Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:
File Behavior
WMISMQC.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Automatically changes your firewall settings to allow itself or other programs to communicate over the internet
- Ability to execute files automatically on your PC
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Executes a Process
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
WMISMQC.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Executed as a Process
- Created as a process on disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Executed by Internet Explorer
- Terminated as a Process
Country Of Origin
The filename WMISMQC.EXE was first seen on Dec 5 2009 in the following geographical regions of the Prevx community:
- Saudi Arabia on Dec 5 2009
- Pakistan on Dec 5 2009
- Indonesia on Dec 6 2009
- Serbia on Dec 6 2009
- The United Arab Emirates on Dec 11 2009
File Name Aliases
WMISMQC.EXE can also use the following file names:
- WMISMQT.EXE
- DVT-NEWPHOTO009.JPG_WWW.IMAGESHARES.COM
- DVS-NEWPHOTO13.JPG_WWW.IMAGESHARES.COM
- DVS-NEWPHOTO13.JPG.COM
- DVS-NEWPHOTO13.JPG_WWW.DLIMAGESHACK.COM
- DSC-MYPICTURE006.JPEG_WWW.MYSPACE.COM
- WMISQTP.EXE
- TN.EXE
- YI.EXE
- XS.EXE
- QXZV85.EXE@
- 52502742.EXE
- 92922046.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 217,088 bytes
- 129,024 bytes
- 225,280 bytes
File Type
The filename WMISMQC.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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