UPDATES.EXE

File Behavior

UPDATES.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:

• The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
• Modifies System Runtime Policies to limit system usability
• Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
• Executes a Process
• This process creates other processes on disk
• This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
• Injects code into other processes
• Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
• Creates new folders on the system
• Copies files
• Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
• The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
• This Process is a file infector which modifies program files to include a copy of the infection
• Uses rootkit techniques to conceal its presence, interrogation or removal
• Uses low level functions to hide itself from the user and from system/security processes
• Triggers security alerts from firewall and other security products
• Uses DNS to retrieve the IP address for web sites
• Uses your PC to connect to Chat rooms
• Creates a new Background Service on the machine
• Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses

UPDATES.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:

• Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
• Executed as a Process
• Created as a process on disk
• Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
• Deleted as a process from disk
• Terminated as a Process
• Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
• Copied to multiple locations on the system
• Executed from Temporary Folders