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HIDE.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Worm
- Malicious Software
File Behavior
HIDE.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Executes a Process
- Injects code into other processes
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- This process creates other processes on disk
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
- This Process Contains User Mode Rootkit Functionality and can hide itself from the running process list
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Opens browser pop ups
HIDE.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- 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
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Created as a new Background Service on the machine
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
Country Of Origin
The filename HIDE.EXE was first seen on May 25 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Canada on May 25 2007
- Europe on Jul 12 2007
- Brazil on Aug 16 2007
- Spain on Nov 16 2007
- The United States on Mar 17 2008
- Vietnam on Mar 17 2008
- Germany on Apr 10 2010
- The United Kingdom on Apr 10 2010
- Turkey on May 13 2012
File Name Aliases
HIDE.EXE can also use the following file names:
- HIDE[1].EXE
- COMMOUPUCYZ.EXE
- COMMOUPUCYZ .EXE
- HIDEV1.1.EXE
- HIDEV1.1[n].EXE
- VS000014.WIN32.EXE
- HIDE[n].EXE
- 37890538.SVD
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 118,784 bytes
- 278,528 bytes
- 20,480 bytes
- 319,514 bytes
- 77,824 bytes
- 368,128 bytes
- 44,872 bytes
File Type
The filename HIDE.EXE is used by multiple object types including executable programs,objects.
File Activity
One or more files with the name HIDE.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Copies filec:\8264975.exe to c:\windows\hide.exe
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