VNCCONFIG.EXE, Prevx

Associated Malware Groups

The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:

Malicious Software

File Behavior

VNCCONFIG.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:

Adds products to the system registry
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
Creates system tray popups, messages, errors and security warnings
Executes a Process
Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
This process creates other processes on disk
This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
Drops known malicious software during execution
Includes file creation code which could be used to test for interception by security products

VNCCONFIG.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:

Created as a process on disk
Executed as a Process
Deleted as a process from disk
Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
Victim of a Heap Based Buffer Overflow Exploit
Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File

Country Of Origin

The filename VNCCONFIG.EXE was first seen on May 12 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:

on May 12 2007
Italy on May 12 2007
The United States on Jun 18 2007
The United Kingdom on Feb 14 2011
Turkey on May 21 2012

Filesizes

The following file size has been seen:

160,776 bytes
131,072 bytes
230,792 bytes
217,097 bytes
5,245,937 bytes

File Type

The filename VNCCONFIG.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.

File Activity

One or more files with the name VNCCONFIG.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:

Creates c:\8938535.exe
Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\35$$.bat
Deletes c:\windows\system32\drivers\TXP1atform.exe
Creates c:\windows\system32\drivers\TXP1atform.exe
Deletes c:\8938535.ex
Moves c:\8938535.exe to c:\8938535.exe
Deletes c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\35$$.bat
Creates c:\z.tmp
Creates c:\windows\system32\drivers\JM.sys
Deletes c:\z.tmp
Deletes c:\windows\system32\drivers\JM.sys
Creates c:\GK.TMP
Deletes c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\27$$.Ico
Copies filec:\windows\system32\drivers\TXP1atform.exe to c:\8938535.exe
Deletes c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\27$$.Ico
Creates c:\program files\Desktop_2.ini
Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
Creates c:\program files\mirc\Desktop_2.ini
Creates c:\program files\Desktop_1.ini
Creates c:\program files\mirc\backups\Desktop_2.ini
Creates c:\program files\mirc\Desktop_1.ini
Creates c:\program files\mirc\backups\Desktop_1.ini
Creates c:\program files\mirc\defaults\Desktop_2.ini
Creates c:\program files\mirc\defaults\scripts\Desktop_2.ini
Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\18$$.Ico
Copies filec:\windows\system32\drivers\TXP1atform.exe to c:\program files\mirc\backups\uninstall.exe
Deletes c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\18$$.Ico
Creates c:\program files\mirc\defaults\Desktop_1.ini
Creates c:\program files\mozilla firefox\Desktop_2.ini
Creates c:\program files\mirc\defaults\scripts\Desktop_1.ini
Creates c:\program files\mozilla firefox\chrome\Desktop_2.ini
Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\42$$.Ico
Copies filec:\windows\system32\drivers\TXP1atform.exe to c:\program files\mirc\uninstall.exe
Creates c:\program files\mozilla firefox\components\Desktop_2.ini
Deletes c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\42$$.Ico
Creates c:\program files\mozilla firefox\Desktop_1.ini
Creates c:\program files\mozilla firefox\chrome\Desktop_1.ini
Creates c:\program files\mozilla firefox\components\Desktop_1.ini
Creates c:\program files\mozilla firefox\defaults\Desktop_2.ini
Creates c:\program files\mozilla firefox\defaults\autoconfig\Desktop_2.ini
Creates c:\program files\mozilla firefox\defaults\pref\Desktop_2.ini
Creates c:\program files\mozilla firefox\defaults\profile\Desktop_2.ini
Creates c:\program files\mozilla firefox\defaults\profile\chrome\Desktop_2.ini
Creates c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\93$$.Ico
Copies filec:\windows\system32\drivers\TXP1atform.exe to c:\program files\mozilla firefox\crashreporter.exe
Creates c:\program files\mozilla firefox\dictionaries\Desktop_2.ini
Deletes c:\docume~1\jim\locals~1\temp\93$$.Ico
Creates c:\program files\mozilla firefox\defaults\Desktop_1.ini
Deletes c:\GK.TMP

Network Activity

One or more files with the name VNCCONFIG.EXE performs the following network events:

DNS Lookupcaptcha254 home-off-d5f0ac

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