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TAQUITO.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Internet Chat Worm
File Behavior
TAQUITO.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Executes a Process
- Injects code into other processes
- This Process is a file infector which modifies program files to include a copy of the infection
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Drops known malicious software during execution
- Uses DNS to retrieve the IP address for web sites
- Uses your PC to connect to Chat rooms
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Creates a new Background Service on the machine
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Uses rootkit techniques to conceal its presence, interrogation or removal
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
TAQUITO.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Executed as a Process
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Created as a new Background Service on the machine
Country Of Origin
The filename TAQUITO.EXE was first seen on Oct 2 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Spain on Oct 2 2008
- Russian Federation on Oct 2 2008
- The United Kingdom on Dec 26 2008
- Philippines on Jan 13 2009
- Australia on Jun 10 2009
- Singapore on Aug 4 2009
- Kuwait on Jan 7 2012
File Name Aliases
TAQUITO.EXE can also use the following file names:
- ERASEME_30340.EXE
- ERASEME_57321.EXE
- ERASEME_85718.EXE
- QEDGH[n].EXE
- ERASEME_28218.EXE
- ERASEME_32835.EXE
- QEDGH.EXE
- TAQUITO-ASP[n].EXE
- SASDSDSD.EXE
- TAQUITO.EXE/RESTORE/S-1-5-21-1482476501-1644491937-682003330-1013/TAQUITO.EXE
- RESTORE/S-1-5-21-1482476501-1644491937-682003330-1013/TAQUITO.EXE
- TAQUITO.EXE.DEL
- TAQUITO(n).EXE
- W32AUTORUN!I556.EXE
- 3460.EXE
- 844.EXE
- 41735424.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 172,032 bytes
- 12,288 bytes
- 102,441 bytes
- 129,536 bytes
- 117,248 bytes
- 171,519 bytes
File Type
The filename TAQUITO.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name TAQUITO.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\restore\s-1-5-21-1482476501-1644491937-682003330-1013\Desktop.ini
- Deletes c:\restore\s-1-5-21-1482476501-1644491937-682003330-1013\Taquito.exe
Network Activity
One or more files with the name TAQUITO.EXE performs the following network events:
- DNS Lookup82.146.51.213 wtf.xxb00m3r4x.info
Website Activity
One or more files with the name TAQUITO.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- TCP:82.146.51.213:51987 Port:27
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