Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:
File Behavior
SECURITYCENTER.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Injects code into other processes
- Enables a COM Object/Server on the Local Machine
- Disables Anonymous Access to the Windows Network Shares
- Modifies Windows Security Policies to restrict/expand User Privileges on the machine
- Disables the Windows Built in Firewall enabling rogue processes to access the internet without your knowledge or permission
- Disables the built in Windows File Protection System
- Disables the Windows Security Center Service
- Disables Windows Automatic Updates including Security Updates and Patches
- Executes a Process
- Terminates Processes
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
SECURITYCENTER.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed as a Process
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Terminated as a Process
- Enabled as a COM Object/Server on the Local Machine
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
Country Of Origin
The filename SECURITYCENTER.EXE was first seen on Apr 5 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Italy on Apr 5 2008
- Canada on Apr 5 2008
- Germany on Feb 14 2009
- Mexico on Apr 29 2010
- Romania on Jul 28 2010
- The United States on May 22 2012
File Name Aliases
SECURITYCENTER.EXE can also use the following file names:
- SECURITYCENTER (1).EXE
- SECURITYCENTER2.EXE
- H_17.EXE
- 60831797.EXE
- 14957922.EXE
- 18386156.DAT
- 50348108.DAT
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 272,384 bytes
- 16,199,680 bytes
- 1,640,328 bytes
- 1,249,280 bytes
- 146,432 bytes
- 139,264 bytes
File Type
The filename SECURITYCENTER.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
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