Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware groups:
- Cloaked Malware
- Malware Dropper
- Worm
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
ANTENNA2NET.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Executes a Process
- Creates new folders on the system
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Drops known malicious software during execution
- Modifies fixed, removable or USB drives using autorun to execute or spread infection
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- Uses low level functions to hide itself from the user and from system/security processes
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Disables the Notification Balloon for the Windows Security Center
- Disables Access to the Windows Registry Editior
- Disables Access to the Task Manager built into Windows
- Modifies Windows Security Policies to restrict/expand User Privileges on the machine
- Automatically changes your firewall settings to allow itself or other programs to communicate over the internet
- Adds products to the system registry
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- Terminates Processes
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
ANTENNA2NET.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Executed as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
Country Of Origin
The filename ANTENNA2NET.EXE was first seen on Mar 4 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Tunisia on Mar 4 2008
- South Africa on Oct 27 2008
- The United Kingdom on Mar 6 2009
- Philippines on Aug 28 2009
- Spain on Aug 28 2009
- Turkey on Apr 15 2010
File Name Aliases
ANTENNA2NET.EXE can also use the following file names:
- O8|426827A944294BAEB246E0C09BD9CFF7.EXE
- M4|25550037.EXE
- M4|72201806.EXE
- 70439773.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 156,163 bytes
- 168,583 bytes
- 155,101 bytes
- 155,723 bytes
- 230,777 bytes
- 174,999 bytes
File Type
The filename ANTENNA2NET.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name ANTENNA2NET.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Deletes d:\autorun.inf
- Moves d:\1.taz to d:\autorun.inf
- Deletes c:\autorun.inf
- Moves c:\1.taz to c:\autorun.inf
- Deletes c:\documents and settings\user\local settings\application data\microsoft\cd burning\autorun.inf
- Deletes c:\documents and settings\user\local settings\application data\microsoft\cd burning\zPharaoh.exe
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