Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:
File Behavior
MAILSCAN.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Executes a Process
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Loads and Executes a System Driver File
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Makes outbound connections to other computers using NETBIOSOUT protocols
- Can Send email using SMTP protocols
- This Process sends MIME Email
- This Process can access Web Mail Servers
- Hijacks your email account which could allow email to be sent in your name
MAILSCAN.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Executed as a Process
- Created as a process on disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Terminated as a Process
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Created as a new Background Service on the machine
Country Of Origin
The filename MAILSCAN.EXE was first seen on May 31 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Italy on May 31 2007
- Spain on May 31 2007
- on Mar 21 2008
- Europe on Mar 29 2008
- Philippines on Mar 29 2008
- Ireland on Apr 24 2008
- Iran, Islamic Republic of on Apr 24 2008
- Taiwan on May 19 2012
- South Africa on May 19 2012
File Name Aliases
MAILSCAN.EXE can also use the following file names:
- BACKUP.10422258.MAILSCAN.EXE
- BACKUP.13679911.MAILSCAN.EXE
- MAILSCAN.EXE.88009281
- MAILSCAN.EXE.37081244
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 1,730,344 bytes
- 471,104 bytes
- 252,992 bytes
- 267,264 bytes
- 548,934 bytes
File Type
The filename MAILSCAN.EXE refers to many versions of an object.
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