REMOVE.EXE

File Behavior

REMOVE.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:

• Disables the Notification Balloon for the Windows Security Center
• Disables Access to the Windows Registry Editior
• Modifies Windows Security Policies to restrict/expand User Privileges on the machine
• Disables Access to the Task Manager built into Windows
• Adds products to the system registry
• Automatically changes your firewall settings to allow itself or other programs to communicate over the internet
• Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
• Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
• Executes a Process
• This process creates other processes on disk
• This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
• Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
• Terminates Processes
• Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
• Modifies the Logon Screen Saver Settings
• Adds a Registry Key (RUNONCE) to auto start Programs on system start up
• Deletes Links in the Start Menu
• Creates new folders on the system
• Copies files
• Hooks the WININET.DLL function allowing it to read or copy Http and Https web page content and session information
• Injects code into other processes

REMOVE.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
• Created as a process on disk
• Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
• Terminated as a Process
• Executed from Temporary Folders
• Deleted as a process from disk
• Copied to multiple locations on the system