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NOTEPAD2.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:
- Malware Downloader
File Behavior
NOTEPAD2.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Adds products to the system registry
- Executes a Process
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Downloads hidden code from covert web sites
- This process creates other processes on disk
- This Process is a file infector which modifies program files to include a copy of the infection
- Looks at the contents of the autoexec.bat file
- Reads email address and phone book details
- Opens browser pop ups
- Runs Javascript code
NOTEPAD2.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
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Terminated as a Process
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Created as a new Background Service on the machine
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
Country Of Origin
The filename NOTEPAD2.EXE was first seen on May 31 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Hungary on May 31 2007
- Europe on May 31 2007
- Spain on Apr 12 2008
- Sweden on Apr 12 2008
- Poland on May 5 2008
- Italy on Nov 27 2009
- The United Kingdom on Nov 27 2009
- Turkey on May 16 2012
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 260,608 bytes
- 417,792 bytes
- 591,872 bytes
- 522,196 bytes
- 257,024 bytes
- 1,010,688 bytes
- 552,960 bytes
File Type
The filename NOTEPAD2.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name NOTEPAD2.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
Website Activity
One or more files with the name NOTEPAD2.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- TCP:127.0.0.1:1070 Port:20
- TCP:201.76.55.14:1433 Port:22
- Port 80 IP:74.125.79.85
- TCP:209.85.227.103:443 Port:23
- TCP:201.76.55.14:1433 Port:27
- TCP:209.85.227.103:443 Port:27
- Port 80 IP:209.85.227.147
- Port 80 IP:209.85.227.103
- Port 80 IP:209.85.227.102
- TCP:209.85.227.102:443 Port:28
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