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WFREPORT.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Malware Downloader
- Worm
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
WFREPORT.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- This Process sends MIME Email
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Executes a Process
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Drops known malicious software during execution
- Includes file creation code which could be used to test for interception by security products
- Creates new folders on the system
WFREPORT.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- 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
- Created by processes which appear to be checking for interception by security products
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
Country Of Origin
The filename WFREPORT.EXE was first seen on Aug 3 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Spain on Aug 3 2007
- Egypt on Aug 3 2007
- on May 28 2008
- The United States on Jul 31 2008
- South Africa on Jul 31 2008
- The United Kingdom on Dec 25 2010
- Turkey on May 6 2012
File Name Aliases
WFREPORT.EXE can also use the following file name:
- DDC663~1.EXE
- 9ED853~1.EXE
- 96162451.SVD
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 105,535 bytes
- 379,904 bytes
- 104,960 bytes
- 224,256 bytes
- 146,432 bytes
- 182,784 bytes
- 141,312 bytes
File Type
The filename WFREPORT.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name WFREPORT.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\windows\svchost.exe
- Deletes c:\windows\svchost.com
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\3582-490\DPTPEW~1.EXE
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