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"LDFRMMD.EXE"
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware group:
- Cloaked Malware
File Behavior
LDFRMMD.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Disables the built in Windows File Protection System
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Executes a Process
- Injects code into other processes
- Copies files
- Sets processes to start during user logon
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Disables the Notification Balloon for the Windows Security Center
- Disables Access to the Task Manager built into Windows
- Disables Access to the Windows Registry Editior
- Modifies Windows Security Policies to restrict/expand User Privileges on the machine
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Antivirus status alerts from being displayed
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Firewall status alerts from being displayed
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Firewall override alerts from being displayed
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop warnings from being displayed if automatic Windows Updates are not enabled
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Creates new folders on the system
- Creates, modifies or schedules batch jobs
LDFRMMD.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Created as a process on disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Executed as a Process
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Terminated as a Process
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
Country Of Origin
The filename LDFRMMD.EXE was first seen on Nov 19 2009 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Brazil on Nov 19 2009
- South Africa on Nov 19 2009
- Vietnam on Nov 20 2009
- The United Kingdom on Nov 20 2009
- India on Nov 23 2009
- Poland on Nov 24 2009
- Egypt on Dec 3 2009
- Serbia on Apr 7 2010
File Name Aliases
LDFRMMD.EXE can also use the following file names:
- TEFSSB[1].EXE
- LPSSYQB[1].EXE
- LPSSYQB.EXE
- IHDYEEXXB[1].EXE
- IHDYEEXXB.EXE
- IHDYEEXXB_001.EXE
- IHDYEEXXB_002.EXE
- IHDYEEXXB_003.EXE
- KWQQSI33B[1].EXE
- LDFRMMD .EXE
- 308.EXE
- 151.EXE
- 409.EXE
- 665.EXE
- 184.EXE
- 150.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 53,248 bytes
- 70,144 bytes
- 132,096 bytes
- 44,544 bytes
- 70,656 bytes
- 196,490 bytes
- 45,056 bytes
- 38,356 bytes
- 41,472 bytes
File Type
The filename LDFRMMD.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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