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DRIVESPEED.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Malicious Software
- Worm
File Behavior
DRIVESPEED.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Automatically changes your firewall settings to allow itself or other programs to communicate over the internet
- Adds products to the system registry
- Modifies Windows Security Policies to restrict/expand User Privileges on the machine
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Executes a Process
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Terminates Processes
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Hooks the WININET.DLL function allowing it to read or copy Http and Https web page content and session information
- 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
- Disables safe mode on your PC
- Injects code into other processes
- Creates a new Background Service on the machine
DRIVESPEED.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Terminated as a Process
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
Country Of Origin
The filename DRIVESPEED.EXE was first seen on Jun 8 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Brazil on Jun 8 2007
- Vietnam on Dec 16 2008
- Spain on Dec 16 2008
- Turkey on Jun 3 2010
- The United Kingdom on Jun 3 2010
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 659,456 bytes
- 275,456 bytes
- 509,832 bytes
- 671,744 bytes
- 655,360 bytes
- 663,552 bytes
- 434,176 bytes
File Type
The filename DRIVESPEED.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name DRIVESPEED.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\53$$.bat
- Deletes c:\windows\system32\drivers\suchost.exe
- Creates c:\windows\system32\drivers\suchost.exe
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\53$$.bat
- Creates c:\go.sys
- Deletes c:\go.sys
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\59$$.Ico
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\59$$.Ico
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\78$$.Ico
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\78$$.Ico
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\38$$.Ico
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\38$$.Ico
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\3$$.Ico
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\3$$.Ico
- Creates c:\malwarefiles\Desk_top_.ini
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\26$$.Ico
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\26$$.Ico
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\92$$.Ico
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\92$$.Ico
- Creates c:\mbr\Desk_top_.ini
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\44$$.Ico
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\44$$.Ico
- Creates c:\program files\Desk_top_.ini
- Creates c:\program files\ati technologies\Desk_top_.ini
- Creates c:\program files\ati technologies\uninstallall\Desk_top_.ini
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\37$$.Ico
- Copies filec:\windows\system32\drivers\suchost.exe to c:\program files\ati technologies\uninstallall\AtiCimUn.exe
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\37$$.Ico
- Creates c:\program files\intel\Desk_top_.ini
- Creates c:\program files\intel\ans\Desk_top_.ini
- Creates c:\program files\intel\dmix\Desk_top_.ini
- Copies filec:\windows\system32\drivers\suchost.exe to d:\ .exe
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\del39$$.bat
- Creates c:\program files\intel\dmix\hlp\Desk_top_.ini
- Creates d:\autorun.inf
- Copies filec:\windows\system32\drivers\suchost.exe to c:\ .exe
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\del72$$.bat
- Creates c:\autorun.inf
- Creates c:\program files\intel\dmix\resource\Desk_top_.ini
- Creates c:\program files\intel\dmix\uninst\Desk_top_.ini
- Creates c:\program files\intel\ncs2\Desk_top_.ini
- Creates c:\program files\intel\ncs2\agent\Desk_top_.ini
- Creates c:\program files\intel\ncs2\wmiprov\Desk_top_.ini
- Creates c:\program files\intel\ncs2\wmiprov\mof\Desk_top_.ini
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\71$$.Ico
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\71$$.Ico
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\del91$$.bat
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\del54$$.bat
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\20$$.Ico
Network Activity
One or more files with the name DRIVESPEED.EXE performs the following network events:
- DNS Lookup1.1.10.1 SAMANTHA-6A7C4790
Website Activity
One or more files with the name DRIVESPEED.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- www .daohang08 .com / down / down .tx
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