Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Fraudulent Security Program
- Cloaked Malware
File Behavior
SERVER2.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Executes a Process
- Uses low level raw disk access which could bypass security applications and checks
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- The process hooks code into all running processes which could allow it to take control of the system or record keyboard input, mouse activity and screen contents
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Copies files
- Injects code into other processes
- The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
SERVER2.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed as a Process
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- The process is hooked into all running processes which could allow it to take control of the system or record keyboard input, mouse activity and screen contents
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Terminated as a Process
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
Country Of Origin
The filename SERVER2.EXE was first seen on Aug 4 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Spain on Aug 4 2007
- Sweden on May 2 2008
- Ukraine on Dec 15 2009
- The United States on Mar 20 2010
- Turkey on May 16 2012
File Name Aliases
SERVER2.EXE can also use the following file names:
- SERVER1.EXE
- SERVER3.EXE
- SERVER5.EXE
- SERVER7.EXE
- SERVER.EXE
- SERVER4.EXE
- SERVER6.EXE
- SERVER8.EXE
- SVCHOST.EXE
- SERVER2[1].EXE
- SVHOST.EXE
- SERVER[n].EXE
- 735.EXE
- 241.EXE
- DL40.EXE
- 15840885.DAT
- 16603654.DAT
- 02309267.DAT
- 35089998.DAT
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 377,856 bytes
- 61,847 bytes
- 16,384 bytes
- 266,275 bytes
- 1,164,135 bytes
- 41,652 bytes
- 290,304 bytes
- 1,396,736 bytes
File Type
The filename SERVER2.EXE is used by multiple object types including executable programs,objects.
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