IEXPLORER.EXE

File Behavior

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

• Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
• Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
• Creates a Toolbar Extension for Internet Explorer
• Executes a Process
• Creates system tray popups, messages, errors and security warnings
• This process creates other processes on disk
• This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
• Downloads program file(s) and other content from the web
• Injects code into other processes
• The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
• Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
• Can Send email using SMTP protocols
• This Process sends MIME Email
• This Process Contains User Mode Rootkit Functionality and can hide itself from the running process list
• Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
• The process hooks code into all running processes which could allow it to take control of the system or record keyboard input, mouse activity and screen contents
• Sends email using SMTP protocols
• Opens browser pop ups
• Changes to the file command map within the registry
• Modifies Windows Initialization And System Settings Used On Start up
• Copies files
• Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses

IEXPLORER.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
• This Process may have been infected by a file infecting virus
• Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
• Created as a process on disk
• Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
• Terminated as a Process
• Deleted as a process from disk
• Created as a new Background Service on the machine
• Changes to the file command map within the registry
• Copied to multiple locations on the system