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GAMEGUARD.DES
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Malicious Software
- Email Worm
File Behavior
GAMEGUARD.DES has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Modifies the Windows Host File which could be used to stop you visiting specific web sites by redirecting you to alternative addresses without you knowing
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Communicates with other computers using FTP connections
- Adds products to the system registry
- This process creates other processes on disk
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
- Checks for the use of debuggers
- Uses low level raw disk access which could bypass security applications and checks
GAMEGUARD.DES has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Executed as a Process
Country Of Origin
The filename GAMEGUARD.DES was first seen on May 28 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Uruguay on May 28 2007
- Israel on May 28 2007
- Spain on Feb 3 2009
- Russian Federation on Sep 28 2009
- Ukraine on Feb 5 2012
- Lithuania on Feb 5 2012
File Name Aliases
GAMEGUARD.DES can also use the following file names:
- 53552757
- 97336424
- GAMEGUARD.LAMEBAK
- 83967427.DES
- 56747608.TXT
- 62001532.DLL
- 51650395.TXT
- 48158107.DES
- 55529858.DLL
- 87316577.DAT
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 138,015 bytes
- 1,703,424 bytes
- 2,723,328 bytes
- 1,638,912 bytes
- 1,246,208 bytes
File Type
The filename GAMEGUARD.DES is used by multiple object types including executable programs,Dynamic Link LIbraries.
File Activity
One or more files with the name GAMEGUARD.DES creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\windows\system32\drivers\oreans32.sys
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