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UPGRADE.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
UPGRADE.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Executes a Process
- Creates new folders on the system
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- This process creates other processes on disk
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Adds products to the system registry
- The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Adds a Registry Key (RUNONCE) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- Creates system tray popups, messages, errors and security warnings
UPGRADE.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
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Terminated as a Process
Country Of Origin
The filename UPGRADE.EXE was first seen on Jun 14 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Spain on Jun 14 2007
- The United States on Jun 14 2007
- Europe on Jun 25 2007
- Germany on Jun 25 2007
- Poland on Jan 28 2009
- Bulgaria on Sep 18 2009
- Italy on Nov 27 2009
- The United Kingdom on Jul 8 2011
- Algeria on Feb 12 2012
File Name Aliases
UPGRADE.EXE can also use the following file names:
- UPGC9132.EXE
- UPGC1400.EXE
- UPGC6943.EXE
- UPGC1903.EXE
- UPGC6738.EXE
- UPGC6974.EXE
- UPGC4624.EXE
- UPGC3821.EXE
- UPGC6112.EXE
- UPGC9325.EXE
- UPGC0975.EXE
- UPG45941.EXE
- UPGC1082.EXE
- UPGC9723.EXE
- UPGC9160.EXE
- UPGC7775.EXE
- UPGC8113.EXE
- UPGC3189.EXE
- UPGC5376.EXE
- UPGC3742.EXE
- UPGC9304.EXE
- SORGLOS SMART MX04/WERKZEUG - PROGRAMME/SYSTEM-UPGRADE.EXE
- SMART-FW-AU-NOV.07 KPL/SYSTEM-UPGRADE.EXE
- TOOLS/SYSTEM-UPGRADE.EXE
- SYSTEM-UPGRADE.EXE
- SYSTEMUPGRADE.EXE
- ALI SYSTEM UPGRADE 1.2.EXE
- UPG86216.EXE
- 33062688.EX
- ONE60.T
- $13620923.T$M
- 38198469.SVD
- 94424038.DAT
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 669,656 bytes
- 59,904 bytes
- 163,840 bytes
- 827,392 bytes
- 372,736 bytes
- 671,288 bytes
- 38,400 bytes
- 669,490 bytes
- 271,682 bytes
File Type
The filename UPGRADE.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name UPGRADE.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- create folder C:\Program Files\OneStepSearch
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsy6.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nso8.tmp
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nstA.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsta.tmp\onestep.dll
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsta.tmp\onestep.exe
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsta.tmp\osopt.exe
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsta.tmp\readme.htm
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsta.tmp\home.js
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsta.tmp\uninstall.exe
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsta.tmp\home.js
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsta.tmp\onestep.dll
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsta.tmp\onestep.exe
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsta.tmp\osopt.exe
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsta.tmp\readme.htm
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsta.tmp\uninstall.exe
- Copies filec:\documents and settings\user\local settings\temp\nsta.tmp\onestep.dll to c:\program files\onestepsearch\onestep.dll
- Copies filec:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsta.tmp\onestep.exe to c:\program files\onestepsearch\onestep.exe
- Deletes c:\windows\temp\temp.xp
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