Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
File Behavior
PREVXCSIFREE[1].EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Executes a Process
- This process creates other processes on disk
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Copies files
- Injects code into other processes
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Disables the Notification Balloon for the Windows Security Center
- Disables Access to the Windows Registry Editior
- Disables Access to the Task Manager built into Windows
- Modifies Windows Security Policies to restrict/expand User Privileges on the machine
- Adds products to the system registry
- Automatically changes your firewall settings to allow itself or other programs to communicate over the internet
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- Hooks the WININET.DLL function allowing it to read or copy Http and Https web page content and session information
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Antivirus status alerts from being displayed
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Firewall status alerts from being displayed
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Firewall override alerts from being displayed
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop warnings from being displayed if automatic Windows Updates are not enabled
- Disables safe mode on your PC
- Creates a new Background Service on the machine
PREVXCSIFREE[1].EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Terminated as a Process
- Executed as a Process
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Created as a process on disk
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
Country Of Origin
The filename PREVXCSIFREE[1].EXE was first seen on Sep 19 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- South Africa on Sep 19 2008
- Brazil on Dec 9 2009
- The United Kingdom on Dec 9 2009
- Romania on Jul 12 2010
- Spain on Dec 8 2010
- The United States on Dec 8 2010
- India on Jun 5 2011
File Name Aliases
PREVXCSIFREE[1].EXE can also use the following file names:
- SVCHOST.EXE
- DV_MCLICTL.HXS
- AVG-2FE0BE3A-6389-4C65-A551-2D7D89DF6E6B.TMP
- AVG-987FD231-7466-4C7B-B94E-677D741F1F76.TMP
- PREVXCSIFREE.EXE.PART
- 6C32FAC4-AF04-45C6-95CE-E35599EEBC5F.TMP
- COPY
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 860,728 bytes
- 960,760 bytes
- 548,502 bytes
- 201,123 bytes
- 1,006,024 bytes
- 85,835 bytes
- 59,467 bytes
File Type
The filename PREVXCSIFREE[1].EXE is used by multiple object types including executable programs,Dynamic Link LIbraries.
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