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XXX888.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The filename is associated with the malware group:
- Worm
File Behavior
XXX888.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Executes a Process
- Creates new folders in the file system
- Enables an In Process Object/Server - Common with DLL Injections
XXX888.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a process on disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Executed as a Process
Country Of Origin
The filename XXX888.EXE was first seen on Oct 24 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Germany on Oct 24 2008
- The United States on Oct 24 2008
File Name Aliases
XXX888.EXE can also use the following file names:
- XXX5536.EXE
- XXX4170.EXE
- XXX2724.EXE
- XXX5987.EXE
- XXX3810.EXE
- XXX1608.EXE
- 92[n].EXE
Filesizes
This file has been seen with the following file size:
- 562,869 bytes
File Type
The filename XXX888.EXE refers to an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name XXX888.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsh7.tmp
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsw9.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsw9.tmp\f1
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsw9.tmp\f2
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsw9.tmp\f1
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsw9.tmp\f2
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nstD.tmp
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsjF.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsjf.tmp\System.dll
- Creates c:\windows\system32\fekcbvtzyrinzioeq.dll
- Creates c:\windows\system32\vkvqwiscxwofbzlh.exe
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsjf.tmp\NSISdl.dll
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\activation_key
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\activation_key
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsjf.tmp\NSISdl.dll
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsjf.tmp\System.dll
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\application data\Microsoft
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\application data\microsoft\Crypto
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\application data\microsoft\crypto\RSA
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\application data\microsoft\crypto\rsa\S-1-5-21-2212413462-2589800181-2619313026-1003
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsi18.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsx1A.tmp
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsx1C.tmp
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsx1c.tmp\System.dll
- Deletes c:\windows\system32\nsz20.tmp
- Creates c:\windows\system32\nsz20.dll
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsx1c.tmp\nsBrowserOpt.dll
- Creates c:\windows\system32\cont_offersfortoday-remove.exe
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsx1c.tmp\NSISdl.dll
- Creates c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\gewhk1
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\gewhk1
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsx1c.tmp\nsBrowserOpt.dll
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsx1c.tmp\NSISdl.dll
- Deletes c:\docume~1\user\locals~1\temp\nsx1c.tmp\System.dll
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