AUTOPLAY.EXE

File Behavior

AUTOPLAY.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:

• Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
• Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
• Executes a Process
• This process creates other processes on disk
• Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
• Creates new folders on the system
• Injects code into other processes
• Disables the Notification Balloon for the Windows Security Center
• Disables Access to the Task Manager built into Windows
• Disables Access to the Windows Registry Editior
• 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
• This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
• Terminates Processes
• Copies files
• 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
• Modifies firewall settings, without user permission so it is not blocked from accessing the Internet
• Disables safe mode on your PC
• Creates a new Background Service on the machine
• The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process

AUTOPLAY.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:

• Executed as a Process
• Created as a process on disk
• Added as a Link in the Start Menu
• Deleted as a process from disk
• Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
• Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
• Terminated as a Process
• Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File