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MA.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
MA.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Can make outbound communication to other computers, IM chat rooms and other services using IRC protocols
- This Process sends MIME Email
- This Process Contains User Mode Rootkit Functionality and can hide itself from the running process list
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Executes a Process
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Adds products to the system registry
- Makes outbound connections to other computers using NETBIOSOUT protocols
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Creates a TCP port which listens and is available for communication initiated by other computers
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
MA.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a new Background Service on the machine
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Deleted as a process from disk
Country Of Origin
The filename MA.EXE was first seen on May 20 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United States on May 20 2007
- Spain on Mar 3 2008
- Finland on May 6 2008
- Italy on Mar 5 2009
- India on May 14 2010
File Name Aliases
MA.EXE can also use the following file name:
- RI.EXE.EXE
- HU.EXE.EXE
- ZV.EXE
- QN.EXE
- EP.EXE
- CV.EXE
- 64518705.SVD
- 27950794.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 1,388,544 bytes
- 1,462,272 bytes
- 589,840 bytes
- 2,555,904 bytes
- 1,581,056 bytes
- 20,438 bytes
- 57,689 bytes
File Type
The filename MA.EXE is used by multiple object types including executable programs,objects.
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