Prevx Research Division
LOAD[1].EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
- System Back Door
- Cloaked Malware
- Malware Dropper
- P2P Share Worm
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
LOAD[1].EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Hooks the WININET.DLL function allowing it to read or copy Http and Https web page content and session information
- Executes a Process
- Installs a browser helper object (BHO)
- Injects code into other processes
- Creates new folders on the system
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Creates a new Background Service on the machine
- 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
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Modifies System Runtime Policies to limit system usability
- Copies files
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Uses rootkit techniques to conceal its presence, interrogation or removal
- Uses low level functions to hide itself from the user and from system/security processes
LOAD[1].EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed as a Process
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Terminated as a Process
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Added as a Link in the Start Menu
- Deleted as a Link in the Start Menu
Country Of Origin
The filename LOAD[1].EXE was first seen on Oct 26 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Spain on Oct 26 2007
- Germany on Mar 12 2008
- Sweden on Sep 15 2008
- Europe on Sep 27 2009
- Malaysia on Sep 27 2009
- Romania on Dec 5 2009
- Russian Federation on Dec 5 2009
- The United Kingdom on Apr 21 2010
- The United States on Aug 9 2010
- Netherlands on Aug 9 2010
- Turkey on May 16 2012
File Name Aliases
LOAD[1].EXE can also use the following file names:
- FILE.EXE
- LOADCA075C3L.EXE
- LOADCA3M5GXS.EXE
- LOADCA3YP1K4.EXE
- LOADCA67X0IM.EXE
- LOADCA7MTX6W.EXE
- LOADCAB10ZI8.EXE
- LOADCABLLZZE.EXE
- LOADCACPV1C5.EXE
- LOADCAGJDEG4.EXE
- LOADCAHU8BDX.EXE
- LOADCAJKG04J.EXE
- LOADCAJOT570.EXE
- LOADCAKMD3KC.EXE
- LOADCANOCSOS.EXE
- LOADCANYX0BD.EXE
- LOADCAOP9CH9.EXE
- LOADCAQHBN5U.EXE
- LOADCAR741ST.EXE
- LOADCARMJ1A0.EXE
- LOADCARR8YA3.EXE
- LOADCAWKBUQ3.EXE
- LOADCAXI7817.EXE
- LOADCAY6YQ1K.EXE
- LOAD[nn].EXE
- LOADCA0P3WOS.EXE
- LOADCA38750J.EXE
- LOADCA6F7IDB.EXE
- LOADCA6WM8C0.EXE
- LOADCA8K9MK2.EXE
- LOADCA9VP1KD.EXE
- LOADCAA1L253.EXE
- LOADCADR83O0.EXE
- LOADCAEHUQU4.EXE
- LOADCAEICDUX.EXE
- LOADCAF5HO3W.EXE
- LOADCAGBXNFE.EXE
- LOADCAGWNO7R.EXE
- LOADCAHMKXG6.EXE
- LOADCAK4HPL1.EXE
- LOADCAKHJI83.EXE
- LOADCAKO4FI4.EXE
- LOADCALD68YX.EXE
- LOADCAOAR123.EXE
- LOADCAPFY0E5.EXE
- LOADCAVK7LCI.EXE
- LOADCAWKD94U.EXE
- LOADCAZG188D.EXE
- LOADCA0P6S3E.EXE
- LOADCA16KTUP.EXE
- LOADCA3XDGJY.EXE
- LOADCA7XTH7T.EXE
- LOADCA85NA81.EXE
- LOADCA901V1L.EXE
- LOADCAB7H9PA.EXE
- LOADCACVW762.EXE
- LOADCADZAUU4.EXE
- LOADCAJJSKCB.EXE
- LOADCAK1P1CT.EXE
- LOADCALO3YFS.EXE
- LOADCALUT423.EXE
- LOADCAMSZDRF.EXE
- LOADCAPKYS9Y.EXE
- LOADCAQ6N8F9.EXE
- LOADCASC87X1.EXE
- LOADCASLVH9X.EXE
- LOADCASVJBWR.EXE
- LOADCAV81I44.EXE
- LOADCAVRMNJZ.EXE
- LOADCAXSRVM0.EXE
- LOADCAXV1T5S.EXE
- LOADCA0GNGLO.EXE
- LOADCA6MW0JY.EXE
- LOADCAAB5FSZ.EXE
- LOADCAAJN8QW.EXE
- LOADCABVI09Z.EXE
- LOADCACXQGO6.EXE
- LOADCAEF1IEJ.EXE
- LOADCAF8TB9J.EXE
- LOADCAFPQB50.EXE
- LOADCAG3HH73.EXE
- LOADCAJ0249O.EXE
- LOADCAL2YCKX.EXE
- LOADCAMPBGDD.EXE
- LOADCARBH7BY.EXE
- LOADCASXS5L9.EXE
- LOADCAUAMK1J.EXE
- LOADCAVN6V49.EXE
- LOADCAVSNAIX.EXE
- LOADCAW0RTEO.EXE
- LOADCAX21PB7.EXE
- LOADCAXBZTCT.EXE
- LOADCAZS32CR.EXE
- PDFUPD.EXE
- SISZYD32.EXE
- SVCHOST.EXE
- FILE_2.EXE
- FFDCAHL.EXE
- LOAD[2].EXE
- AUTOEXEC.EXE
- LSASS.EXE
- UPDATE4303[1].EXE
- UPDATES.EXE
- LOAD.EXE
- LOAD.EXE[1].EXE
- N.EXN
- E.EXE
- 1AF730E.EXE
- 447.EXE
- 957123844.EXE
- 957123845.EXE
- BIN
- 67428.EXE
- 16909983.EXE
- 39590629.DAT
- 53992615.DAT
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 23,040 bytes
- 19,968 bytes
- 20,992 bytes
- 52,736 bytes
- 147,456 bytes
- 16,896 bytes
- 79,360 bytes
- 39,424 bytes
File Type
The filename LOAD[1].EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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