
- DB1.EXE
- LH1.EXE
- LL9.EXE
- LL6.EXE
- LL3.EXE
- DF1.EXE
- QD1.EXE
- GH9.EXE
- GH1.EXE
- R0K.EXE
- GH6.EXE
- SL4.EXE
- SL9.EXE
- KV6.EXE
- NS1.EXE
- YC0.EXE
- YC3.EXE
- JB1.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 159,744 bytes
- 173,568 bytes
- 1,004,649 bytes
- 158,720 bytes
- 167,936 bytes
- 333,312 bytes
- 99,328 bytes
File Type
The filename PBL.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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