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SA.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Worm
- Malware Dropper
File Behavior
SA.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
- This process creates other processes on disk
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Creates a TCP port which listens and is available for communication initiated by other computers
- Executes a Process
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- 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
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Creates a new Background Service on the machine
- Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
- Adds products to the system registry
SA.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Created as a new Background Service on the machine
- Executed as a Process
- Created as a process on disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
Country Of Origin
The filename SA.EXE was first seen on Jun 20 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United Kingdom on Jun 20 2007
- The United States on Sep 26 2007
- Brazil on Jan 4 2008
- Russian Federation on May 16 2012
File Name Aliases
SA.EXE can also use the following file names:
- XR.EXE.EXE
- FO.EXE.EXE
- WMISYS.EXE
- SAMPLE/BX.EXE.EXE
- SAMPLE/CL.EXE.EXE
- SAMPLE/HU.EXE.EXE
- IT.EXE.EXE
- ZF.EXE.EXE
- HELP.TMP
- SA_SETUP.EXE
- CW.EXE
- LZ.EXE
- IR.EXE
- WS.EXE
- AW.EXE
- GI.EXE
- YA.EXE
- UD.EXE
- PR.EXE
- FM.EXE
- YX.EXE
- WF.EXE
- TY.EXE
- RW.EXE
- YQ.EXE
- GL.EXE
- VQ.EXE
- BZ.EXE
- DO.EXE
- ES.EXE
- GK.EXE
- HG.EXE
- HW.EXE
- IL.EXE
- JY.EXE
- KE.EXE
- PC.EXE
- QH.EXE
- QX.EXE
- RF.EXE
- RJ.EXE
- SF.EXE
- SI.EXE
- UH.EXE
- XB.EXE
- YI.EXE
- EH.EXE
- EA.EXE
- NK.EXE
- FL.EXE
- CD.EXE
- AE.EXE
- QW.EXE
- ZS.EXE
- US.EXE
- HO.EXE
- BR.EXE
- YP.EXE
- RZ.EXE
- NV.EXE
- QS.EXE
- AQ.EXE
- AU.EXE
- DG.EXE
- EZ.EXE
- FQ.EXE
- IF.EXE
- JD.EXE
- KU.EXE
- KV.EXE
- XK.EXE
- LU.EXE
- XR.EXE
- NR.EXE
- YR.EXE
- OT.EXE
- ZB.EXE
- PF.EXE
- ZJ.EXE
- PL.EXE
- QC.EXE
- QL.EXE
- RR.EXE
- SU.EXE
- SX.EXE
- TS.EXE
- UB.EXE
- TD.EXE
- UT.EXE
- YE.EXE
- SE.EXE
- DH.EXE
- HL.EXE
- XW.EXE
- AX.EXE
- YU.EXE
- TE.EXE
- RB.EXE
- DF7758.EXE
- DF7759.EXE
- DC88.EXE
- ST55.EXE
- 67365025.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 33,280 bytes
- 17,178,624 bytes
- 538,624 bytes
- 44,942 bytes
- 618,496 bytes
- 144,384 bytes
- 141,197 bytes
File Type
The filename SA.EXE is used by multiple object types including objects,executable programs,objects.
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