Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
File Behavior
$RQL8LDO.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Adds products to the system registry
- Executes a Process
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Terminates Processes
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Disables the Notification Balloon for the Windows Security Center
- Disables Access to the Windows Registry Editior
- Disables Access to the Task Manager built into Windows
- Modifies Windows Security Policies to restrict/expand User Privileges on the machine
- Automatically changes your firewall settings to allow itself or other programs to communicate over the internet
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
$RQL8LDO.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Created as a process on disk
- Added as a Registry Key (DXCOM) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Executed as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Terminated as a Process
Country Of Origin
The filename $RQL8LDO.EXE was first seen on May 12 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- France on May 12 2007
- on May 12 2007
- Spain on Mar 27 2009
- Philippines on Mar 2 2010
- The United Kingdom on Mar 2 2010
- Turkey on May 17 2012
File Name Aliases
$RQL8LDO.EXE can also use the following file names:
- LIMEWIRE.EXE
- SPYNET.EXE
- SPYNET1.EXE
- SPYNET2.EXE
- FFF.EXE
- IT222ENU.EXE
- LIMEWIRE INTALLER.EXE
- LIMEWIRE4.12.6WIN.EXE
- ZDVIN.EXE
- $R7GSBAU.EXE
- 0LS72BCY.EXE
- DC19.EXE
- DE87.EXE
- DF162.EXE
- DD429.EXE
- DD97.EXE
- DD3.EXE
- DD1.EXE
- DD2.EXE
- DE3.EXE
- DG9.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 377,856 bytes
- 225,280 bytes
- 208,896 bytes
- 159,744 bytes
- 359,112 bytes
File Type
The filename $RQL8LDO.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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