Prevx Research Division
KC.EXE
System Back DoorIt is possible that your PC could be infected. The file name KC.EXE is used by both safe and unsafe programs.
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- System Back Door
- Worm
File Behavior
KC.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Enables a COM Object/Server on the Local Machine
- Executes a Process
- Changes to the file command map within the registry
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Adds products to the system registry
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
KC.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed as a Process
- Enabled as a COM Object/Server on the Local Machine
- Changes to the file command map within the registry
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Deleted as a process from disk
Country Of Origin
The filename KC.EXE was first seen on May 31 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Slovakia on May 31 2007
- Turkey on May 31 2007
- on Oct 19 2007
- Austria on Nov 21 2007
- Italy on Nov 21 2007
- Europe on Dec 14 2007
- Korea, Republic of on Mar 5 2009
- Ireland on May 11 2012
File Name Aliases
KC.EXE can also use the following file names:
- DWHEAAA.TMP
- PRODUCT KEY CHANGER.EXE
- KC.EXE.EXE
- RD.EXE.EXE
- XU.EXE.EXE
- CO.EXE.EXE
- MR.EXE.EXE
- RH.EXE.EXE
- ZY.EXE
- IZ.EXE
- UM.EXE
- GV.EXE
- VN.EXE
- LQ.EXE
- FV.EXE
- KC800.EXE
- DC11.EXE
- 01827263.EXE
- 36269234.EXE
- 71093144.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 20,992 bytes
- 1,979,392 bytes
- 9,591,296 bytes
- 175,616 bytes
- 166,296 bytes
- 293,888 bytes
- 529,980 bytes
File Type
The filename KC.EXE is used by multiple object types including objects,executable programs.
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