Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
- System Back Door
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
ARKING.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Copies files
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Injects code into other processes
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Violates Windows/Vista Physical Memory Protection allowing it to look inside the data areas of other programs
ARKING.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Created as a process on disk
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- This program is often downloaded from the web
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Executed as a Process
Country Of Origin
The filename ARKING.EXE was first seen on May 5 2010 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- New Zealand on May 5 2010
- India on Nov 28 2010
- Turkey on Nov 28 2010
- Pakistan on Jan 24 2011
- Poland on Feb 16 2011
- South Africa on Oct 20 2011
- Malaysia on Oct 20 2011
- Egypt on May 14 2012
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 168,960 bytes
- 193,024 bytes
- 192,512 bytes
- 181,248 bytes
- 182,272 bytes
- 198,656 bytes
- 259,072 bytes
File Type
The filename ARKING.EXE is used by multiple object types including executable programs,objects.
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