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MSNMSG.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
- Worm
- Malicious Software
- Malware Downloader
File Behavior
MSNMSG.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- This Process is a file infector which modifies program files to include a copy of the infection
- Executes a Process
- Checks for the use of debuggers
- Uses backdoor interfaces to certain security applications
- Uses DNS to retrieve the IP address for web sites
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- This process creates other processes on disk
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Looks at the contents of the autoexec.bat file
- Reads email address and phone book details
- Visits web sites on your PC without you knowing
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
MSNMSG.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Executed as a Process
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Created as a process on disk
- Terminated as a Process
- Deleted as a process from disk
Country Of Origin
The filename MSNMSG.EXE was first seen on Jun 11 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Portugal on Jun 11 2007
- Spain on Aug 18 2007
- The United States on Aug 18 2007
- Uruguay on Aug 24 2007
- Europe on Aug 24 2007
- France on Jul 14 2008
- Brazil on May 6 2009
- Japan on Nov 10 2009
File Name Aliases
MSNMSG.EXE can also use the following file names:
- WINLOGON.EXE
- CODMW2-RLD.EXE
- BWS-CODMW02.EXE
- FIREFOX.EXE
- TASKHOSTS.EXE
- WINLOGIN.EXE
- CSSRSS.EXE
- TASKHOSTS.EXE.VZR
- IMAGEM.EXE
- MSNMSG.EX$
- 91479295
- 0000040D.ASW
- MSNÍ·MSG.EX
- MSNWMSG.EX
- MSN
- (>
- DF3.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 1,585,152 bytes
- 716,800 bytes
- 1,007,616 bytes
- 94,208 bytes
- 291,840 bytes
- 152,064 bytes
- 365,568 bytes
File Type
The filename MSNMSG.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name MSNMSG.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Deletes c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\Upgrader3.exe
- Copies filec:\8936545.exe to c:\windows\system32\msnmsg.exe
Network Activity
One or more files with the name MSNMSG.EXE performs the following network events:
- DNS Lookup0.0.0.0 hackersociety.no-ip.org
Website Activity
One or more files with the name MSNMSG.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- TCP:0.0.0.0:6336 Port:17
- TCP:0.0.0.0:6336 Port:18
- TCP:0.0.0.0:6336 Port:19
- TCP:0.0.0.0:6336 Port:19
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