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AIMPR.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
AIMPR.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Adds products to the system registry
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Modifies the Windows Host File which could be used to stop you visiting specific web sites by redirecting you to alternative addresses without you knowing
- The process hooks code into all running processes which could allow it to take control of the system or record keyboard input, mouse activity and screen contents
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Executes a Process
- This process creates other processes on disk
AIMPR.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
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
Country Of Origin
The filename AIMPR.EXE was first seen on Jun 17 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United States on Jun 17 2007
- Europe on Jun 17 2007
- Uruguay on Sep 6 2007
- Morocco on Sep 6 2007
- Canada on Oct 14 2007
- Brazil on Dec 8 2007
- Spain on Apr 8 2009
- on Apr 8 2009
- The United Kingdom on Jan 31 2012
File Name Aliases
AIMPR.EXE can also use the following file names:
- AIMPR V3.50/AIMPR.EXE
- SETUP.EXE
- SYSTEMSERV32.EXE
- -= SIERRA ONLINE QUESTS =-.RAR.EXE
- 66056543
- 29 METATRADER 4 EXPERT ADVISERS.EXE
- 82 METATRADER 4 INDICATORS - FOREX.EXE
- Администратор
- 17329763.EXE
- 55251586.EXE
- 18986829.EXE
- 14672124.EXE
- 79197745.EXE
- 65095561.SVD
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 823,808 bytes
- 801,792 bytes
- 804,352 bytes
- 1,234,966 bytes
- 712,448 bytes
File Type
The filename AIMPR.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name AIMPR.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\windows\dwwin.exe
- Copies filec:\8232194.exe to c:\windows\systemserv32.exe
- Deletes c:\windows\wkernel32.sys
- Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\8484_appcompat.txt
- Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\1998B.dmp
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
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