NOSKRNL.SYS - Dangerous

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What we know about NOSKRNL.SYS:

The filename NOSKRNL.SYS was first seen on Nov 6 2007 in SPAIN. It has also been seen in the following geographical regions of the Prevx community:

  • The UNITED STATES on Dec 19 2007
  • The EUROPEAN UNION on Nov 8 2007
The filename NOSKRNL.SYS refers to many versions of an object.

The most common file size is 12,960 bytes. But the following file sizes have also been seen:

  • 15,040 bytes
  • 12,256 bytes

The filename is associated with the malware group TROJAN.PEED.AK.

These files have no vendor, product or version information specified in the file header.

NOSKRNL.SYS has been seen to perform the following behavior(s):

  • The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process

NOSKRNL.SYS has been the subject of the following behavior(s):

  • Created as a new Background Service on the machine
  • Deleted as a process from disk
  • Loaded and Executed as a System Driver File
  • Created as a process on disk

NOSKRNL.SYS can also use the following file names:

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