"LS888.EXE"

File Behavior

LS888.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
• Disables Access to the Task Manager built into Windows
• Modifies Windows Security Policies to restrict/expand User Privileges on the machine
• Automatically changes your firewall settings to allow itself or other programs to communicate over the internet
• 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)
• Executes a Process
• This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
• This process creates other processes on disk
• The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
• Uses DNS to retrieve the IP address for web sites
• Creates new folders in the file system
• Copies files
• Injects code into other processes
• Injects code into other processes
• Creates new folders on the system
• Modifies firewall settings, without user permission so it is not blocked from accessing the Internet
• Disables safe mode on your PC

LS888.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
• Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
• Terminated as a Process
• Copied to multiple locations on the system
• Deleted as a process from disk