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2.TMP.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
- System Back Door
- Cloaked Malware
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
2.TMP.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Creation and Registers a Browser Helper Object in Internet Explorer
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Executes a Process
- Uses hidden browser windows to connect to web sites without telling you
- Creates system tray popups, messages, errors and security warnings
- Opens browser pop ups
- Runs Javascript code
- Uses DNS to retrieve the IP address for web sites
- Visits web sites on your PC without you knowing
2.TMP.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Executed as a Process
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
Country Of Origin
The filename 2.TMP.EXE was first seen on May 20 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United States on May 20 2007
- China on May 20 2007
- Spain on Jan 21 2008
- India on Aug 27 2010
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 12,871 bytes
- 206,336 bytes
- 123,908 bytes
- 125,956 bytes
File Type
The filename 2.TMP.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name 2.TMP.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\windows\tasks\{783AF354-B514-42d6-970E-3E8BF0A5279C}.job
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
Network Activity
One or more files with the name 2.TMP.EXE performs the following network events:
- DNS Lookup imagesrepository.com
- DNS Lookup216.240.157.91 imagesrepository.com
- DNS Lookup delphiner.com
- DNS Lookup94.75.207.219 delphiner.com
- DNS Lookup127.0.0.1 0
- DNS Lookup68.169.70.134 68.169.70.134
- DNS Lookup www.myshovel.com
- DNS Lookup206.161.121.10 www.myshovel.com
- DNS Lookup www.searchfeed.com
- DNS Lookup204.137.28.196 www.searchfeed.com
- DNS Lookup www.findstuff.com
- DNS Lookup67.192.102.186 www.findstuff.com
- DNS Lookup snip.www.findstuff.com
- DNS Lookup67.192.102.186 snip.www.findstuff.com
Website Activity
One or more files with the name 2.TMP.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- Remote server connection to imagesrepository .co
- Remote server connection to delphiner .co
- Remote server connection to 68 .169 .70 .13
- Remote server connection to www .myshovel .co
- Remote server connection to www .findstuff .co
- Remote server connection to snip .www .findstuff .co
- TCP:127.0.0.1:1068 Port:24
- Port 80 IP:216.240.157.91
- Port 80 IP:94.75.207.219
- Port 80 IP:68.169.70.134
- Port 80 IP:206.161.121.10
- Port 80 IP:67.192.102.186
- Port 80 IP:204.137.28.196
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