SYLINKREPLACER.EXE, Prevx

Associated Malware Groups

The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:

Virus

File Behavior

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

Creates system tray popups, messages, errors and security warnings

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

Executed as a Process

Country Of Origin

The filename SYLINKREPLACER.EXE was first seen on Jul 30 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:

Spain on Jul 30 2008
Russian Federation on Jul 30 2008
South Africa on Sep 7 2010

Filesizes

The following file size has been seen:

1,193,794 bytes
1,112,662 bytes

File Type

The filename SYLINKREPLACER.EXE is used by multiple object types including objects,executable programs.

File Activity

One or more files with the name SYLINKREPLACER.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:

Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\autorun.iff
Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\TestSec.exe
Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\ESUGUnEn.exe
Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\ESUGSleep.exe
Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\ESUGReg.exe
Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\ESUGDlgControl.exe
Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\ESUGRegEx.exe
Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\subdropsilent.bat
Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\subdiscoversilent.bat
Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\dropsilent.bat
Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\discoversilent.bat
Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\gathersilent.bat
Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\sylinkReplacermain.bat
Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\SylinkReplacer.txt
Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\kill.bat
Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\app2.bat
Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\app3.bat
Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\app5.bat
Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\app6.bat
Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\app.bat
Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\call.bat
Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\app1.bat
Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\sylinkreplacer.bat
Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\sylinkreplacersilent.bat
Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\SylinkReplacer.pdf
Moves c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\app.bat to c:\sylinkreplacer\app.bat
Moves c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\app1.bat to c:\sylinkreplacer\app1.bat
Moves c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\app2.bat to c:\sylinkreplacer\app2.bat
Moves c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\app3.bat to c:\sylinkreplacer\app3.bat
Moves c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\app5.bat to c:\sylinkreplacer\app5.bat
Moves c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\app6.bat to c:\sylinkreplacer\app6.bat
Moves c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\call.bat to c:\sylinkreplacer\call.bat
Moves c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\discoversilent.bat to c:\sylinkreplacer\discoversilent.bat
Moves c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\dropsilent.bat to c:\sylinkreplacer\dropsilent.bat
Moves c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\ESUGDlgControl.exe to c:\sylinkreplacer\ESUGDlgControl.exe
Moves c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\ESUGReg.exe to c:\sylinkreplacer\ESUGReg.exe
Moves c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\ESUGRegEx.exe to c:\sylinkreplacer\ESUGRegEx.exe
Moves c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\ESUGSleep.exe to c:\sylinkreplacer\ESUGSleep.exe
Moves c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\ESUGUnEn.exe to c:\sylinkreplacer\ESUGUnEn.exe
Moves c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\gathersilent.bat to c:\sylinkreplacer\gathersilent.bat
Moves c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\kill.bat to c:\sylinkreplacer\kill.bat
Moves c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\subdiscoversilent.bat to c:\sylinkreplacer\subdiscoversilent.bat
Moves c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\subdropsilent.bat to c:\sylinkreplacer\subdropsilent.bat
Moves c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\sylinkreplacer.bat to c:\sylinkreplacer\sylinkreplacer.bat
Moves c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\SylinkReplacer.pdf to c:\sylinkreplacer\SylinkReplacer.pdf
Moves c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\SylinkReplacer.txt to c:\sylinkreplacer\SylinkReplacer.txt
Moves c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\sylinkReplacermain.bat to c:\sylinkreplacer\sylinkReplacermain.bat
Moves c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\sylinkreplacersilent.bat to c:\sylinkreplacer\sylinkreplacersilent.bat
Moves c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\~sfx4a42b2ae\TestSec.exe to c:\sylinkreplacer\TestSec.exe
Creates c:\sylinkreplacer\ESUGDlgControl.exe

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