File Investigation Report
HOSTIE.DLL
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware group:
- Worm
File Behavior
HOSTIE.DLL has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Creates a Toolbar Extension for Internet Explorer
- Creation and Registration of a Browser Helper Object in Internet Explorer
- Registers a Dynamic Link Libray (DLL) File
HOSTIE.DLL has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Enabled as an In Process Object/Server - Common with DLL Injections
- Creation and Registered as a Browser Helper Object in Internet Explorer
- Created as a Toolbar Extension for Internet Explorer
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Libray (DLL) File
Country Of Origin
The filename HOSTIE.DLL was first seen on Jun 26 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Prevx community:
- MALAYSIA on Jun 26 2007
- The UNITED STATES on Jun 26 2007
- NETHERLANDS on Jun 26 2007
- The UNITED KINGDOM on Jul 17 2007
- The EUROPEAN UNION on Aug 2 2007
- URUGUAY on Aug 2 2007
- JORDAN on Sep 17 2008
- VIET NAM on Jun 3 2009
File Name Aliases
HOSTIE.DLL can also use the following file names:
- HOSTIE.DLL.REN
- BACKUP-20070721-014601-409.DLL
- HOSTIE.DL
- EAE7541D-27D0-486D-B6B2-1D7E36
- HOSTIE.DLL__DELETE_ON_REBOOT
- 31185912.NAB
- 31767296.NAB
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 652,552 bytes
- 554,256 bytes
File Type
The filename HOSTIE.DLL refers to many versions of a dynamic link library.
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