TRACERT.EXE - Dangerous

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What we know about TRACERT.EXE:

The filename TRACERT.EXE was first seen on Sep 29 2007 in NETHERLANDS. It has also been seen in the following geographical regions of the Prevx community:

  • POLAND on May 7 2008
  • The UNITED STATES on Mar 16 2008
  • The EUROPEAN UNION on Sep 29 2007
The filename TRACERT.EXE is used by multiple object types including objects,executable programs.

The most common file size is 446,976 bytes. But the following file sizes have also been seen:

  • 19,968 bytes
  • 10,240 bytes

The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group TROJAN.PURITYSCAN.H.

 These files have no vendor, product or version information specified in the file header.

TRACERT.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior(s):

  • The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
  • Adds Products to the system registry
  • This Process Creates Other Processes On Disk
  • Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
  • This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
  • Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
  • Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
  • Executes a Process

TRACERT.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior(s):

  • Executed from Temporary Folders
  • Created as a process on disk
  • Deleted as a process from disk
  • Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
  • Executed as a Process
  • Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs

TRACERT.EXE can also use the following file names:

  • RUNDLL.EXE
  • LSASS.EXE
  • TASKMGR.EXE
  • YAZZLEBUNDLE-1848.EXE
  • OIN1BB.TMP.EXE
  • OIN1BC.TMP.EXE
  • CMD.EXE
  • YAZZLE1848OINUNINSTALLER.EXE
  • WINWORD.EXE
  • CSRSS.EXE
  • REGSVR32.EXE
  • WUACLT.EXE
  • SPOOL32.EXE
  • SCANREGW.EXE
  • ATTRIB.EXE
  • RUNDLL32.EXE
  • SVCHOST.EXE
  • JAVAW.EXE
  • 20110506.EXE
  • FAST.EXE
  • REGEDIT.EXE
  • LOGONUI.EXE
  • OIN13.TMP.EXE
  • MSCONFIG.EXE
  • 42911901.EXE
  • DLLHOST.EXE
  • OIN4.TMP.EXE
  • OIN5.TMP.EXE
  • DEXPLORE.EXE
  • CHKNTFS.EXE
  • 64361286.EXE
  • CHKDSK.EXE
  • MSDTC.EXE
  • NSLOOKUP.EXE
  • NETDDE.EXE
  • 09889112.EXE
  • 08815221.EXE
  • MSHTA.EXE
  • WOWEXEC.EXE
  • NTVDM.EXE
  • WINSPOOL.EXE
  • 26132449.EXE
  • WINLOGON.EXE
  • DC7.EXE
  • WUAUCLT.EXE
  • 92898196.EXE
  • MSIEXEC.EXE
  • ARPA.EXE
  • OIN26F.TMP.EXE
  • OIN270.TMP.EXE
  • NOTEPAD.EXE
  • SERVICES.EXE
  • USERINIT.EXE
  • MMC.EXE
  • ALG.EXE
  • WUAUBOOT.EXE
  • SPOOLSV.EXE
  • NOPDB.EXE
  • WUCRTUPD.EXE
  • SMSS.EXE
  • ATI2EVXX.EXE
  • PING.EXE
  • 27430323.EXE
  • IEXPLORE.EXE
  • EXPLORER.EXE
  • OIN15A.TMP.EXE
  • OIN161.TMP.EXE
  • OIN16F.TMP.EXE
  • OIN1FD.TMP.EXE
  • OIN1FF.TMP.EXE
  • OIN59.TMP.EXE
  • OIN5B.TMP.EXE
  • DVDPLAY.EXE
  • OIN3.TMP.EXE
  • OINB.TMP.EXE
  • OINA.TMP.EXE

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