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AAAAMONZ.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- System Back Door
- Malicious Software
- Worm
File Behavior
AAAAMONZ.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- This process creates other processes on disk
- This Process tampers with Vulnerable System Files and Settings
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Executes a Process
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Creates a new Background Service on the machine
- Looks at the contents of the autoexec.bat file
- Reads email address and phone book details
- Uses DNS to retrieve the IP address for web sites
AAAAMONZ.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a new Background Service on the machine
- Executed as a Process
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed by Internet Explorer
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Executed from Temporary Folders
Country Of Origin
The filename AAAAMONZ.EXE was first seen on Sep 11 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United Kingdom on Sep 11 2007
- Germany on Apr 22 2009
- Italy on Jun 3 2009
- Romania on Dec 7 2009
File Name Aliases
AAAAMONZ.EXE can also use the following file names:
- ADSLDPCD.EXE
- ACLUIP.EXE
- ADSLDPH.EXE
- ACCWIZF.EXE
- ADMPARSET.EXE
- APCUPSJ.EXE
- ACTIVESKINT.EXE
- APPHELPX.EXE
- ALRSVCB.EXE
- ACELPDECB.EXE
- SYSOFEN.EXE
- AHUIZ.EXE
- ADSNTL.EXE
- ACTXPRXYV.EXE
- SYSYAPH.EXE
- SYSAVYE.EXE
- SYSYAMS.EXE
- ACTIVEDSX.EXE
- ACTIVEDSZ.EXE
- ALGN.EXE
- APPENDX.EXE
- FILE[n].EXE
- AHUIT.EXE
- 3076D.EXE
- 3082P.EXE
- 3_BARACUDANEW.EXE
- 2052Z.EXE
- 1_BARAC.EXE
- 01CACA03AE6C1420_1_BARAC_EXE.PE
- 01CACA049E029380_1_BARAC_EXE.PE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 85,504 bytes
- 41,984 bytes
- 43,520 bytes
- 48,419 bytes
- 40,960 bytes
File Type
The filename AAAAMONZ.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name AAAAMONZ.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\windows\system32\activedsx.exe
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
- Deletes c:\documents and settings\user\cookies\index.dat
- Deletes c:\documents and settings\user\local settings\temporary internet files\content.ie5\index.dat
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\126593
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\108406
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\126593
Network Activity
One or more files with the name AAAAMONZ.EXE performs the following network events:
- DNS Lookup1.1.22.1 DC22-0BBFE8DF
- DNS Lookup supertds.com
- DNS Lookup72.233.50.144 cutrecord.in
Website Activity
One or more files with the name AAAAMONZ.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- Port 80 IP:255.255.255.255
- Port 80 IP:72.233.50.144
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