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SAFE.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- System Back Door
- Malicious Software
- Worm
- Malware Downloader
File Behavior
SAFE.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- This Process is a file infector which modifies program files to include a copy of the infection
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Looks at the contents of the autoexec.bat file
- Reads email address and phone book details
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Adds a Registry Key (RUNONCE) to auto start Programs on system start up
SAFE.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Executed as a Process
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Created as a process on disk
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Created by processes which appear to be checking for interception by security products
- Added as a Registry Key (RUNONCE) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
Country Of Origin
The filename SAFE.EXE was first seen on Jul 5 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Italy on Jul 5 2007
- The United Kingdom on Oct 29 2007
- Canada on Jul 31 2008
- Mexico on Jul 31 2008
- Thailand on Nov 2 2008
- The United States on Oct 16 2010
- Qatar on May 16 2012
File Name Aliases
SAFE.EXE can also use the following file names:
- VIR (nn).EXE
- SAFE[n].EXE
- ALGO.EXE
- SECUREXE.EXE
- SECUREPN.EXE
- SECUREMM.EXE
- SECUREHF.EXE
- SECUREEG.EXE
- SECUREDC.EXE
- SECUREBW.EXE
- SECUREXZ.EXE
- SECURESE.EXE
- SECURENA.EXE
- SECUREKB.EXE
- SECUREDO.EXE
- SECUREUV.EXE
- SECURE.EXE
- SECUREQT.EXE
- SEC.EXE
- HOST.EXE
- 64047893.DAT
- 34904361.DAT
- 59878937.DAT
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 89,088 bytes
- 61,952 bytes
- 8,298,050 bytes
- 3,335,776 bytes
- 42,496 bytes
- 1,845,392 bytes
File Type
The filename SAFE.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name SAFE.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Deletes c:\windows\system32\safe.exe
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\~LoveU!.bAt
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\wuleua
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\ldwfhb
- Deletes c:\AutoRun.inf
- Creates c:\AutoRun.inf
- Deletes c:\safe.exe
- Copies filec:\windows\system32\safe.exe to c:\safe.exe
- Deletes d:\AutoRun.inf
- Creates d:\AutoRun.inf
- Deletes d:\safe.exe
- Copies filec:\windows\system32\safe.exe to d:\safe.exe
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\~LoveU!.bAt
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\91a4_appcompat.txt
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\19BFC.dmp
Website Activity
One or more files with the name SAFE.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- Port 80 IP:61.153.22.160
- TCP:127.0.0.1:1076 Port:17
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