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STUB.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Rootkit
- Cloaked Malware
File Behavior
STUB.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Executes a Process
- This process creates other processes on disk
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Terminates Processes
- This Process is a file infector which modifies program files to include a copy of the infection
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Uses rootkit techniques to conceal its presence, interrogation or removal
- 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
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
STUB.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Created as a process on disk
- Terminated as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Executed as a Process
- This program is often downloaded from the web
- Deleted as a process from disk
Country Of Origin
The filename STUB.EXE was first seen on May 14 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United States on May 14 2007
- Sweden on May 14 2007
- Spain on Sep 23 2007
- Colombia on Sep 23 2007
- Europe on Oct 10 2007
- Canada on May 27 2008
- on Jun 7 2008
- Germany on Oct 14 2008
- The United Kingdom on Dec 22 2010
- Thailand on May 24 2012
File Name Aliases
STUB.EXE can also use the following file names:
- TBT1000[n].EXE
- KOPIE VON STUB.EXE
- M0|STUB.EXE
- SERVER.EXE
- METUSSERVER.EXE
- 2774DGDXITQP[1].EXE
- 3131XFSQBGIS[1].EXE
- 77049166.EXE
- 36492409.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 210,766 bytes
- 117,248 bytes
- 16,384 bytes
- 111,616 bytes
- 143,872 bytes
- 120,088 bytes
- 537,952 bytes
- 17,408 bytes
File Type
The filename STUB.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name STUB.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\96ea_appcompat.txt
- Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\1A8FC.dmp
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
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