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EXPLORCR.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Email Worm
- Worm
File Behavior
EXPLORCR.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Checks for the use of debuggers
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Executes a Process
- Copies files
EXPLORCR.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Executed as a Process
- Created by processes which appear to be checking for interception by security products
- Created as a process on disk
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Terminated as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
Country Of Origin
The filename EXPLORCR.EXE was first seen on Feb 1 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Spain on Feb 1 2008
- Vietnam on Feb 1 2008
- The United Arab Emirates on Jun 9 2008
- India on Jul 23 2008
- Fiji on Jan 6 2010
- The United Kingdom on Jan 6 2010
- Sri Lanka on Feb 7 2011
File Name Aliases
EXPLORCR.EXE can also use the following file names:
- AMAMU.EXE
- CIA.EXE
- IPOD_CONTROL.EXE
- IMAGES.EXE
- GAME.EXE
- JFSW2SETTINGS.EXE
- RECEIVED.EXE
- NEW FOLDER.EXE
- CHHOTU.EXE
- RECEIVEDRETR.EXE
- RECYCLER.EXE
- SVEHOST.EXE
- SERVICAS.EXE
- SYSTAM.EXE
- KRNLNOD32.EXE
- MSMSGS.EXE
- SORRY.EXE
- DCIM.EXE
- ARES.EXE
- 5.EXE
- CV.EXE
- DE1.EXE
- DCIM
- 75843952.DAT
- 76686559.EXE
- 91250055.EXE
- 18066711.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 258,605 bytes
- 315,949 bytes
- 287,745 bytes
- 359,203 bytes
File Type
The filename EXPLORCR.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name EXPLORCR.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\windows\autorun.inf
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