Prevx Research Division
"UFOH.EXE"
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
- Fraudulent Security Program
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
UFOH.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Adds products to the system registry
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Executes a Process
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Creates new folders on the system
- Copies files
- Injects code into other processes
UFOH.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Created as a process on disk
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Executed as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Terminated as a Process
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Executed by Internet Explorer
Country Of Origin
The filename UFOH.EXE was first seen on Feb 16 2010 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United States on Feb 16 2010
- The United Kingdom on Feb 16 2010
File Name Aliases
UFOH.EXE can also use the following file names:
- HBOU.EXE
- CAXQSFTAV.EXE
- QVHU.EXE
- FNQNSFTAV.EXE
- PKLNSFTAV.EXE
- WQQUSFTAV.EXE
- YTAI.EXE
- VMNPJR.EXE
- HBENSFTAV.EXE
- GXCKSJ.EXE
- PAXN.EXE
- IPKBBJ.EXE
- XGMW.EXE
- VJCJ.EXE
- VJOL.EXE
- LONJSFTAV.EXE
- LOEOSFTAV.EXE
- SKVG.EXE
- VABGSFTAV.EXE
- IOHL.EXE
- CKIK.EXE
- NEPY.EXE
- IXTDSFTAV.EXE
- INTFSFTAV.EXE
- NSWQSFTAV.EXE
- ARXY.EXE
- KRLWSP.EXE
- GQJG.EXE
- 94579234.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 156,151 bytes
- 278,784 bytes
- 177,664 bytes
File Type
The filename UFOH.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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