Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Worm
- Malware Dropper
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
TMP????.TMP.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- This process creates other processes on disk
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Copies files
- Creates or uses a background service to access the Internet using HTTP protocols
- Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
- Injects code into other processes
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Hooks the WININET.DLL function allowing it to read or copy Http and Https web page content and session information
- Executes a Process
TMP????.TMP.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Created as a process on disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Executed as a Process
- Executed by Internet Explorer
- Terminated as a Process
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
Country Of Origin
The filename TMP????.TMP.EXE was first seen on Jun 28 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United States on Jun 28 2007
- Canada on Nov 15 2007
- Germany on Dec 23 2007
- Poland on Apr 21 2008
- Spain on Apr 21 2008
- Sweden on Jul 22 2008
- The United Kingdom on Jul 13 2010
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 108,544 bytes
- 50,404 bytes
- 65,536 bytes
- 2,560 bytes
- 40,678 bytes
- 1,512,116 bytes
- 2,048 bytes
- 108,032 bytes
- 107,520 bytes
File Type
The filename TMP????.TMP.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name TMP????.TMP.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nszB.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nspD.tmp
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nspF.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nspf.tmp\NSISdl.dll
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\gewhk1
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\gewhk1
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nspf.tmp\NSISdl.dll
Website Activity
One or more files with the name TMP????.TMP.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- Port 80 IP:209.200.12.164
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