Prevx Research Division
P.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
P.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Adds products to the system registry
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- This process creates other processes on disk
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Executes a Process
- Removes Scheduled Tasks from the Windows task queue
- Copies files
- Creates or uses a background service to access the Internet using HTTP protocols
- Injects code into other processes
- Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
P.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Terminated as a Process
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Executed from Temporary Folders
Country Of Origin
The filename P.EXE was first seen on Sep 3 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Spain on Sep 3 2007
- Jordan on Sep 3 2007
- Brazil on Oct 23 2007
- Russian Federation on Mar 5 2008
- The United Kingdom on Nov 18 2009
- The United States on Nov 18 2009
- Mexico on Sep 26 2010
- India on Sep 26 2010
- South Africa on Apr 20 2011
- Thailand on May 20 2012
File Name Aliases
P.EXE can also use the following file names:
- FB5E.TMP
- TUBE75329012.EXE
- G.DATA.ANTIVIRUS.2011.45289[1].EXE
- SIBELIUS.SOFTWARE.SIBELIUS.6.6.2.0.88.KEYGEN.45064.EXE
- CRACK_CHAVE.DE.LICENçA.DO.PREVX.3.45059.EXE
- MAGIC.VIDEO.CONVERTER.8.0.2.18.45289.EXE
- SERIAL-MATH_TYPE_6_7.45303.EXE
- VSO.PHOTODVD.4.0.0.37.KEYGEN.45064.EXE
- ADOBE.PHOTOSHOP.LIGHTROOM.3.3.KEYGEN.45231.EXE
- CRACK_CHAVE.DE.LICEN%C3%A7A.DO.PREVX.3.45059.EXE
- FLASHPLAYER.45187[1].EXE
- G.DATA.ANTIVIRUS.2011.45289.EXE
- NWEASCROMX.EXE
- HITMAN.PRO.3.5.6.104.ML.45289[1].EXE
- SERIAL-HITMAN_PRO_3_5.45303.EXE
- CRACK-HITMAN_PRO_3_5.45303.EXE
- NXOWCEMRAS.EXE
- WM9CODECS.11.45223[1].EXE
- KEYGEN.NATIVE.INSTRUMENTS.GUITAR.RIG.PRO.4.0.7.45193.EXE
- AXMCNEWROS.EXE
- AWEMOXRNSC.EXE
- WXCRAMEOSN.EXE
- READIRIS.PRO.OCR.12.0.BUILD.5648.45289.EXE
- CRACK_PREVX.3.0.ACTIVATION.KEY.45376.EXE
- CRACK-SONG_SURGEON_3_0_3_4.45303.EXE
- FLASHPLUGIN.40028[1].EXE
- XXX-HD-MOVIE.AVI.EXE
- ASHAMPOO.BURNING.STUDIO.10.0.7.FINAL.[TRT-TCT].45289.EXE
- FSW30.200931 (1).EXE
- KEYGEN.EASY.DRIVER.PRO.6.5.0.11.45193 (1).EXE
- ASPRUNNER.PROFESSIONAL.6.0.672.KEYGEN.45064.EXE
- CRACK.EXE
- VIDEO-PLUGIN.40040[1].EXE
- CRYSTAL.IMPACT.MATCH.1.10.45287.EXE
- CRYSTAL.IMPACT.MATCH.V1.9G.CRACKED-EAT.45287.EXE
- WM9CODECS.11.45223.EXE
- NEW-VIDEO-ADDON.48661[1].EXE
- XXX-PORN-MOVIE.AVI.EXE
- FLASHPLAYER_10_2_UPDATE_FOR_WIN.EXE
- ANIMAL-PORN-MOVIE.AVI.EXE
- VIDEO-PLUGIN.45031.EXE
- BATSYS.EXE
- MSC.EXE
- MSD.EXE
- MSA.EXE
- U.EXE
- W.EXE
- S.EXE
- 34.TMP
- DEVICE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 205,312 bytes
- 77,312 bytes
- 9,867,264 bytes
- 12,288 bytes
- 25,600 bytes
- 8,942,606 bytes
- 157,696 bytes
- 31,744 bytes
File Type
The filename P.EXE is used by multiple object types including executable programs,objects.
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