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WIN2000/HOOK.DLL
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Information Stealer
- System Back Door
- Spyware
- Cloaked Malware
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
WIN2000/HOOK.DLL has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Uses low level functions to hide itself from the user and from system/security processes
- The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
- Can Send email using SMTP protocols
- This Process sends MIME Email
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
WIN2000/HOOK.DLL has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a new Background Service on the machine
- The process is hooked into all running processes which could allow it to take control of the system or record keyboard input, mouse activity and screen contents
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Created as a process on disk
- Deleted as a process from disk
Country Of Origin
The filename WIN2000/HOOK.DLL was first seen on May 14 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Taiwan on May 14 2007
- The United States on May 14 2007
- Europe on Jun 5 2007
- Hong Kong on Jun 8 2007
- South Africa on Jun 8 2007
- Spain on Aug 15 2007
- Uzbekistan on Aug 15 2007
- Italy on Oct 15 2007
- Sweden on Aug 13 2008
- Brazil on Aug 13 2008
- Turkey on May 24 2012
File Name Aliases
WIN2000/HOOK.DLL can also use the following file names:
- HDHOOK.DLL
- HOOK.DLL
- TIBIABOT NG/HOOK.DLL
- TIBIABOT NG - C¢PIA/HOOK.DLL
- HOOK8.22.DLL
- Æ¡ŒÉ¢
- 11879854.DLL
- 18587728.DLL
- 77862352.DLL
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 5,120 bytes
- 101,415 bytes
- 229,376 bytes
- 181,248 bytes
- 2,662,400 bytes
- 1,917,440 bytes
- 115,090 bytes
- 32,768 bytes
- 59,168 bytes
File Type
The filename WIN2000/HOOK.DLL refers to many versions of a dynamic link library.
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