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LIN.BIN.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Malicious Software
- Worm
File Behavior
LIN.BIN.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- The process hooks code into all running processes which could allow it to take control of the system or record keyboard input, mouse activity and screen contents
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Uses low level functions to hide itself from the user and from system/security processes
- Uses rootkit techniques to conceal its presence, interrogation or removal
LIN.BIN.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- The process is hooked into all running processes which could allow it to take control of the system or record keyboard input, mouse activity and screen contents
- Created as a new Background Service on the machine
Country Of Origin
The filename LIN.BIN.EXE was first seen on Aug 22 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Korea, Republic of on Aug 22 2007
- Spain on Aug 22 2007
- Hong Kong on Mar 24 2009
- Taiwan on Jul 21 2010
File Name Aliases
LIN.BIN.EXE can also use the following file names:
- AAA.EXE
- BIN.EXE
- LIN.BIN3.0.EXE
- TW.BIN.EXE
- LIN.EXE
- LIN.BIN
- LIN3.EXE
- EP6LIN_2007_01_27_.EXE
- 76685794.EXE
- 98852399.SVD
- 18799623.EXE
- 01561782.EXE
- 98585597.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 1,843,200 bytes
- 2,003,042 bytes
- 1,582,599 bytes
- 1,552,494 bytes
- 1,994,850 bytes
File Type
The filename LIN.BIN.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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