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PICTUREVIEWER.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
PICTUREVIEWER.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Executes a Process
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Disables the Notification Balloon for the Windows Security Center
- Adds products to the system registry
- Automatically changes your firewall settings to allow itself or other programs to communicate over the internet
- Modifies Windows Security Policies to restrict/expand User Privileges on the machine
- Hooks the WININET.DLL function allowing it to read or copy Http and Https web page content and session information
- 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
- Creates a new Background Service on the machine
- Injects code into other processes
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Disables safe mode on your PC
- Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
PICTUREVIEWER.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
- Terminated as a Process
- Deleted as a process from disk
Country Of Origin
The filename PICTUREVIEWER.EXE was first seen on Jun 29 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Romania on Jun 29 2007
- The United States on Mar 19 2008
- Germany on May 5 2008
- Europe on Jul 2 2008
- Italy on Jul 2 2008
- The United Kingdom on Sep 20 2010
- Turkey on May 24 2012
File Name Aliases
PICTUREVIEWER.EXE can also use the following file names:
- PICT0001.EXE
- 37966234.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 365,499 bytes
- 602,112 bytes
- 442,880 bytes
- 76,788 bytes
- 660,956 bytes
- 589,824 bytes
- 622,592 bytes
- 557,056 bytes
File Type
The filename PICTUREVIEWER.EXE is used by multiple object types including objects,executable programs,objects.
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