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"BOOYAKA.EXE"
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware group:
- Cloaked Malware
File Behavior
BOOYAKA.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Injects code into other processes
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Executes a Process
- Copies files
- Creates new folders on the system
- Disables the built in Windows File Protection System
- Creates a TCP port which listens and is available for communication initiated by other computers
- Uses low level functions to hide itself from the user and from system/security processes
BOOYAKA.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- 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
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
Country Of Origin
The filename BOOYAKA.EXE was first seen on Mar 16 2010 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- India on Mar 16 2010
- Indonesia on Mar 16 2010
- Dominican Republic on Mar 27 2010
- Egypt on Apr 1 2010
- The United States on Apr 1 2010
- Croatia on Jul 12 2010
- Spain on Aug 13 2010
File Name Aliases
BOOYAKA.EXE can also use the following file names:
- CXDOCUB.EXE
- LGHBNXE.EXE
- FWELCX[1].HTM
- WSQPTQ.EXE
- BOHVBY.EXE
- YPTOZGOZMU[1].HTM
- DQIBSROI.EXE
- NFEAA.EXE
- GQUHBYP.EXE
- FANILH.EXE
- EMWFGGN.EXE
- GKBJDLWQLT[1].HTM
- TTDCT.EXE
- CLIC.EXE
- TUXAHBG.EXE
- SNDE.EXE
- RWKLWNC.EXE
- TYMBC.EXE
- INSTALL.EXE_CRYPTED.EXE
- INSTALL.EXE_CRYPTED_001.EXE
- 7.TMP
- 5B.TMP
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 20,480 bytes
- 101,888 bytes
- 5,632 bytes
- 27,648 bytes
- 14,336 bytes
File Type
The filename BOOYAKA.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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