X.EXE

File Behavior

X.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:

• The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
• Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
• Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
• This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
• Automatically changes your firewall settings to allow itself or other programs to communicate over the internet
• This process creates other processes on disk
• Executes a Process
• Copies files
• Injects code into other processes
• Modifies firewall settings, without user permission so it is not blocked from accessing the Internet
• Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
• Creates new folders on the system
• This Process is a file infector which modifies program files to include a copy of the infection
• Looks at the contents of the autoexec.bat file
• Reads email address and phone book details
• Visits web sites on your PC without you knowing
• Disables the Notification Balloon for the Windows Security Center
• Adds products to the system registry
• Disables Access to the Windows Registry Editior
• Modifies Windows Security Policies to restrict/expand User Privileges on the machine
• Disables Access to the Task Manager built into Windows
• Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
• Terminates Processes
• Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
• Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Antivirus status alerts from being displayed
• Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Firewall status alerts from being displayed
• Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Firewall override alerts from being displayed
• Changes the Windows Security Center to stop warnings from being displayed if automatic Windows Updates are not enabled
• Disables safe mode on your PC
• Creates a new Background Service on the machine
• Makes outbound connections to other computers using NETBIOSOUT protocols
• Creates a TCP port which listens and is available for communication initiated by other computers
• Can communicate with other computers using TCP protocols

X.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:

• Added as a Registry Key (RUNONCE) to auto start Programs on system start up
• Copied to multiple locations on the system
• Created as a process on disk
• Executed as a Process
• Created as a new Background Service on the machine
• Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
• Deleted as a process from disk
• Terminated as a Process
• Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up