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PHOTOS.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
- Malware Dropper
File Behavior
PHOTOS.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Creates system tray popups, messages, errors and security warnings
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- Executes a Process
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Uses low level functions to hide itself from the user and from system/security processes
- Uses rootkit techniques to conceal its presence, interrogation or removal
- Changes the Internet Explorer Home Page Settings
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Modifies the Windows Built in Screen Saver
- Adds a Registry Key (DXCOM) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Adds products to the system registry
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- 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
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
PHOTOS.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
- Executed as a Process
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Executed by Internet Explorer
- Added as a Registry Key (DXCOM) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
Country Of Origin
The filename PHOTOS.EXE was first seen on Apr 20 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Spain on Apr 20 2008
- Serbia on Apr 20 2008
- India on Jun 19 2008
- The United Kingdom on Mar 3 2010
- Bulgaria on Mar 3 2010
- Bangladesh on Jun 15 2010
- Turkey on Jul 13 2010
- South Africa on May 22 2012
File Name Aliases
PHOTOS.EXE can also use the following file names:
- SYSTEMIL.EXE
- GAMES.EXE
- SYSTEMIL1.EXE
- SYSTEMIL2.EXE
- PICTURES.EXE
- PHOTOS[n].EXE
- PHOTOS_53720[n].EXE
- STP499F_TMP.EXE
- PHOTOS_53720.EXE
- RECYCLER.EXE
- ÇıKTıLAR.EXE
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- YENI KLASöR.EXE
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- PAPERC.EXE
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- ARGE.EXE
- BEP.EXE
- GTYERYBBBBBBBBB.EXE
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- PROJE.EXE
- MY DOWNLOADED VIDEO.EXE
- EğLENCE.EXE
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- FGRTYH4RYHR.EXE
- GRAFKLER.EXE
- KJA.EXE
- OYUNLAR.EXE
- SUDOKU CHAMPION.EXE
- MUS.EXE
- YEPYENI.EXE
- MATEMATIK.EXE
- REHBERLIK.EXE
- TüRKçE.EXE
- TRATIL.EXE
- VELI TOP.EXE
- VELI TOPLATıSı.EXE
- YAZDıR.EXE
- ZüMRE.EXE
- YıLLıK PLANLAR.EXE
- GöRüNTüLER.EXE
- CITIES.EXE
- PREDEFTEMP.EXE
- MILLI EğITIM.EXE
- IMGCACHE.EXE
- PLAYLISTS.EXE
- VIDEO KLIPLER.EXE
- OTHER FILES.EXE
- NOKIA_UNPROCESSED_IMAGES_.EXE
- VIDEOS.EXE
- IMAGES.EXE
- SOUNDS.EXE
- EXTRA.EXE
- MÜZİK.EXE
- MUSIC.EXE
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Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 249,391 bytes
- 225,280 bytes
- 90,112 bytes
- 871,160 bytes
- 359,936 bytes
- 49,152 bytes
- 577,536 bytes
File Type
The filename PHOTOS.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name PHOTOS.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\Games.exe
- Creates d:\Games.exe
- Creates c:\windows\SYSTEMIL.EXE
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\start menu\programs\startup\SYSTEMIL1.EXE
- Creates c:\documents and settings\all users\start menu\programs\startup\SYSTEMIL2.EXE
- Creates c:\windows\start menu\programs\startup\SYSTEMIL1.EX
- Creates c:\windows\all users\start menu\programs\startup\SYSTEMIL2.EX
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