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SVCHOST.EXE:EXT.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Malicious Software
- Malware Dropper
File Behavior
SVCHOST.EXE:EXT.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)
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Executes a Process
- Hooks the WININET.DLL function allowing it to read or copy Http and Https web page content and session information
- Creates a new Background Service on the machine
- Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
- Creates, registers ot modifies and SMTP Server
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- This Process is a file infector which modifies program files to include a copy of the infection
- Checks for the use of debuggers
- Sends mail without telling you
SVCHOST.EXE:EXT.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Executed as a Process
- Created as a process on disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Created as a new Background Service on the machine
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Terminated as a Process
Country Of Origin
The filename SVCHOST.EXE:EXT.EXE was first seen on Nov 1 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Spain on Nov 1 2007
- Hungary on Nov 1 2007
- India on Dec 29 2007
- Europe on Sep 17 2009
- Bulgaria on Oct 22 2009
- The United Kingdom on Dec 6 2009
- Canada on Dec 6 2009
- The United States on Apr 30 2010
- Romania on Jun 3 2010
- Poland on Oct 29 2010
File Name Aliases
SVCHOST.EXE:EXT.EXE can also use the following file names:
- LOAD.EXE
- FCI.EXE.EXE:EXT.EXE
- LOAD_001.EXE
- LOAD_002.EXE
- LOAD[1].EXE
- LOAD(1).EXE
- LOAD_008.EXE
- LOAD_023.EXE
- LOAD_028.EXE
- STND.EXE
- CYDGNB.EXE
- LMUXJF.EXE
- BPFSQPQ.EXE
- CPGCBW.EXE
- MSISVID.EXE
- IENUDWQS.EXE
- HARDDISKVOLUME6EXT.EXE
- CSI365.TMP
- SVCHOST.EXE
- XWHJMXZCN[n].HTM
- LOAD_004.EXE
- LOAD_009.EXE
- LOAD_011.EXE
- LOAD_005.EXE
- LOAD_010.EXE
- LOAD_019.EXE
- LOAD (1).EXE
- LOAD_003.EXE
- LOAD_018.EXE
- LOAD_015.EXE
- LOAD_032.EXE
- LOAD_034.EXE
- LOAD_035.EXE
- LOAD_049.EXE
- LOAD_050.EXE
- LOAD_051.EXE
- HRUB.EXE
- PATRICK.EXE
- MALA0011.EXE
- FCI.EXE
- UPDATES.EXE
- LOAD_016.EXE
- ZGXOR3.EXE
- D[1].EXE
- 330_3[1].EXE
- E.EXE
- 1.EXE
- 19.TMP
- 1E.TMP
- %TEMP%:SVCHOST.EXE
- E (1).EXE
- 30612471.EXE
- 31452578.EXE
- 88253779.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 40,448 bytes
- 52,224 bytes
- 31,744 bytes
- 51,200 bytes
- 43,520 bytes
- 24,064 bytes
- 39,936 bytes
- 44,032 bytes
File Type
The filename SVCHOST.EXE:EXT.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name SVCHOST.EXE:EXT.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
Website Activity
One or more files with the name SVCHOST.EXE:EXT.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- TCP:192.168.0.1:53 Port:15
- Port 80 IP:67.228.192.250
- TCP:206.51.236.94:25 Port:17
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