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WINDOW.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Worm
- Malicious Software
- Malware Dropper
File Behavior
WINDOW.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Executes a Process
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Copies files
- Creates a new Background Service on the machine
- Downloads program file(s) and other content from the web
- Injects code into other processes
- Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
WINDOW.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Created as a new Background Service on the machine
- Executed as a Process
- Created as a process on disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Deleted as a process from disk
- This program is often downloaded from the web
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Terminated as a Process
Country Of Origin
The filename WINDOW.EXE was first seen on Jun 24 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United States on Jun 24 2007
- Spain on Jun 24 2007
- Hong Kong on Jun 1 2008
- France on Aug 22 2009
- Ireland on Apr 13 2010
- India on Aug 16 2010
- The United Kingdom on Aug 16 2010
- Turkey on May 16 2012
File Name Aliases
WINDOW.EXE can also use the following file names:
- AEUYSG.EXE
- DUVJUC.EXE
- TKPLGI.EXE
- GKEGYC.EXE
- HCXVYA.EXE
- UYQWUC.EXE
- PGPLGI.EXE
- BSBNSO.EXE
- KKWGKS.EXE
- RIFHIW.EXE
- PCHJCO.EXE
- EIWUIW.EXE
- XONVOM.EXE
- XWJVSQ.EXE
- MY DOCUMENTS.EXE
- SHOW.EXE
- DOWNLOAD.EXE
- WINDOWS.EXE
- ANNEW.EXE
- MY PICTURES.EXE
- SEX.EXE
- DOWNLOADS.EXE
- GIRL.EXE
- STARTUP.EXE
- ANTI REMOVABLE DISK VIRUS (ARDV) BY TRACKERX90.EXE
- MSDOS.PIF
- ไฟล์ที่ได้รับของฉัน.EXE
- PREVX 3.0.EXE
- START MENU.EXE
- MSNMSGR.EXE
- HEX.EXE
- WINHELP32.EXE
- AB28F3~1.EXE
- PLAYERS.EXE
- KEYGEN.EXE
- DESKTOP.EXE
- CONTENT.IE5.EXE
- TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES.EXE
- APPLICATION DATA.EXE
- 1[1].EXE
- C.EXE
- DC48.EXE
- 80507228.DAT
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 282,624 bytes
- 45,056 bytes
- 393,216 bytes
- 410,624 bytes
- 32,768 bytes
- 59,392 bytes
- 679,936 bytes
- 229,376 bytes
File Type
The filename WINDOW.EXE is used by multiple object types including executable programs,objects.
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