Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
USERINI.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Modifies System Runtime Policies to limit system usability
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- This process creates other processes on disk
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Sends email using SMTP protocols
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Executes a Process
- Creates or uses a background service to access the Internet using HTTP protocols
- Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
- Creates, registers ot modifies and SMTP Server
- Injects code into other processes
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
USERINI.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Terminated as a Process
- Executed from Temporary Folders
Country Of Origin
The filename USERINI.EXE was first seen on Nov 18 2009 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Turkey on Nov 18 2009
- The United Kingdom on Nov 18 2009
- The United States on Dec 12 2009
- India on Dec 12 2009
- Thailand on Jan 15 2010
- Vietnam on Jan 15 2010
- Iran, Islamic Republic of on Mar 14 2010
- Bosnia and Herzegovina on Mar 14 2010
- Philippines on Feb 5 2012
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 44,032 bytes
- 22,016 bytes
- 46,080 bytes
- 32,768 bytes
- 162,580 bytes
- 23,552 bytes
File Type
The filename USERINI.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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