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DPSFNSHR.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Malware Dropper
- Worm
File Behavior
DPSFNSHR.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Executes a Process
- Disables safe mode on your PC
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Antivirus status alerts from being displayed
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Firewall status alerts from being displayed
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Firewall override alerts from being displayed
- Changes the Windows Security Center to stop warnings from being displayed if automatic Windows Updates are not enabled
- Injects code into other processes
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Terminates Processes
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- This process creates other processes on disk
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Adds a Registry Key (RUNONCE) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Creates system tray popups, messages, errors and security warnings
- Drops known malicious software during execution
- Uses backdoor interfaces to certain security applications
- Uses functions commonly exploited by Worms
DPSFNSHR.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- 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
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Added as a Registry Key (RUNONCE) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Deleted as a process from disk
Country Of Origin
The filename DPSFNSHR.EXE was first seen on Jun 15 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Romania on Jun 15 2007
- Netherlands on Jul 23 2007
- Spain on Apr 21 2009
- The United Kingdom on Mar 6 2010
- Algeria on Jan 28 2012
File Name Aliases
DPSFNSHR.EXE can also use the following file names:
- DOCUME~1/BOOKY~1.BOO/DESKTOP/UPLOAD_ME/DPSFNSHR.EXE
- DC2.EXE
- DC6.EXE
- 20107249.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 466,015 bytes
- 291,223 bytes
- 246,430 bytes
- 392,799 bytes
- 246,423 bytes
- 253,075 bytes
File Type
The filename DPSFNSHR.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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