SKYPE.MSI

File Behavior

SKYPE.MSI has been seen to perform the following behavior:

• The process is run as an MSI installer package
• The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
• This process creates other processes on disk
• This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
• Enables a COM Object/Server on the Local Machine
• Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
• Adds products to the system registry
• Enables an In Process Object/Server - Common with DLL Injections
• Creates new file extentions so that Internet Explorer will automatically open and potentially execute additional file types
• Creation and Registers a Browser Helper Object in Internet Explorer
• Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
• Executes a Process
• Automatically changes your firewall settings to allow itself or other programs to communicate over the internet
• Makes outbound connections to other computers using NETBIOSOUT protocols
• Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
• Terminates Processes

SKYPE.MSI has been the subject of the following behavior:

• The process is executed as part of a software installation process
• Executed as a Process
• Created as a process on disk
• Deleted as a process from disk
• Victim of a Heap Based Buffer Overflow Exploit