RC.EXE

File Behavior

RC.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:

• The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
• Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
• This process creates other processes on disk
• Executes a Process
• Creates system tray popups, messages, errors and security warnings
• Sets processes to start during user logon
• Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
• Uses low level functions to hide itself from the user and from system/security processes
• This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
• Adds products to the system registry
• Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
• Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
• Uses DNS to retrieve the IP address for web sites
• Visits web sites on your PC without you knowing
• The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure

RC.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
• Created by processes which appear to be checking for interception by security products
• Created as a new Background Service on the machine
• Deleted as a process from disk
• Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File