Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- System Back Door
- Cloaked Malware
File Behavior
VPE0.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Modifies System Runtime Policies to limit system usability
- Executes a Process
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Modifies the Windows Host File which could be used to stop you visiting specific web sites by redirecting you to alternative addresses without you knowing
- Hooks the WININET.DLL function allowing it to read or copy Http and Https web page content and session information
- Injects code into other processes
- Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
- The process hooks code into all running processes which could allow it to take control of the system or record keyboard input, mouse activity and screen contents
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
VPE0.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Executed as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Terminated as a Process
- Deleted as a process from disk
Country Of Origin
The filename VPE0.EXE was first seen on Jul 14 2010 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Ukraine on Jul 14 2010
- India on Jul 14 2010
- The United Kingdom on Jul 24 2010
File Name Aliases
VPE0.EXE can also use the following file names:
- BNC.TMP
- BN8E.TMP
- VPE0.EXE.DEL
- DC.EXE
- 39813036.EXE
- 63722697.TMP
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 87,547 bytes
- 64,000 bytes
- 40,448 bytes
- 240,900 bytes
File Type
The filename VPE0.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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