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K[1].EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- System Back Door
- Cloaked Malware
- Malicious Software
- Worm
File Behavior
K[1].EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Executes a Process
- Ability to execute files automatically on your PC
- Enables an In Process Object/Server - Common with DLL Injections
- Adds a Registry Key (DELAY) to auto start Programs on system start up
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Copies files
- Creates new folders on the system
- Uses rootkit techniques to conceal its presence, interrogation or removal
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Creates a new Background Service on the machine
K[1].EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Executed as a Process
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Created as a new Background Service on the machine
Country Of Origin
The filename K[1].EXE was first seen on Dec 4 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Spain on Dec 4 2007
- on Aug 20 2008
- The United States on Oct 28 2009
- Philippines on Jun 8 2010
- Pakistan on Oct 28 2010
- Nepal on Feb 4 2012
- Turkey on May 19 2012
File Name Aliases
K[1].EXE can also use the following file names:
- SERVICES.EXE
- MSN.EXE
- RED.EXE
- SYSCR.EXE
- RM2CD4.TMP
- RM40D9.TMP
- K[3].EXE
- K[2].EXE
- K.EXE
- 80.EXE
- KK.EXE
- 62027617
- 24839094
- 37525658
- 08248505
- KK (1).EXE
- 50531.EXE
- 839.EXE
- 888.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 80,697 bytes
- 2,255,714 bytes
- 42,496 bytes
- 173,290 bytes
- 94,208 bytes
- 26,624 bytes
- 686,396 bytes
- 232,711 bytes
File Type
The filename K[1].EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name K[1].EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- create folder c:\program files\common files\microsoft services
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