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VENET.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Worm
- Malware Dropper
File Behavior
VENET.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- This process creates other processes on disk
- This Process is a file infector which modifies program files to include a copy of the infection
- Executes a Process
- Injects code into other processes
- Looks at the contents of the autoexec.bat file
- Includes file creation code which could be used to test for interception by security products
- Uses DNS to retrieve the IP address for web sites
- Uses your PC to connect to Chat rooms
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Injects code into other processes
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
VENET.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Executed as a Process
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Added as a Registry Key (DXCOM) to auto start Programs on system start up
Country Of Origin
The filename VENET.EXE was first seen on Feb 12 2009 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Spain on Feb 12 2009
- The United States on Feb 12 2009
- Chile on Feb 12 2009
- Honduras on Feb 13 2010
- El Salvador on Feb 13 2010
- Haiti on Sep 16 2010
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 50,379 bytes
- 47,749 bytes
- 31,232 bytes
- 40,448 bytes
File Type
The filename VENET.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name VENET.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\application data\Microsof
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\application data\microsoft\Crypt
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\application data\microsoft\crypto\RS
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\application data\microsoft\crypto\rsa\S-1-5-21-1266486392-1445276385-955046455-100
- Creates c:\recycle\d-0-060-0000000000-1111111-2222222\Desktop.ini
- Deletes c:\recycle\d-0-060-0000000000-1111111-2222222\venet.exe
Network Activity
One or more files with the name VENET.EXE performs the following network events:
- DNS Lookup92.51.137.5 cache.freedns-zone.cn
Website Activity
One or more files with the name VENET.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- TCP:92.51.137.5:3211 Port:26
- TCP:92.51.137.5:3211 Port:27
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