Prevx Research Division
"AVPGSFTAV.EXE"
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware group:
- Fraudulent Security Program
File Behavior
AVPGSFTAV.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Adds products to the system registry
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Executes a Process
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Creates new folders on the system
- Copies files
- Injects code into other processes
AVPGSFTAV.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Executed as a Process
- Created as a process on disk
- 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 AVPGSFTAV.EXE was first seen on Mar 20 2010 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- The United States on Mar 20 2010
- The United Arab Emirates on Mar 20 2010
File Name Aliases
AVPGSFTAV.EXE can also use the following file names:
- RHIA.EXE
- GPVQSFTAV.EXE
- OWJX.EXE
- CFHSBH.EXE
- YFEM.EXE
- TDOC.EXE
- EVHH.EXE
- UJWQSFTAV.EXE
- HEDN.EXE
- AGCSHM.EXE
- IMEISFTAV.EXE
- EBQY.EXE
- XHDE.EXE
- BLFRIP.EXE
- WIGESFTAV.EXE
- VVIX.EXE
- TLSWCA.EXE
- YAPWSFTAV.EXE
- YOCJ.EXE
- UQEY.EXE
- CJPNSFTAV.EXE
- BDCV.EXE
- OVXISB.EXE
- ESULSFTAV.EXE
- SHDNSFTAV.EXE
- RKDF.EXE
- NYOISFTAV.EXE
- PNXNIH.EXE
- QFDKSFTAV.EXE
- AAABSFTAV.EXE
- ARQP.EXE
- OWTGSFTAV.EXE
- LGGX93.EXE
- DPDVSFTAV.EXE
- FEEX.EXE
Filesizes
This file has been seen with the following file size:
- 287,488 bytes
File Type
The filename AVPGSFTAV.EXE refers to an executable program.
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