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IEXPLORER.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
- Fraudulent Security Program
- Cloaked Malware
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
IEXPLORER.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Executes a Process
- This Process is a file infector which modifies program files to include a copy of the infection
- Injects code into other processes
- Copies files
- This process creates other processes on disk
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Disables safe mode on your PC
- Drops known malicious software during execution
- Modifies fixed, removable or USB drives using autorun to execute or spread infection
- Uses backdoor interfaces to certain security applications
- Uses functions commonly exploited by Worms
- Opens browser pop ups
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Terminates Processes
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Injects code into other processes
- Changes the PC's date or time settings
- Adds products to the system registry
- Ability to execute files automatically on your PC
- Makes outbound connections to other computers using NETBIOSOUT protocols
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Hooks the WININET.DLL function allowing it to read or copy Http and Https web page content and session information
- Downloads program file(s) and other content from the web
- Creates a new Background Service on the machine
- Sets processes to start during user logon
- Can make outbound communication to other computers, IM chat rooms and other services using IRC protocols
- Communicates with other computers using FTP connections
- Creates a TCP port which listens and is available for communication initiated by other computers
IEXPLORER.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Executed as a Process
- Created as a process on disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Terminated as a Process
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Changes to the file command map within the registry
Country Of Origin
The filename IEXPLORER.EXE was first seen on May 20 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United States on May 20 2007
- The United Arab Emirates on May 20 2007
- Peru on Mar 12 2009
- Spain on Aug 2 2009
- The United Kingdom on Apr 23 2010
- Egypt on Apr 23 2010
- Greece on Jun 17 2010
File Name Aliases
IEXPLORER.EXE can also use the following file names:
- EXPLORER.EXE
- WUAUC1T.EXE
- W32AUTORUN!I697.EXE
- CORE .EXE
- DATA .EXE
- DATA ZAINUDDIN.EXE
- DSC00247 .EXE
- PLFSETI .EXE
- EMPTY .EXE
- LSASS .EXE
- CTFMON .EXE
- CLOCK .EXE
- EMOTE .EXE
- MOZVER .EXE
- VALERIANET.EXE
- CLEANMGR .EXE
- LSASS.EXE
- SHELL.EXE
- HKCMD .EXE
- IEXPLORER .EXE
- IGFXTRAY .EXE
- DSSEC .EXE
- EMPTYREGDB .EXE
- FNTCACHE .EXE
- MLANG .EXE
- NOISE .EXE
- NTIMAGE .EXE
- OEMBIOS .EXE
- NSREG .EXE
- EMOTE_USER .EXE
- YSTATS_B .EXE
- PERFC009 .EXE
- PERFD009 .EXE
- PERFH009 .EXE
- YSTATS_A .EXE
- VALERIANET .EXE
- SYNTPENH .EXE
- AZMIXERSEL .EXE
- IGFXPERS .EXE
- FLFL_BG .EXE
- PERFI009 .EXE
- SECUPD .EXE
- NANO.SCR
- EMPTY.PIF
- DR.AL-QUR'AN2 .EXE
- DR.AL-QURAN1 .EXE
- KALKULATOR ZAKAT .EXE
- TOO PHAT - ALHAMDULILLAH .EXE
- GAMEZ_ASIK.EXE
- SNDVOL32.E .EXE
- SMART ANTIVIRUS .EXE
- SMARTP.EX .EXE
- SMARTP .EXE
- TEMPIMAGE.EXE
- DRV73825.EXE
- KUDLY.EXE
- FJNVPK[1].HTM
- CBMFDB.EXE
- MCILLBUU.EXE
- DNKJWQLU.EXE
- TYYSQCC.EXE
- WIN-UPDATE.EXE
- NTLDR.EXE
- WIRCD.EXE
- LEXPLORER.EXE
- IEXPLORERORIG.EXE
- COMP.EXE
- DLLMEM.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 27,450 bytes
- 104,448 bytes
- 20,828 bytes
- 99,328 bytes
- 155,648 bytes
- 228,352 bytes
- 404,765 bytes
- 366,592 bytes
File Type
The filename IEXPLORER.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name IEXPLORER.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Copies filec:\windows\system32\urlmon.dll to c:\windows\system32\sysurl.dll
- Deletes c:\AUTORUN.INF
- Creates c:\AUTORUN.INF
- Deletes d:\AUTORUN.INF
- Creates d:\AUTORUN.INF
- Deletes c:\1.hiv
- Deletes c:\2.hiv
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
- Creates c:\system.pif
- Creates c:\win1.pif
- Creates c:\win2.pif
- Creates c:\win3.pif
- Creates c:\win4.pif
- Creates c:\win5.pif
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\00000b9c00000cac.ur
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\00000b9c00000cac.ur
- Creates c:\win6.pif
- Creates c:\win7.pif
- Creates c:\win8.pif
- Creates c:\win9.pif
- Creates c:\win10.pif
- Creates c:\win11.pif
- Creates c:\win12.pif
- Creates c:\win13.pif
- Creates c:\win19.pif
- Creates c:\win20.pif
- Deletes c:\windows\temp\scs1D.tmp
- Deletes c:\windows\temp\scs2B.tmp
- Deletes c:\windows\temp\scs20.tmp
- Deletes c:\windows\temp\scs2D.tmp
- Deletes c:\windows\temp\scs26.tmp
- Deletes c:\windows\temp\scs2F.tmp
- Deletes c:\windows\temp\scs28.tmp
- Deletes c:\windows\temp\scs34.tmp
- Deletes c:\windows\temp\scs32.tmp
- Deletes c:\windows\temp\scs36.tmp
- Deletes c:\windows\temp\scs3B.tmp
- Deletes c:\windows\temp\scs3D.tmp
- Deletes c:\windows\temp\scs41.tmp
- Deletes c:\windows\temp\scs43.tmp
- Deletes c:\windows\temp\scs47.tmp
- Deletes c:\windows\temp\scs49.tmp
- Deletes c:\windows\temp\scs4D.tmp
- Deletes c:\windows\temp\scs4F.tmp
- Deletes c:\windows\temp\scs55.tmp
- Deletes c:\windows\temp\scs59.tmp
- Deletes c:\windows\temp\scs5B.tmp
- Deletes c:\windows\temp\scs5D.tmp
- Deletes c:\windows\temp\scs61.tmp
- Deletes c:\windows\temp\scs63.tmp
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