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"DISKPERFXP.EXE"
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
DISKPERFXP.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Disables the Notification Balloon for the Windows Security Center
- Disables Access to the Task Manager built into Windows
- Modifies Windows Security Policies to restrict/expand User Privileges on the machine
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Executes a Process
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Changes the Windows Security Center settings to ensure that Antivirus status alerts are activated
- Injects code into other processes
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
DISKPERFXP.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Created as a process on disk
- Terminated as a Process
- Executed as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Deleted as a process from disk
Country Of Origin
The filename DISKPERFXP.EXE was first seen on Mar 19 2010 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Pakistan on Mar 19 2010
- Italy on Mar 19 2010
- Canada on Mar 21 2010
File Name Aliases
DISKPERFXP.EXE can also use the following file names:
- TMP50DB.EXE
- TMP9747.EXE
- TMP832B.EXE
- TMP2B2D.EXE
- TMPD2BC.EXE
- TMP58E1.EXE
- TMPB36C.EXE
- TMPEB26.EXE
- DISKPERFXP .EXE
- TMPE45C.EXE
- TMPFAD9.EXE
- TMPF95.EXE
- TMPAA64.EXE
- YEKHHIIJFG[1].HTM
- TMP2FA7.EXE
- TMPE495.EXE
- TMPA1A9.EXE
- TMP7C63.EXE
- TMPC5EB.EXE
- TMP7DD4.EXE
- TMPF98F.EXE
- TMPC574.EXE
- TMPA572.EXE
- TMP253B.EXE
- TMP416E.EXE
- TMPB1C8.EXE
- DHDHTRDHDRTR5Y
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 691,200 bytes
- 712,704 bytes
- 713,728 bytes
- 691,712 bytes
File Type
The filename DISKPERFXP.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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