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CONTROL.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:
- Worm
File Behavior
CONTROL.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Hooks the WININET.DLL function allowing it to read or copy Http and Https web page content and session information
- Executes a Process
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- This process creates other processes on disk
- 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
- Creates a new Background Service on the machine
- Disables safe mode on your PC
- Injects code into other processes
CONTROL.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Executed as a Process
Country Of Origin
The filename CONTROL.EXE was first seen on Jun 11 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United States on Jun 11 2007
- Thailand on Jun 11 2007
- Italy on Sep 22 2007
- The United Kingdom on Feb 14 2010
File Name Aliases
CONTROL.EXE can also use the following file names:
- MAGNIFY.EXE
- NARRATOR.EXE
- OSK.EXE
- CMD.EXE
- NOTEPAD.EXE
- EUDCEDIT.EXE
- EXPLORER.EXE
- IEXPLORE.EXE
- SETUP.EXE
- REVOUNINSTALLER.EXE
- BROWSERPLUSPREFS.EXE
- WINRAR.EXE
- TUMBLEBUGS_R1A.EXE
- BROWSERPLUSUNINSTALLER.EXE
- CACHEMANCONTROL.EXE
- UNINSTALLER.EXE
- CHROME.EXE
- EASYBITSGO.EXE
- UNINST.EXE
- QUICKSTART.EXE
- DELLDOCK.EXE
- SMATH.EXE
- SBASE.EXE
- SPYHUNTER4.EXE
- SCALC.EXE
- SDRAW.EXE
- SIMPRESS.EXE
- SWRITER.EXE
- SOFFICE.EXE
- UNINSTALL.EXE
- POWERSTARTER.EXE
- WINMAIL.EXE
- WMPLAYER.EXE
- BEARSHARE.EXE
- MP3ROCKET.EXE
- THE PRICE IS RIGHT_AOL.EXE
- CLOUD AV 2012V121.EXE
- SQUARELOGIC.EXE
- THEOFFICE.EXE
- CDCREATOR.EXE
- RECOVERYMGR.EXE
- WKCALREM.EXE
- RADIODISNEY.EXE
- WIZARD101.EXE
- FDM.EXE
- CGLP.EXE
- ROBLOX.EXE
- CDISPLAY.EXE
- SPYBOTSD.EXE
- HIJACKTHIS.EXE
- I_VIEW32.EXE
- IV_UNINSTALL.EXE
- GIMP-2.6.EXE
- P1KALMIG2KB7FZ.EXE
- XRUMER/CONTROL.EXE
- XRUMER 2.9 AND XRUMER 3.0 GOLD/CONTROL.EXE
- X-RUMER/FULL/CONTROL.EXE
- XRUMER4PLATINUM/CONTROL.EXE
- XRUMER 3 GOLD/XRUMER3/CONTROL.EXE
- XTRUMOR/CONTROL.EXE
- XRUMER29/CONTROL.EXE
- XRUMER3/CONTROL.EXE
- XRUMER 4 PLATINIUM WORKS/CONTROL.EXE
- XRUMER_4.0/XRUMER_4/CONTROL.EXE
- CONTROL(n).EXE
- CONTROL.IVR
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 19,456 bytes
- 140,800 bytes
- 128,000 bytes
- 178,176 bytes
- 23,531 bytes
- 205,824 bytes
- 86,016 bytes
File Type
The filename CONTROL.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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