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GUNZLAUNCHER.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
GUNZLAUNCHER.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Executes a Process
- Creates system tray popups, messages, errors and security warnings
- Opens browser pop ups
- Runs Javascript code
- Visits web sites on your PC without you knowing
- Uses rootkit techniques to conceal its presence, interrogation or removal
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Terminates Processes
- The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
- Creates new file extentions so that Internet Explorer will automatically open and potentially execute additional file types
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
GUNZLAUNCHER.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Executed as a Process
- Created as a process on disk
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Terminated as a Process
Country Of Origin
The filename GUNZLAUNCHER.EXE was first seen on May 31 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United States on May 31 2007
- Spain on Jun 27 2007
- Brazil on Jun 27 2007
- Israel on Nov 29 2008
- Hong Kong on Apr 21 2012
File Name Aliases
GUNZLAUNCHER.EXE can also use the following file names:
- GUNZLAUNCHER2.EXE
- GUNZLAUNCHER[n].EXE
- QTXO11LA.LNK.PART
- 65521569.EXE
- 60998256.EXE
- 32730601.EXE
- 66071401.EXE
- 56393616.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 1,826,816 bytes
- 527,872 bytes
- 703,958 bytes
- 479,778 bytes
- 526,336 bytes
- 479,744 bytes
- 854,562 bytes
File Type
The filename GUNZLAUNCHER.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name GUNZLAUNCHER.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\a74d_appcompat.txt
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\1AF07.dmp
Website Activity
One or more files with the name GUNZLAUNCHER.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- Remote server connection to fpatch .theduel .com .b
- TCP:127.0.0.1:1090 Port:20
- Port 80 IP:200.233.208.5
- Port 80 IP:200.233.208.14
- Port 80 IP:74.125.113.127
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