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AC.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Malware Dropper
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
AC.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Adds products to the system registry
- Adds a Registry Key (RUNONCE) to auto start Programs on system start up
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Enables an In Process Object/Server - Common with DLL Injections
- Uses rootkit techniques to conceal its presence, interrogation or removal
- Uses low level functions to hide itself from the user and from system/security processes
AC.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- 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
Country Of Origin
The filename AC.EXE was first seen on Jun 6 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Czech Republic on Jun 6 2007
- India on Jun 6 2007
- Spain on Oct 22 2007
- The United States on Oct 22 2007
- on Apr 12 2008
- Honduras on Feb 2 2009
- Romania on Aug 22 2010
- Jamaica on May 24 2012
File Name Aliases
AC.EXE can also use the following file names:
- ATTRIBUTECHANGER.EXE
- ATTRIBUTE_CHANGER_V6.10A.EXE
- ATTRIBUTCHANGER.EXE
- CAMBIADOR DE ATRIBUTOS.EXE
- ATTRIBUTE CHANGER6.10.EXE
- AIROBOFORMV681_CRACK.EXE
- AIROBOFORMV681_PATCH.EXE
- USE.EXE
- AC_CAMBIA LOS TARIBUTOS DE UN ARCHIVO.EXE
- SERVER.EXE
- AC[n].EXE
- ATTRIBUTE-CHANGER-6-10A.EXE
- AC(n).EXE
- ATTRIBUTE CHANGER.EXE
- ATTRIBUTE CHANGER 6.0A.EXE
- AC[1].EXE
- DC1.EXE
- AC-6.1.EXE
- 21063663.EXE
- 75424425.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 322,048 bytes
- 708,804 bytes
- 1,109,122 bytes
- 12,288 bytes
- 823,296 bytes
- 924,587 bytes
File Type
The filename AC.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name AC.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nse7.tmp
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsu9.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsu9.tmp\LangDLL.dl
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