Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- System Back Door
- Malware Downloader
- Worm
File Behavior
DOCUMENT.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Executes a Process
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Disables the Notification Balloon for the Windows Security Center
- Disables Access to the Windows Registry Editior
- Disables Access to the Task Manager built into Windows
- Modifies Windows Security Policies to restrict/expand User Privileges on the machine
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Antivirus status alerts from being displayed
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Firewall status alerts from being displayed
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Firewall override alerts from being displayed
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop warnings from being displayed if automatic Windows Updates are not enabled
- Injects code into other processes
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Can Send email using SMTP protocols
- This Process sends MIME Email
- This Process can access Web Mail Servers
- Uses rootkit techniques to conceal its presence, interrogation or removal
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
DOCUMENT.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Executed as a Process
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Terminated as a Process
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Changes to the file command map within the registry
Country Of Origin
The filename DOCUMENT.EXE was first seen on May 9 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United States on May 9 2007
- France on May 9 2007
- South Africa on Mar 21 2008
- Spain on Mar 21 2008
- on Apr 26 2008
- The United Kingdom on Jan 31 2010
- Korea, Republic of on Jan 31 2010
- Italy on May 23 2012
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 1,462,272 bytes
- 181,327 bytes
- 98,304 bytes
- 131,072 bytes
- 24,064 bytes
- 57,344 bytes
- 35,960 bytes
File Type
The filename DOCUMENT.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name DOCUMENT.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\4ycssx\Mayhem.exe
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\bt84345.bat c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\\4ycssx\wmiprvse.exe
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\bt84345.bat
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