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PLAY_MP3[1].EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Malicious Software
- Malware Downloader
File Behavior
PLAY_MP3[1].EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Executes a Process
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Injects code into other processes
- Adds products to the system registry
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- Creates system tray popups, messages, errors and security warnings
- Visits web sites on your PC without you knowing
- Enables an In Process Object/Server - Common with DLL Injections
- Creation and Registers a Browser Helper Object in Internet Explorer
- Changes the Internet Explorer Home Page Settings
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Installs a browser helper object (BHO)
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Creates new folders on the system
- Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
PLAY_MP3[1].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
- Executed by Internet Explorer
Country Of Origin
The filename PLAY_MP3[1].EXE was first seen on Jun 13 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Europe on Jun 13 2007
- Canada on Sep 8 2007
- Spain on Sep 8 2007
- Singapore on Jan 12 2008
- The United States on Dec 1 2009
- The United Kingdom on Dec 1 2009
- Netherlands on May 1 2010
- Indonesia on Dec 29 2011
File Name Aliases
PLAY_MP3[1].EXE can also use the following file names:
- PLAY_MP3-2.EXE
- PLAY_MP3.EXE
- PLAY_MP3[n].EXE
- OKPELQ4P.EXE
- GFJGJ.EXE
- PLAY_MP3[2].EXE
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- M6W19C3O.EXE
- F8FH07H4.EXE
- TVVHR6QF.EXE
- SWXKSMLY.EXE
- Z7U7Z7SS.EXE
- PLAY_MP3(2).EXE
- PLAY_MP3(3).EXE
- PLAY_MP3[4].EXE
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- ZZ50WDLM.EXE
- UJAXHX5H.EXE
- Y4T5ZD51.EXE
- PLAY_MP3[3].EXE
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- ID2D6HGR.EXE
- PLAY_MP3[8].EXE
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- E6EQOP8H.EXE
- KVRHE5YJ.EXE
- Z5BMR0M6.EXE
- PLAY_MP3-1.EXE
- PLAY_MP3-3.EXE
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Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 200,060 bytes
- 100,195 bytes
- 104,299 bytes
- 389,210 bytes
- 100,762 bytes
- 123,745 bytes
File Type
The filename PLAY_MP3[1].EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name PLAY_MP3[1].EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\application data\Microsoft
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\application data\microsoft\Crypto
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\application data\microsoft\crypto\RSA
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\application data\microsoft\crypto\rsa\S-1-5-21-1026747355-1574323382-3291414648-1003
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\pmi7.tmp
Website Activity
One or more files with the name PLAY_MP3[1].EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- playmp3z .biz / request / ?stage=setup&application=PlayMP3&campaign=release2&code=48ea63ec-258bd537-4a0e4203-2fdce5df&version=3
- Port 80 IP:85.17.211.20
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