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EAUNINSTALL.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
EAUNINSTALL.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- 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
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Executes a Process
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Injects code into other processes
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Antivirus status alerts from being displayed
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Firewall status alerts from being displayed
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Firewall override alerts from being displayed
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop warnings from being displayed if automatic Windows Updates are not enabled
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
EAUNINSTALL.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Deleted as a process from disk
Country Of Origin
The filename EAUNINSTALL.EXE was first seen on Jun 23 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Brazil on Jun 23 2007
- Argentina on Jun 23 2007
- France on Mar 17 2008
- The United Kingdom on Nov 1 2010
- Romania on Nov 1 2010
- Turkey on May 24 2012
File Name Aliases
EAUNINSTALL.EXE can also use the following file names:
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 413,696 bytes
- 327,680 bytes
- 364,544 bytes
- 323,584 bytes
- 290,304 bytes
File Type
The filename EAUNINSTALL.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name EAUNINSTALL.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\windows\svchost.exe
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